Cycling Book Reviews

These are reviews of some of the cycling books currently sitting on my bookshelf. They're just my personal opinions, and, to use the Internet jargon, Your Mileage May Vary! A couple of the books are out of print or difficult to find, but most can be obtained through Bicycling Books, Amazon, or good bookshops.

This is very much a "work in progress", so I'm afraid there are still a lot of gaps to be filled in. Hopefully I'll get a chance to rectify this situation over the coming winter!

I've used a star-rating system to show what I think of each book. Note that this is a completely subjective opinion, so please don't email me if you disagree!

5 Stars    Brilliant. Essential reading.
4 Stars An excellent read - recommended.
3 Stars Good - worth buying your own copy.
2 Stars So-so - borrow it from someone else.
1 Star Useful for starting the fire.

Follow the hyperlinks to read the reviews.

Travel

  • French Revolutions - Cycling the Tour de France by Tim Moore
  • A Bike Ride - 12,000 Miles Around the World by Anne Mustoe
  • Riding the Desert Trail - By Bicycle to the Source of the Nile by Bettina Selby
  • The Wind in my Wheels by Josie Dew
  • Riding to Jerusalem by Bettina Selby
  • Pilgrim's Road - A Journey to Santiago de Compostela by Bettina Selby
  • Full Tilt - Dunkirk to Delhi by Bicycle by Dervla Murphy
  • Riding North One Summer - Bettina Selby
  • South From The Limpopo - Dervla Murphy

Fiction

  • The Yellow Jersey, a novel by Ralph Hurne
  • The Wheels of Chance by H G Wells
  • Two Wheels - A Cycling Murder Mystery by Greg Moody
  • Perfect Circles by Greg Moody
  • Derailleur - A Cycling Murder Mystery by Greg Moody
  • Three Men On The Bummel - Jerome K Jerome
  • Bad To The Bone - James Waddington [review coming soon]

Biography

  • It's Not About The Bike - My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong [review coming soon]
  • The Fastest Man on 2 Wheels - In Pursuit of Chris Boardman by Phil Liggett

Racing

  • Rough Ride - Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist by Paul Kimmage
  • The Foreign Legion by Rupert Guinness

Technical

  • Bicycling Science by F R Whitt & D G Wilson
  • Cyclecraft - Skilled Cycling Techniques for Adults by John Franklin
  • Bike Cult by David B Perry


Ian Jones