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Richard ballantine was the author of one of the most influential books on cycling of the past 40 years. It also established him as the essential hero of of the alternative cycling movement. Richards bicycle book by richard ballantine, 1972, ballantine books edition, in english richards bicycle book. Richards 21st century bicycle book is a great book. It was an instant and unexpected success, selling over a million copies over the next decade. I have reproduced the pages that deal with derailleurs. It went into several editions and sold more than a million copies, helping to. It was first published in 1972 and went on to sell, in its numerous reprintings, more than a million copies. Family cycling by carlton reid, richard ballantine. His experienced hands and incredible memory have been dispensing impossibly obscure information, levelheaded guidance, and spoton bicycle service to customers and other local mechanics for more than four decades now. Richards bicycle book by richard ballantine goodreads. Ballantines most celebrated work richard s bicycle book has been inspiring people to take to the saddle since its publication in 1972, and for 40 years ballantine was one. Ballantines richards bicycle book, first published in 1972, appeared at a time when cycling was experiencing a resurgence in popularity due in part to the oil shortages of the world oil crisis and the appearance of lightweight road bicycles. It later became the sofa shoppe in 1975, leapman s furniture, fashion gallery and then rainbow shops into the 90 s.
Richard ballantine, who has died aged 72, was regarded by cycling aficionados as the godfather of their sport. Richards bicycle book paperback 1972 by richard ballantine author. He is most famous for his 1972 richards bicycle book and its subsequent editions. Book one about cycling has not aged well but is quaint and yearns for bygone years. A book of travelers tales by eric newby, penguin books, 1985 july 2011 a brief history of american literature by john huh, shinasa, 2001 may 2008 a case for the divinity of jesus examining the earliest evidence by dean l. Richards 21st century bicycle book by richard ballantine. He wrote richard s bicycle book a manual of bicycle maintenance and enjoyment, which. Your northern new england source for recumbent bikes, trikes and velomobiles. Bicycling lost a huge battle of public relations to the motor qplobby in the early twentieth century, notably in the united states. Born in 1940, he became an important bike commuting pioneer after the first oil crisis hit the world at the beginning of the 70s. When ballantine published richard s bicycle book for the first time back in 1972, his opinions were revolutionary. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Richard s bicycle book was first published at a time when cycling was experiencing a resurgence in popularity due to the oil crisis of the early 1970s and the arrival of nippier, lightweight bikes. He was a hugely influential figure in the cycling world, best known for his book.
Richard ballantine 25 july 1940 29 may 20 was a cycling writer, journalist and cycling advocate. During the early 1980s, fuji developed touring bicycles, and in 1986 was one of the first to manufacture frames of titanium. Located next door to kennebunkport in arundel, maine. Books i have read since coming to korea richard pennington. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. At the helm is richard himself, the venerable gentleman guru of bicycle mechanics.
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Richard ballantine was a cycling writer, journalist and cycling advocate. Ballantines richards bicycle book, first published in 1972, appeared at a time when cycling was experiencing a. Born in america, the son of ian and betty ballantine of ballantine books, and educated at the browning school in new york and columbia university, he principally resided in london, england. In 1972, after writing a couple of long forgotten books on noncycling subjects, he wrote richard s bicycle book. The american richard ballantine selfpublished the first edition of richard s bicycle book in 1972 to great acclaim in both the united states and the united kingdom. In addition it contains sections on riding in traffic, crosscountry, competition riding, and the. Ballantine starts off the book with the basic reasons why bicycles are the best form of transportation and it s effect on human society.
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