Recomend me a new cycling book please.

[Fnaar]

Freewheeling through Ireland, Edward Enfield (Harry Enfield's dad)

 

[EltonFrog]

I know it is a long time since I read it and it may seem dated now but I really enjoyed,
Fat Man on a Roman Road by Tom Vernon. I read it back in the 80's and would like to re read again sometime.
I also love Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome.
Not pure cycling books I know but enjoyable.
Slaying The Badger is a very good book and worth reading any time.

I forgot to add that to my list, I read that last year too. Good fun, but not as good as Three Men on a Boat.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Kings of the Mountains by Matt Rendell is the best cycling book I've read. It's a history of Colombian cycling. If you remember the arrival of the Colombians in the peleton in the 80s, it explains how they got there and to an extent why they largely disappeared.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kings-Mountains-Colombias-Cycling-Changed/dp/1854109111

Good choice, DP, quite a difficult book to find though, I've a very tatty old copy somewhere on the shelves.

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

I just finished the French Revolutions. If you think you're interested I can send it to you (or anybody else for that matter).

 

[simon.r]

...books by the headmistress who died a year or two back who's name I have forgotten

Anne Mustoe - Excellent reads IMO.

Also, Dervla Murphy - not strictly cycling books, more travel books where her mode of transport is (in some of them) a bike.

 

[Globalti]

The Escape Artist by Matt Seaton is my favourite, a very readable insight into roadie lore including amateur racing and leg shaving, with a shocking twist at the end.

 

[Luddite Joe]

I've just finished Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne (from Talking Heads)
Various cities and cultures from around the world from the point of view of a cyclist.
A very enjoyable and informative read.

 

[Crankarm]

Cycling Books I've enjoyed recently.

It's All About The Bike. Rob Penn

How I Won The Jellow Jumper. Ned Boulting

The Man Who Cycled The World. Mark Beaumont.

Cold Beer and Crocodiles. Roff Smith.

Cycling The Canal Du Midi. Declan Lyons

and the cycling touring guides by Harold Briercliffe


Some new recommendations please, but not autobiographies, by people who are still in their 30's.

I haven't read any of these.

How about Boy Racer - Mark Cavendish's ghost written autobiography? It's a pretty good read and is written as if Mark is telling his experiences to you.

Wind in My Wheels - Josie Dew a solid travelogue.

Thunder and Sunshine plus Moods of Furture Joys by Alastair Humphreys. Cllassics

French Revolutions by Tim Moore - funny.

Downhill All the Way - Edward Enfield funny (well dry sense of humour not LoL) travelogue by Harry's Dad.

Mountain High - Europes greatest cycle climbs. Inspiring.

 

[GBC]

If you are interested in the history of bike racing and 'Le Tour' particularly, you could try 'A Race for Madmen' by Chris Sidwells. I thoroughly enjoyed, especially about the early days when they had to use the same bike right through and effect any necessary repairs, including welding, themselves.

 

[EltonFrog]

Thanks for the recommendations I'll give some of those a go.

Out of the ones I read Mark Beaumonts book was a great read, bt he he really needs to cheer up a bit.

 

[Fnaar]

An epic journey on a bike...
You've Gone Too Far This Time Sir by Danny Bent

 

[chewa]

Out of the ones I read Mark Beaumonts book was a great read, bt he he really needs to cheer up a bit.

He is Scottish, it's part of our culture to be miserable buggers!

I've just finished Nicolas Roche's "Inside the peloton" and am now re- reading his dad's autobiography.

Best sporting bio I've read was David Millar, "Racing through the dark"

"Sex lies and handlebar tape" about Anquetil and his "interesting" home life, is also worth a read, not least because the title makes anyone sitting beside you on a plane start a conversation!!

 

[Diggs]

Phew I've read a few of these now but have picked up a few ideas
+1 on Ty Hamilton's and David Millar's book btw.

 

[further]

This thread has just cost me £10.00 at Amzon

 

[tiermat]

I'd recommend:

Bike Snob NYC - if you like his blog, you'll enoy the book, even if you haven't read the blog, you'll like the book!

Middle Aged Cyclists - it's ok, not brilliant, but ok.

Domestique: The Real Life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro by Charlie Wegelius is very good, too, different from all the others out there (you know the ones "I did drugs 'cos everyone else was" "I only did drugs 'cos I felt pressured" etc etc)

And, finally, a real out there one: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar. Not about racing, not even a cycling book per se, but an interesting novel.