Articles
If you'd like to find out more about the city, bikes and me too, click on the title of this box to go to my Articles page. This contains all the articles I've written - and, as I keep on writing more of them, it keeps on getting updated. I hope it will be both informative and entertaining, though of course you'll be the best judge of that. Have a look!
Forget Traffic Jams, Forget the Subway - Go By Bike!
It's a great way to go to work, and to get around town in general. It will save you money - and make you healthier and happier too. If you want to know more, you've come to the right place!
Twenty or so years ago, I decided I’d try cycling to work. I was 29 years old, hadn’t ridden a bike since I was in my teens, and lived and worked in one of the world’s largest and busiest cities. So what made me decide to do this?
Well, it was late spring or early summer and the weather was getting warm; as the weather got warmer, so the trains, buses and subway system got less and less bearable – hot, stuffy and downright unpleasant. They could be pretty unreliable too. Or maybe my main inspiration was a colleague who cycled in from an area of the city further from our office than where I lived (ten miles to my eight, or thereabouts). Whatever it was that most swayed me I’m not sure, but I decided to take the plunge.
I got myself a free bike (which had belonged to my brother) and various other bits and pieces I thought I’d be needing. I didn’t bother with any ‘proper’ cycling stuff; I just wore shorts, a cotton T-shirt and sneakers. I carried some work clothes and a towel with me, then showered and changed at the office.
At first, I only planned to ride my bike in during the summer months, and revert to public transport once the days began to shorten and the weather to turn colder and wetter. It took me less than a week to change my mind about that! I’d forgotten just how much I disliked the experience of getting onto a crowded subway after work each evening, and doing so once again really brought that home to me. So, I bought some lights, clothes to keep me warm and dry (or as dry as you can be on a bike in the rain) and continued to ride to work every day. And I never stopped.
Over the years since then, more and more people have been doing the same thing. In the US, in Britain, in Europe - the numbers of urban cyclists is growing all the time. Why not join them? You'll soon find it's a great way of getting to and from work, or just of getting around in a town or city.
During my years of city cycling I’ve built up a wealth of knowledge and experience. And now I’ve put all this knowledge and experience into The Urban Cycling Handbook. It’s packed with answers, information and advice, including:
- The benefits of cycling in the city
- Answers to all those ‘What about…’ questions you may have
- What makes a good city bike
- Other stuff you’ll need – and stuff you’ll get along just fine without
- Making sure your bike’s right for you
- Getting the most from your bike
- Cycling in a busy urban environment
- A glossary, so you’ll know what I’m talking about!
- …and much, much more
Would I have liked a book like this when I started riding my bike in the city? Something easy and fun to read, which gave me all the information I needed, including stuff I hadn't even thought about? You bet I would!
If you’d like a FREE preview of what you’ll find in this book, just click the link below – I’ll be happy to send you, with no obligation, an excerpt from the book. It’s the first couple of chapters, plus the closing page – and the table of contents, so you’ll see how much more you’ll get when you buy the book. The excerpt, like the book itself, is in PDF format, so you'll need the Adobe Reader to view it.
If you've read this far, I'm sure you'll be wondering about how much this book will cost you. I'll come to that soon enough, but first here's some thoughts of other ways you can try to get the same information. I reckon you could easily spend $50 or more on a shelf-load of cycling magazines and look a load of stuff up on the internet, and you still wouldn't have half the information that’s contained in this book. In other words, it would cost you a lot in money, time and effort – and you’d still be no more than halfway there. You could just go out and buy a cheap bike, then stop riding it because it goes wrong or it's not good to ride – or you could buy a bike which is way more expensive than you need. Either way you’d be throwing your money away.
Here's a better idea. Just click the button below and you can download your copy of The Urban Cycling Handbook in just a few minutes – at the special introductory price of $20. Yes, that’s right – $20 and all the information you need will be at your fingertips, all laid out in a clear, easy-to-read form. Compared with what you could be spending that's an absolute steal.
But I'm not planning on selling this book at that price for very long. Once I’ve sold the first thousand copies the price will go up to $27 – and it’ll still be a bargain at that price! After all, it could save you from spending a load of money on a fancy bike and a heap of gear that you don’t really need – and that could be hundreds of dollars. So $27 is still a great price for this book. But if you want to get it for the intrductory price, you need to act now!
Buy this book, get on your bike and ride – you won't regret it!
And remember, the special introductory price won't last for long - so click here to buy it now.
If you'd like to contact me with any questions before you buy, please email me and I'll be happy to help. Just click here to get in touch!
