slackline reviewed 1001 Cycling Tips by Hannah Reynolds
Review of '1001 Cycling Tips' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Following in the format of Andy Kirkpatrick's 1001 Climbing Tips is Hannah Reynolds 1001 Cycling Tips. I enjoyed
flicking through the former and picked up lots of useful tips that I've integrated into my climbing and so was looking forward to seeing what gems Hannah had to offer.
First I should say that I mainly cycle to commute (when I used to go to the office to work, these days I just do a ride before returning to work at home!) and shopping or visiting local places. I'm not an avid cyclist for its own sake, climbing is my real passion, but I will on occasions cycle out to the Peak District and back for fun.
The book is divided up into a number of sections that make logical sense, introducing how to choose a bike and other equipment you might need, how to maintain a bike, integrating cycling into …
Following in the format of Andy Kirkpatrick's 1001 Climbing Tips is Hannah Reynolds 1001 Cycling Tips. I enjoyed
flicking through the former and picked up lots of useful tips that I've integrated into my climbing and so was looking forward to seeing what gems Hannah had to offer.
First I should say that I mainly cycle to commute (when I used to go to the office to work, these days I just do a ride before returning to work at home!) and shopping or visiting local places. I'm not an avid cyclist for its own sake, climbing is my real passion, but I will on occasions cycle out to the Peak District and back for fun.
The book is divided up into a number of sections that make logical sense, introducing how to choose a bike and other equipment you might need, how to maintain a bike, integrating cycling into your life, the variation that exists, staying fit for cycling, applications and tools to enhance your cycling, navigating by bike, longer holidays by bike and some final thoughts. Reading through each section its clear a lot of thought and consideration has gone into how to lead the reader through as the tips build on each other. At times it feels as though more flowing prose would have worked which is not meant as a criticism at all, rather a complement that a series of bulleted points are so coherent. As a consequence not all of the items are what I might consider a tip but that doesn't detract from the flow of reading.
Because of the broad scope of the book covering many different aspects/disciplines of cycling not all will be useful to everyone, but that is a good thing as it might be encourage you to try a different form of cycling from your normal mode.
A couple of things I particularly was that preparation and being considerate of your cycling partners is emphasised throughout. Also when a scientific claim was made a citation to the primary literature was given which I appreciated.
There is something for everyone, whether you're already a cyclist or thinking of giving it a go this book and the format works well as something both to pick up and flick through whilst not really watching TV and also sit down and read in more detail.