Muck, Sweat & Gears is a compendium of fascinating facts, quotes, stats, stories, personalities, advice and trivia - fully revised to include cycling's dramatic increase in popularity since the first volume was published.

This revised and updated edition includes stories on: Bono's cycling accident in Central Park, New York; the wedding of Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson, when they rode to church on white bicycles; the 2014 Commonwealth and 2016 Rio Olympic Games cycling events; the Tour de France and the new Tour de Yorkshire; epic bicycle journeys; MAMIL (middle-aged men in lycra) activities; and new technology.

Muck, Sweat & Gears is the perfect gift for the cyclist in your life, whether he or she is an everyday commuter, mountain biker, cycle courier, tourist or racer.

A compendium of fascinating facts, stories and stats on the world of bicycling from the sprinters on the track to the MAMILs on leisure rides through the countryside.

About the Author

Alan Anderson was born in London and remembers what it was like to cycle around town in the bad old days before unleaded petrol, catalytic converters and bike lanes. An avid touring cyclist, he has pedalled through the UK and Europe and clocks up a couple of thousand miles a year on the Sussex Downs on his Dawes touring bike. He lives in Brighton.

Book Information
ISBN 9781787390355
Author Alan Anderson
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint Welbeck
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 188mm * 118mm * 18mm