I have to be honest. I don’t read as many modern ‘books on cycling’ like these as I think I should . #justride by #grantpetersen yes. End to end loads of times. #richardballantine yes . Classic. But a lot of modern books. I look at them at the bookstore & am not motivated. Especially the uk ones.
April 25, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I have to be honest. I don’t read as many modern ‘books on cycling’ like these as I think I should . #justride by #grantpetersen yes. End to end loads of times. #richardballantine yes . Classic. But a lot of modern books. I look at them at the bookstore & am not motivated. Especially the uk ones.
Also the first bicycle book I ever bought. Back when I was 11 !
#richardballantine . Everything he wrote in the book is still true & a lot of the things he predicted have proved accurate. He was the first #bikeadvocate & a #bikeactivist I read. I know his book was a huge seller in the uk in the 70s
#richardballantine . Everything he wrote in the book is still true & a lot of the things he predicted have proved accurate. He was the first #bikeadvocate & a #bikeactivist I read. I know his book was a huge seller in the uk in the 70s
Richard Ballantine Obituary in the Times Newspaper
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April 25, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Also the first bicycle book I ever bought. Back when I was 11 !
#richardballantine . Everything he wrote in the book is still true & a lot of the things he predicted have proved accurate. He was the first #bikeadvocate & a #bikeactivist I read. I know his book was a huge seller in the uk in the 70s
#richardballantine . Everything he wrote in the book is still true & a lot of the things he predicted have proved accurate. He was the first #bikeadvocate & a #bikeactivist I read. I know his book was a huge seller in the uk in the 70s