Comments on: Pedaling Revolution: A Review

By: Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:15:04 +0000

@Stacey Thanks. That’s the review to which I meant to direct Leo.

By: Stacey Moses

Stacey Moses — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:07:02 +0000

Hi Leo,

I just reviewed the League of American Bicyclists’ new book, “Smart Cycling.”

http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/11/27/smart-cycling-a-review/

I’d love to keep reviewing books (and I’m open to suggestions) and a list of cycling-related books is a great idea. Thanks for reading!

Stacey

By: Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:05:25 +0000

@Leo: The only other book review that I know of on CBB is this one:
http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/11/09/pedaling-revolution-a-review/

If Stacey’s appetite for writing book reviews continues, we may consider creating a tag for “book reviews” so they don’t get lost among product reviews.

By: Leo Horishny

Leo Horishny — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:26:56 +0000

Feel free to redirect me on the website, but I’d appreciate having a reading list, with or without reviews, of cycle related books.

Personally, I enjoyed reading the recent book about Major Taylor by Todd Balf, ‘Major, a black athlete a white era and the fight to be the world’s fastest athlete’ I thought the story would make an excellent movie.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:06:47 +0000

I’m currently slogging through Zach Furness’s One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility. It’s dense and dry, but Man oh MAN is the notes/bibliography worth the price of admission!

By: Stacey Moses

Stacey Moses — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:52:41 +0000

Mia Birk’s “Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet” is next on my list of wonky books. She played a big role in transforming Portland and I’m interested in reading her insider’s perspective of shaping one of the US’s most bicycle-friendly cities.

Any other must-reads for advocacy nerds?

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:32:02 +0000

You’re too kind!

I’ve got a stack of stuff on my reading pile…including a couple very dry treatises on the development of the U.S. cycling “culture”, Bike Snob’s book and a bunch of others — not counting all the pleasure reading I bring home from work (I’m a public librarian by day). I’m working on reviews of all of the bike stuff as time allows.

By: Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:50:26 +0000

The link love is well deserved. I confess I haven't read it yet. I have Bike Snob on my stack, but I'm feeling snark-OD'd and wonk-deprived. Maybe I should move "Pedaling Revolution" up in the stack.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:38:14 +0000

It IS a good book — not too inaccesible for the layperson, but meaty enough for the wonkiest among us.

Thanks for the link love!