Encycleopedia 2001:
The Guide to Alternatives in Cycling

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The bicycle, in all its forms, is poetry on wheels. Whether it's sport, transport, or recreation, cycling means different things to different people, and mo one bike can meet all needs.

If you want something special, something different, how do you find it? The answer is in this book. Encycleopedia is the book of alternatives. It's a unique buyer's guide containing innovative bicycles from around the world.

Whatever you want your bike for—commuting, touring, racing, riding with children, hauling loads, having fun, or just for heading off onto the open road—you'll find plenty to choose from in here.

Table of Contents

• The Amazing Machine: Fantastic facts about the bicycle

• City Cycling: Roadsters, folding bikes, commuters and load carriers

• Family Cycling: Child-carrying bikes and trailers

• Speed and Distance: Touring bikes, racers and recumbents

• Something Special: Bikes for special needs, and some great fun bikes

• Extra Energy: Electric-assist cycles

• Accessories: Cycle components and essential extras

• Mike Burrows: Why the monoblade fork makes design sense

• Cycling Planet: Pedalling communities around the world

• Cycling the Solar System: Why every bike ride is more than A to B

• Being Different: The stereotypical cyclist doesn't exist

• Open Road Publications

• Open Road Events

• How to Order

• Encycleopedia Stockists Worldwide

• Index of Manufacturers and National Agents

• Index of Encycleopedia Products

Encycleopedia 2001: The Guide to Alternatives in Cycling