The Recumbent Bicycle

This is the *only* book about a huge, amazing side of bicycling: the world of recumbents! It covers history, science, design, racing, touring, construction and resources. Thousands of copies sold around the world.

Anyone interested in, or considering buying a recumbent will benefit from this book. It explains how the widely-differing features of a recumbent affect the riding experience. Recumbents serve such a wide range of needs that it is best to be educated before shopping or even test-riding. And after test-rides, reading up on the why’s and wherefore’s behind what one experienced…is priceless. It cements and situates what happened. There’s more variety among recumbents than any other type of bike! –Making education more critical.

Recumbents are the bike-type about which there is the most confusion and curious fascination. There are wonderful benefits to these bikes that aren’t obvious. Lastly, these bikes can be pricey. All these factors make this book a great entre’ to the scene.

This book is not just for beginners: the experienced enthusiast will find in-depth background info to give fresh perspective. Then leave it out on the table to enlighten your friends.