From A to B
A Cartoon Guide to Getting Around by Bike
1st Edition
Published on 8. July 2021
128 pages
978-1-4729-7614-7 (ISBN)
Description
'Pure joy. Happy, generous, funny, kind, wise and full of fresh air. An absolutely wonderful book.' - Jeremy Vine
'Engaging, entertaining and enlightening' - Chris Boardman
'A glorious celebration of the wonder and absurdity of cycling' - Ned Boulting
'Hilarious' - Cycling Weekly
More joyful cycling cartoons from the renowned Cycling Cartoonist.
Inside you'll find over 100 full-page cartoons that cast an affectionate eye over the delights and challenges of cycling: from everyday commuting to cycling adventures, and everything in between.
This cartoon manifesto for pedal-powered transport is a mixture of comedic insights and actually useful information, for everyone from beginners to seasoned cycling campaigners. These are funny, thoughtful and powerful cartoons from best-selling cartoonist Dave Walker, celebrating the simple pleasure of getting from A to B on two wheels.
Topics addressed include:
- Motivational sentiments for riding up hills
- Ways to keep your saddle dry in the rain
- Things you could carry on a cargo bike
- A traffic report for the National Cycle Network
'Engaging, entertaining and enlightening' - Chris Boardman
'A glorious celebration of the wonder and absurdity of cycling' - Ned Boulting
'Hilarious' - Cycling Weekly
More joyful cycling cartoons from the renowned Cycling Cartoonist.
Inside you'll find over 100 full-page cartoons that cast an affectionate eye over the delights and challenges of cycling: from everyday commuting to cycling adventures, and everything in between.
This cartoon manifesto for pedal-powered transport is a mixture of comedic insights and actually useful information, for everyone from beginners to seasoned cycling campaigners. These are funny, thoughtful and powerful cartoons from best-selling cartoonist Dave Walker, celebrating the simple pleasure of getting from A to B on two wheels.
Topics addressed include:
- Motivational sentiments for riding up hills
- Ways to keep your saddle dry in the rain
- Things you could carry on a cargo bike
- A traffic report for the National Cycle Network
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Cartoons throughout
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-7614-7 (9781472976147)
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Person
Dave Walker is a cartoonist and illustrator living in South Essex, UK. His cycling cartoons have been published by The Guardian, Cycling UK, and others. Dave has had a weekly cartoon in the Church Times since 2005. Find him at cyclingcartoons.com, and on Twitter @davewalker
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1. Cycling is Brilliant
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. Bicycles
- 4. Adventures
- 5. Traffic
- 6. Safety
- 7. Objections
- 8. Infrastructure
- 9. Cycling a Force for Good
- Acknowledgements
