
On Bicycles
50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life
Amy Walker(Author)
New World Library (Publisher)
Published on 20. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-60868-022-1 (ISBN)
Description
Bike culture is exploding in cities like Portland, OR, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal, and Vancouver, BC. Whether people are riding folding bikes to the commuter train, slipping through traffic on streamlined single speeds, or carrying children and groceries on their cargo bikes, bicycles are making urban life more dynamic and enjoyable -- simply better.
Amy Walker has been at the forefront of this trend as cofounder of "Momentum" magazine, which chronicles and inspires urban bike culture and transportation cycling. In "On Bicycles," she gathers a wide-ranging group of cycling writers to explore the ways that biking can change, and is changing, people's lives. From utility bikes that are becoming the primary mode of transportation for entire families to the artistic creations of freakbike riders, "On Bicycles" has something for everyone who has ever ridden a bike.
Topics include:
cargo bikes * bike parties * a history of bike advocacy
the bike-craft boom * folding bikes * recumbents * biking with kids
handmade bikes * car-free streets * relocalizing * bike style
collective bike shops * women and bikes * and many more
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Novato, CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
black and white illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 122 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60868-022-1 (9781608680221)
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E-Book
08/2011
1st Edition
New World Library
€29.49
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Person
Amy Walker is a cofounder of "Momentum Magazine," which focuses on transportation cycling and covers all aspects of urban bike culture throughout North America. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.