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Adventure Cycle-touring Handbook: Worldwide Cycling Route and Planning Guide (Trailblazer) by: Stephen Lord City Travel Guides Price: £12.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.64 EAN: 9781873756898 ISBN: 1873756895 Label: Trailblazer Publications Manufacturer: Trailblazer Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: June 23, 2006 Publisher: Trailblazer Publications Studio: Trailblazer Publications Sales Rank: 36508 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A bit patchy and not really comprehensive enough. Good if you are planning to go to AsiaThis is a very good book if you've done little or no touring: there is a lot of good, sensible advice on equipment etc. The book's coverage seems to be very good on Asia, but for other parts of the world it seems cursory and under-researched. The UK, Ireland, and Italy are not mentioned at all. -France gets a couple of paragraphs - mostly about carrying bikes on TGVs. -The paragraphs on Spain are a bit better but while they mention the Camino Francés (to Santiago de Compostella) and the Vía de la Plata there's no mention of either the Transandalus or Transpiríneica. -The section on the US has several pages on the Great Divide but other worthwhile long distance routes are ignored. - Central ... Read More: Rating: - Cycle BookSince buying this book my partner hasn't put it down so it must be a good book, i have seen the pictures they are very interesting. This explains in great detail what to do when you want to go cycle touring. Rating: - Pretty good but missing some thingsI really enjoyed reading this book. It's very easy to read and has many interesting contributions from various well know cycle tourists. The other reviews for this book are very fair and comprehesive, so this is short! The maintenance section at the back of the book covers the basics, but some things are missing like how to fix a split tyre, broken rack or braze ons. Broken racks and broken braze ons do get mentioned (as well as advise to carry small hose clips) but i could not find how to actually fix these things! There are many tours in all sorts of exotic places, but as the 3* reviewer states, most people start with Western Europe or North America. These routes a not covered particularly in depth. I ... Read More: Rating: - A good overviewThe topic is somewhat lacking in books, and this is a welcome addition to any cycle tourist's library, but in many ways it tries to be all things to all people, and isn't quite enough in any of its three parts. Because the book is geared at "adventure" cycle touring, it doesn't cover in great detail less adventurous places like western Europe and the USA, which is where most cycle tourists will start and will train. This means you would probably have a bike and gear and likely have several trips under your belt already before you head off to these far-off destinations. If you have already began touring, you won't really need to cover Part I in great detail because you will have already purchased most of the equipment ... Read More: Rating:  - Fantastic bookI bought this book for a friend and I'm now buying one for me! Great sections on equipment (bikes especially) and planning routes. There is so much packed into this book it's amazing. The annecdotes from other cyclists are very useful. The photos are wonderful and inspire you to get on your bike and travel to far flung places. Buy it, you won't regret it. |
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