Go By Bike (and Book!)

Celebrate Winter Go By Bike Week (Feb 8th - 14th) with some cycling themed reads to fix your ride and inspire your next.

Updated February 8, 2025
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Greater Victoria Public Library
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Along a long road
Viva, Frank.
Paper Book
Follow that road! Speed off on an eventful bicycle ride along the bold yellow road that cuts through town, by the sea, and through the country. Ride up and around, along and through, out and down. Frank's striking graphic style is executed in just five joyous...
Two wheels good : the history and mystery of the bicycle
Rosen, Jody
Paper Book
A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world "Excellent . . . calls to mind Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Rebecca Solnit."--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) ONE...
The history of cycling in fifty bikes
Ambrose, Tom.
Paper Book
The invention of the bicycle changed history by democratizing travel for the first time. The common man--and importantly the common woman--could now afford to travel at reasonable speed without the need of a horse. Instead of walking just 10 miles a day on foot, a healthy individual could now ride...
100 bike rides of a lifetime : the world's ultimate cycling experiences
Smith, Roff Martin
Paper Book
This inspiring illustrated guide from National Geographic reveals the ultimate bucket list destinations for cyclists, from the vineyards of New Zealand to the peaks of Patagonia. Get your pedals turning with this ultimate guide to the 100 greatest bike routes around the world....

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