Zen and the Art of Bicycle Touring

by Alexander Stanoyevitch

Overview

Bicycle touring is the best way to explore and enjoy the sights, culture, and people in any region. The author shares his insights, advice, and experience after many years of cycling in this practical and witty guide to long-distance bicycle touring. You will find much useful advice on how to transition from a leisure cyclist into one who is capable of planning and completing multi-day tours. The book is made up of the following sections:

Author's Background vis-à-vis Bicycling
Safety First
Increasing Your Distances
Dealing with Aches and Pains
Two Non-Consecutive Big Day Tours
Planning a Longer Tour
What to Take With You?
Domestic versus International Touring
Transporting Your Bike or Renting One
Sample Domestic Tour: Seattle, WA to Crescent City CA featuring the Oregon Coast
Sample International Tour: Winter in Yunnan Province, China

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161181003
Publisher:	Adventure Tourism Press
Publication date:	04/29/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Alex Stanoyevitch has been riding bicycles for most of his life and discovered the joy of long-distance cycle tourism over 10 years ago. Since then he has planned and completed many multi-day bicycle tours both inside and outside of the USA, including a cross-USA. In this book he shares his enthusisam, experiences, encouragment, and advice to all who might wish to consider making cycle tourism a part of their lives. Alex currently lives in Long Beach, CA, and works as a university professor specializing in statistics, machine learning, and applied math.