From the Library

For the bibliophiles, a selection of reviews of cycling-related, and cycling-specific books, magazines, ephemera from my own cycling library. After all, if you can't ride, you may as well read about riding.

The Adventures of Speedy

Alpe d'Huez: Cycling's Greatest Climb

The Badger: The Life of Bernard Hinault and the Legacy of French Cycling

The Belgian Hammer: Forging Young Americans into Professional Cyclists

Bicycle Collectibles, With Pricing Guide

The Bicycle Effect: Cycling as Meditation

Bicycle Journeys with Jerry

Bicycle / Race: Transportation, Culture & Resistance

Bicycle Love: Stories of Passion, Joy, and Sweat

Bicycling America's National Parks, Utah and Colorado

Biking the Best: A Guide to 24 of the Best Paved Bicycle Routes in and Around Shasta County, California

Blazing Saddles: The Cruel and Unusual History of the Tour de France

Bobke II

Boy Racer: My Journey to Tour de France Record-Breaker

Collecting and Restoring Antique Bicycles

Come and Gone: A True Story of Blue-Collar Bike Racing in America

Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design

Cycling Home from Siberia

the Cycling Trivia Book: 1001 Questions from the Velocipede to Lance

Cyclists' Route Atlas, A Guide to the Gold Country & High Sierra/South

The Cyclocross Meeting (dvd)

The Dangerous River (NBR)

The Death of Marco Pantani: A Biography

Dog In A Hat: An American Bike Racer's Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium

Epic Bike Rides of the World

Etape: 20 Great Stages from the Modern Tour de France

Every Second Counts

Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi

Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking

Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy

The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey

Graham Watson: 20 Years of Cycling Photography

The Great Bike Race

Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion

Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing

Higher Calling: Cyclings Obsession with Mountains

Ireland, a Bicycle and a Tin Whistle

It's All About The Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness On Two Wheels

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

LACBC Bicycle Resource Guide

Land of Second Chances: The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team

Lands of Lost Borders

Laurent Fignon, We Were Young and Carefree

LeMond: The Incredible Comeback of an American Hero

The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance

The Man Who Cycled The World

The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa

Metal Cowboy: Tales From the Road Less Pedaled

Mike and the Bike

The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races

Mountain Bike! Southern California: A Guide to the Classic Trails

Mountain Biking California's Central Coast Best 100 Trails: Big Sur to Point Mugu

Mountain Biking Mammoth

Mountain Biking Mammoth & the Eastern Sierra

Mountain Biking South Lake Tahoe's Best Trails

Mountain Biking the Eastern Sierra's Best 100 Trails

The No-Drop Zone

Norman Clyde: Legendary Mountaineer of California's Sierra Nevada (NBR)

North State Singletrack

Old Man on a Bicycle: A Ride Across America and How to Realize a More Enjoyable Old Age

Old Wheelways: Traces of Bicycle History on the Land

Pro Cycling on $10 A Day

Rad Rider, Safety Cycler

Road to Valor

Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer

Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel of a Pro Cyclist

The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

Rusch to Glory: Adventure, Risk & Triumph on the Path Less Travelled

Silent Steeds of Reno

Slaying the Badger: Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault and the Greatest Tour de France

Team 7-Eleven: How an Unsung Band of American Cyclists Took On the World - And Won

Tour de France

Tracks Along the Left Coast: Jaime de Angulo and Pacific Coast Culture

The Two-Wheeled World of George B. Thayer

Velo: Bicycle Culture and Design

The Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success With the Mastermind Behind Eight Tour de France Victories

Where to Bike, Los Angeles

Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women's Bicycle Racing

Women's Mountain Biking: A Trailside Guide

The World's Fastest Man, The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor

1987 Tour de France, Winning Magazine

1989 Tour de France: Incredible Comeback (dvd)

1989 World Championships: Lemond Victory (dvd)