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Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike Paperback – May 8, 2012

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition (May 8, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761155589
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761155584
  • Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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60 of 64 people found the following review helpful
A badly-needed book for these bastardized times.
By C. Nielsen on June 15, 2012
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I came back to cycling after 20 years off, after a concentrated period of accidents that put me in a car instead. However I overcame my fears only to see that the world of cycling had changed, a lot, and not for the better in my opinion. Strangely enough my previous bike was a Bridgestone, designed by Grant Peterson, only I didn't know it. I even had a well-read old book by Mr. Peterson called "Roads to Ride" which mapped and described every worthy road around the Bay Area at the time (a book available used and still 85% accurate despite al the construction since then).

Upon returning to cycling, I was very happy to learn about Rivendell, and that I had inadvertently already experienced the work of Rivendell in a way. I love the philosophy, which is basically how people rode before everyone wanted to be like Lance or LeMond. The fact is, most of us can't be like Lance or LeMond, but when we try, we often look like idiots and don't enjoy the process.

This book is about having "fun" on a bicycle again. It's aimed at people who think that cycling is all about racing, when it's not. It's about having a bicycle as a vehicle. It's about the bicycle being practical as well as fun. We're practical with our cars...how many of us drive 2-seater roadsters as our only car? Not many, as they are very inconvenient. The book approaches bikes in the same way. If jolting around on a carbon racer in full race gear is fun to you, go at it. But for the rest of us, who like touring, commuting, who can't afford multiple bikes, or would love to spend a day on a bike without looking like Captain Spandex from Planet Strava...Read more ›
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66 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Best How to Book I've Read on Biking
By Robert Vorce on May 3, 2012
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This book has more information between its covers than any 200 page how to book I have read. I have been biking for 60+ years and have suspected that the bike retailers and manufactures were hoodwinking me into thinking that I ultimately needed a 15 pound bike if I wanted to be a "serious" cyclist. I thought that one would be better off buying the 25 pound steel bike and spending the $2000 dollars saved on a bit of liposuction. Grant Petersen put all of this into perspective in this magnificent book. He remarks that a bike is the only transportation system that is weighed without it's motor. When you add a 185 pound rider to a 15 pound bike versus a 25 pound bike the resulting saving in total weight is around 5%. You buy the racing bike and give up frame strength and longevity as well as usefulness and adaptability. I probably don't really need thirty three gears either.

Grant has given us a wonderful book with amazing insights that demystify the myths and silly thinking that have been foisted on us by an industry hell bent to send me out on Lance Armstrong's bike to buy groceries. Grant's main goal is to point out what he sees as racings bad influence on bicycles, equipment and attitudes. If you are a non racer you must read this book before visiting another bike shop.
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50 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Just Read
By A. B. Church on May 1, 2012
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A few years ago I traveled from my home in Connecticut to Leeds in Yorkshire, meeting up with a group of friends from all over the world to set out on a bicycling tour in which we would make our way up and around the east coast of the UK, pedaling from Newcastle Upon Tyne to Inverness.

Prior to the trip, in emails and discussions, my English friends touted their new touring bikes. I expected to behold a couple high tech Tour de France-looking carbon frame wonders of the modern age, but in fact I was bowled over to discover that my pals had been referring to traditional steel frame touring bikes, much like the classic English racers of my youth, a design I thought to be long gone, relegated to history.

I was so inspired to find out that this timeless approach to bike building still exists that as soon as I arrived back in the US I immediately began searching for information about how I might bring such a bicycle back into my daily life, to enjoy it again as I had during childhood, and as I'd just experienced it in the UK, riding with comfort and command over streets, paths, cobblestones, rail trails, fields and pastures.

My first Google search led me to Grant Petersen, and right away I could see that what Grant knows and thinks about bicycles is exactly what I was after. His thoughts seemed to mirror my vague notions, but with a depth of detail and expertise that reflected a lifetime of professional experience, amounting to practical textbook instructions for how to consider, choose, design and build your own ideal bicycle (or fleet, for which the ideal number is always n+1, in which n=number of bikes on hand, and +1= how many more bikes are needed to complete the fleet!).

Grant's knowledge, as a designer, a builder, and a rider, is truly master level.Read more ›
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112 of 129 people found the following review helpful
Just Ride Baby!
By VTZack on May 4, 2012
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I can confidently say that Grant Peterson saved my life.

Don't believe me?

Let me tell you how. I started riding a tiny hand-me-down Trek about 8 years ago. I weighed about 260 lbs and was really out of shape. I rode the tiny Trek everywhere, and found that I really loved riding. I also had an incredible amount of neck and back and shoulder pain during and after my rides. So I went into my LBS (local bike shop) and said I wanted to get a new bike. I was all prepped up to get a new carbon fiber state-of-the-art material superlight racer. LBS guy was like "um dude, you should get a steel bike, that's what we ride here." So I did. I started researching this whole steel bike thing, and came across the Riv site.

I kept riding. On my new, but still too small, 57 cm bike. I am 6'3".

I also started reading. This book is an amalgamation of all the stuff that Grant has written in the past, with some new stuff added. I found out that my bike was probably still too small. That I was still trying to become a racer. These readings helped me understand how bikes work, how I can ride safely, and how I can be a normal temperamental dude when discussing hot button issues like helmets, carbon forks, and riding in traffic. They have been invaluable.

Since I started riding (and, more importantly, KEPT RIDING) I have lost 40 pounds and kept it off, I feel healthy, I have cleared up a liver issue that was potentially fatal, and am just a generally happy and healthy guy. This liver thing was the kicker. I needed to lose the weight to make it work.

I lost the weight by cutting carbs.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

they are steel framed and they look awesome (think "I'm Batman") but...

Petersen, Grant (2012-05-08). Just Ride:
A Radically Practical Guide to Riding
Your Bike . Workman Publishing Company.
Kindle Edition. Read more

Published 29 days ago by Cecil
I don't always agree with him, but I do ...

I don't always agree with him, but I do generally agree with his philosophy. The marketing of bicycles in the US is too influenced by the sport model, not the transportation... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Bruce Wilson
cycling should be fun and adventurous

I have ridden my entire life and this book nails it. Most bicycle retailers have discovered how to make bicycling impossibly complicated. Read more

Published 1 month ago by C. Hise
Bicycle Riding 101

Entertaining, easily read book.

Published 1 month ago by Robert J Lydon
Five Stars

This is a good read.

Published 1 month ago by NVSparky
This is a great book for those into cycling

This is a great book for those into cycling, both casual riders and racers. A good read that is short and to the point. 5 stars!

Published 2 months ago by David N Kresge
Mean-spirited.

I get what this book is trying to say. Don't let the trappings of competitive cycling interfere with your enjoyment of bicycling, getting healthy, and using your bicycle as a... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Rhett Jackson
Just Ride! Any Shoe Will Do!

Grant Peterson is one person who you would expect to be heavily entrenched in the conventional wisdom of the bicycling world. Don't be fooled! Mr. Read more

Published 2 months ago by FThomas
I liked it and it probably saved me money

Interesting book. I liked it and it probably saved me money!

Published 2 months ago by Michael E. Scott
Two Stars

I guess I'm the guy the author is trying to keep his readers from being.

Published 2 months ago by David R. Sullivan

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