/n/ Essential Reading

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I like to read, but somehow I haven't come across many /n/-related books I like enough to recommend. I'm looking forward to reading Road to Valor soon, I've heard good things about it.


>Bikes
Bicycling Science by David Wilson
-Great primer on the physics and physiology that explain how bicycles function and are ridden. Also includes some general background on the development of bicycles and other HPVs. Worth reading for any mechanic or rider who wants to really understand why things work the way they do. Only thing this book lacks is a comprehensive section on suspension, hopefully that will be included in the 4th edition.

-Bicycle Quarterly (Magazine)
Really good writing, great photographs, interesting topics. Highly recommend if you're interested in randonneuring -type bikes, the history of European cycling, and technical reviews of products currently on the market.

-The Dancing Chain by Frank Berto
Actually I don't recommend this one, I'm mentioning it here to save you the trouble of tracking down a copy and being disappointed. An excellent book when it was published, this has since been superceded by material available on the internet.

>Cities
- The Geography of Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler
This is a delightful book about urbanism and planning - it has its flaws, but being dry is not one of them. Kunstler is a passionate author and if you've not encountered his work before it will open your eyes to a new way of looking at the world.

- http://usa.streetsblog.org/
A collection of many blogs, and every weekday morning they publish a collection of links of articles and stories from around the web that touch on transportation, mass transit, planning, and urbanism in general.

>>1009519
you should get on your bike and fuck off back to /pol/ m8

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>>1009514

I read this. An entire book about bicycle wheels.

Imagine your grandpa is drunk and has autism and wants you to know that everything you know about bike wheels is wrong

After I read it I sat down to true a wheel and made it much much worse. The wheel is still sitting in my basement three years later

>>1009514
Is there a bike repair/maintenance bible that would cover everything I'm ever likely to want or need to do?

>>1009601
>Is there a bike repair/maintenance bible that would cover everything I'm ever likely to want or need to do?

I don't own it, but from what I've read, Zinn's books are probably the most complete. He has one for road bikes and another mountain bikes.

>>1009514

Has anybody read Christian Wolmar's railroad histories? How good are they?

Indigo is selling Engines of War for 10 bucks.

http://carfree.com/book/index.html

https://www.amazon.com/Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller-Economy/dp/0691123241