Bicycling Magazine's Cycling for Women: Savvy Advice from the Sport's Leading Women Writers [Paperback]

Ed Pavelka (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Bicycling Magazine | Publication Date: November 20, 1999

Bicycling Magazine's Cycling for Women: Savvy Advice from the Sport's Leading Women Writers

This cycling guide is written by women, for women. Taking into account issues that set women apart from men, it provides tips and information for you--the female cyclist.

Discover how to:

Select the most comfortable athletic clothing and gear
Follow the do's and don'ts of ridingduring pregnancy
Lose weight by combining cycling with healthy eating
Increase upper-body strength for maximum bike control
Make roadside repairs
Choose the bike that's best for you
Play it safe on the road

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From the Back Cover

Bicycling Magazine's Cycling for Women: Savvy Advice from the Sport's Leading Women Writers

This cycling guide is written by women, for women. Taking into account issues that set women apart from men, it provides tips and information for you--the female cyclist.

Discover how to:

Select the most comfortable athletic clothing and gear
Follow the do's and don'ts of ridingduring pregnancy
Lose weight by combining cycling with healthy eating
Increase upper-body strength for maximum bike control
Make roadside repairs
Choose the bike that's best for you
Play it safe on the road

About the authors

The women writers include professionals, professors, writers, dietitians, and others--all of whom are experts on women's bicycling. Among the contributors is Olympic gold-medalist Connie Carpenter, winner of the first Olympic road race for women in 1984. Editor Ed Pavelka is the former executive editor of Bicycling magazine.

About the Author

The women writers include professionals, professors, writers, dietitians, and others--all of whom are experts on women's bicycling. Among the contributors is Olympic gold-medalist Connie Carpenter, winner of the first Olympic road race for women in 1984. Editor Ed Pavelka is the former executive editor of Bicycling magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 121 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; Rev Upd edition (November 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579541690
• ISBN-13: 978-1579541699
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,614,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a surprise! from one of the authors, June 21, 2002

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Sara J. Henry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bicycling Magazine's Cycling for Women: Savvy Advice from the Sport's Leading Women Writers (Paperback)

As I am one of the featured authors in this books ("the sport's leading women writers!") you'd think that the publisher would have bothered to tell me about the publication of this book. No, I discovered it, three years later, accidentally in a web search. I was still more surprised to find in the chapter entitled "Riding with Confidence" that I supposedly changed my first flat tire while riding with a friend named Ann and tried to get someone named Eric to drive out and help us. A nice little tale, and maybe it happened to someone, but not to me. The day that I would have asked someone to help me fix a flat tire, let alone drive to do so - well, I would have had to have had two broken arms. You can ask my mom.
So maybe this book is great. Seeing chapters with my name on them with chunks of stuff I did not write (I did write the stuff after the long intro, for a Bicycling magazine article) makes me wonder how the rest of the book holds together and how many more cute little tales didn't really happen at all.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I am NOT the editor, January 9, 2006

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Benjamin S. Hewtt "Ben Hewitt" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bicycling Magazine's Cycling for Women: Savvy Advice from the Sport's Leading Women Writers (Paperback)

I am not sure why my name is associated with this book, which obviously has some reporting issues. Let me be perfectly clear: I had NOTHING to do with this book. Yes, I have edited other books in Rodale's cycling series, but I HAVE NEVER LAID EYES ON THIS BOOK. I have contacted Rodale and they are working to get my name removed from this page.