DON'T LET WINTER STOP YOU. RIDE YOUR BIKE ALL YEAR LONG Summer is over, fall is here and winter is on its way. You want to continue cycling through the cold, dark months ahead, but you have some questions: - Do you need a special bicycle built for winter road conditions? - How are you going to stay warm while on your bike? - Will you need to purchase studded snow tires? - What kind of clothes should you be wearing? - Which fabrics are best for winter weather conditions? - How can you be sure that motorists will see you? - Which type of pedal system and shoes are best for winter cycling? - How do you know you're not going to lose a finger or toe when the weather gets too cold? - What is the safest way to ride in the rain and snow? - How do you prevent yourself from crashing? - Is it possible to conduct a long-distance bicycle tour during the winter months? - How do you protect your bicycle from corrosive salt, gravel and sand? - How can you carry a snowboard or set of skis on your bike? - Is there any way to continue cycling during the winter months if you don't want to cycle in the cold, rain, ice, or snow? - What happens if you get caught in a giant winter storm? Whatever questions you might have about riding your bicycle in the wintertime, the information in this book will not only help you stay warm, arrive home safely and weather even the worst possible conditions, but will keep you smiling all winter long. WINTER CYCLING is a book for people who are totally new to riding a bike in the wintertime. This is not a book for experienced bicycle riders already familiar with riding in cold, rain, ice and snow. In this book you will learn how to: - Equip your bicycle for winter weather riding. - Dress properly and stay warm. - Ride safely on ice and snow. - Clean and protect your bicycle after each ride. - Plus a whole lot more No matter what type of cyclist you might be, the content inside "Winter Cycling" is designed for every type of bicycle rider - whether you are a sporty racer, an athletic enthusiast, or a casual commuter. The information in this book will help you survive in warm-weather, cold-weather and off-road winter cycling conditions. Now Available In Paperback & eBook Formats

**Winner - Sweetspot Cycling Book of the Year** For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demand from the world's best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help. When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professional cyclist, but I was completely green. I went from mowing the team manager's lawn to winning every amateur race I entered. Then I turned pro and realised I hated the responsibility and pressure of chasing victory. And that's when I became a domestique. I learned to take that hurt and give it everything I had to give, all for someone else's win. When the order came in to ride I pushed out with the hardest rhythm I could, dragging the group faster and faster, until my whole body screamed with pain. There were times I rode myself to a standstill, clutching the barrier metres from the line, as the lead group shot past. But that's what made me a so good at my job. As my career took off, I started looking at the fans lining the route, cheering us like heroes. The passion for cycling oozed off them, but they couldn't know what it was really like. They didn't see the terrible hotels, the crazy egos or all the shit that goes with great expectations. Well, this is how it is...

Has your bicycle become your biggest escape of late? Are you rediscovering the joy of two wheels? If so, then Back in the Frame from award-winning blogger, Lady Velo, is the book for you Jools Walker re-discovered cycling aged twenty-eight after a ten-year absence from the saddle. When she started blogging about her cycle adventures under the alias Lady Velo, a whole world was opened up to her. But it's hard to find space in an industry not traditionally open to women - especially women of colour. Shortly after getting back on two wheels, Jools was diagnosed with depression and then, in her early thirties, hit by a mini-stroke. Yet, through all of these punctures, one constant remained: Jools' love of cycling. In Back in the Frame Jools talks to the other female trailblazers who are disrupting the cycling narrative as well as telling the story of how she overcame her health problems, learned how to cycle her own path and even found a love of Lycra shorts along the way.

The bicycle is a common, yet unique mechanical contraption in our world. In spite of this, the bike's physical and mechanical principles are understood by a select few. You do not have to be a genius to join this small group of people who understand the physics of cycling. This is your guide to fundamental principles (such as Newton's laws) and the book provides intuitive, basic explanations for the bicycle's behaviour. Each concept is introduced and illustrated with simple, everyday examples. Although cycling is viewed by most as a fun activity, and almost everyone acquires the basic skills at a young age, few understand the laws of nature that give magic to the ride. This is a closer look at some of these fun, exhilarating, and magical aspects of cycling. In the reading, you will also understand other physical principles such as motion, force, energy, power, heat, and temperature.