Books About Bike Rides
THE FULL ENGLISH by Mike Carden
Cycling from the Dorset coast to Northumbria via Glastonbury, Ludlow, the Peak District, and the Yorkshire Dales, the author indulges his passion for the history of England through its castles, abbeys and ancient towns. Covering 650 miles of England and twelve counties, he struggles heroically with Mid-life Crisis, Man-Flu and also with Scott, a bike with a serious attitude problem.
Price £8.99.
MOODS OF FUTURE JOYS by Alastair Humphreys
With just a bicycle and some savings scrimped and squirelled from a student loan, Alastair Humphreys set off to pedal around the world. With a true storyteller’s flair, Al takes us along to meet the challenges, the obstacles and the wonderful, often warm and generous, people on the way.
Price £7.99
THUNDER & SUNSHINE by Alastair Humphreys
Arriving in Cape Town with Rita (his bike), Alastair was a long, long way from his home in Yorkshire. He cycled the length of South and North America, the breadth of Asia and back across Europe, crossing the mountains and salt-flats of South America, canoeing the Five-Finger Rapids of the Yukon River and braving a Siberian Winter with the flimsiest tent.
Price £7.99
CYCLING BACK TO HAPPINESS by Bernie Friend
Arm wrestling drunken trawlermen, a geriatric half marathon, Viking bring-and-buy sales, decapitated pirates, burning witches, Shakin' Stevens mega mixes, sea crossing motorways, walking sand giants and remote islands. The story of a ride around the North Sea Cycle Route.
Price: £8.99
SILVERLAND by Dervla Murphy
"Silverland" charts Dervla Murphy's extraordinary expedition through the snowscapes of far Eastern Russia. No stranger to adventure, the intrepid septuagenarian's mid-winter journey takes her beyond Siberia to the furthest corners of Russia - areas proximate to Japan, Mongolia and the Arctic Circle.
Price: £8.99
Cycle guides for the same area
DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY by Edward Enfield
Fed up with questions about what he was going to do when he retired, Edward decided to get on his bicycle and ride from Le Havre to the Mediterranean. He explored the mystery of what an ouvrier eats for lunch, and was barred from a swimming pool because his trunks were too decent. Through the Rhône and down to Provence and the Camargue, Enfield is witty and informative as always.
Price: £7.99
DAWDLING BY THE DANUBE by Edward Enfield
So, having only been to Germany once before to do National Service, Edward Enfield sets off on his latest cycling trip, carrying few preconceptions but plenty of wit. Determining the route he should take from recommendations scrawled on a napkin, he starts by following the ‘Romantic Street’ along the banks of the Danube from Passau to Vienna, taking in castles, churches and good food along the way.
Price: £7.99
Long-distance bike route maps, guides and T-shirts. Plus Lake District T-shirts & Ronhill gear.
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