Nos últimos tempos tenho investido mais na minha biblioteca de livros de bicicleta do que na de moto. Nada mais natural, pois já tenho boa parte dos livros interessantes e importantes sobre motos. Outra razão para esse novo investimento é que as bicicletas e as motos comungam da mesma origem, da mesma dinâmica e da mesma marginalidade no trânsito urbano.

Aqui no blog também há outras páginas sobre livros que podem interessar, como a lista de livros de moto, página com comentários sobre livros e lista de livros técnicos e acadêmicos. Segue a lista, que não está em nenhuma ordem. Para saber meus preferidos, só vendo os comentários por aí.

Ciência e Tecnologia

Bicycling Science – David Gordon Wilson
Bicycle Technology – Rob van der Plas and Stuart Baird
Electric Bicycles: A Guide to Design and Use – William C. Morchin e Henry Oman
Electric Bicycles – David Henshaw
Build Your Own Electric Bicycle – Matthew Slinn
Bicycle Repair – Rob van der Plas
Bicycle Design: The Search for the Perfect Machine – Mike Burrows
The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle – Frank Berto
Bicycles & Tricycles: A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction – Archibald Sharp
100 Years of Bicycle Component and Accessory Design – Noguchi-san
Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance – Lennard Zinn
The Recumbent Bicycle – Gunnar Fehlau
Human-Powered Vehicles – Allan V. Abbott e David Gordon Wilson
Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight – Morton Grosser
The Bicycle Wheel – Jobst Brandt
Cycling Science: How Rider and Machine Work Together – Max Glaskin
The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair – Todd Downs
Zinn and the Art of Triathlon Bikes – Lennard Zinn
The Custom Road Bike – Guy Andrews
Framed!: Bicycle Frame Builders in America and Their Hand Made Art – Simon Green
The Racing Bicycle: Design, Function, Speed – Richard Moore e Daniel Benson
Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction – Marc-Andre R Chimonas
The Paterek Manual for Bicycle Framebuilders – Tim Paterek
Shimano – Componentes de Bicicleta – 2013 – Shimano

Cultura

Bike Cult: The Ultimate Guide to Human-Powered Vehicles – David B. Perry
On Bicycles: 50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life – Amy Walker
The Literary Cyclist: Great Bicycling Scenes in Literature – James Starrs
Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture – Andrew Edwards
The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human Power – Travis Culley
Velo: Bicycle Culture and Design – R. Klanten and S. Ehmann
Velo – 2nd Gear: Bicycle Culture and Style – R. Klanten and S. Ehmann
The Bike Book: Passion, Lifestyle, Design – teNeues
Urban Flow: Bike Messengers and the City – Jeffrey L. Kidder
The Bicycle Book – Bella Bathurst

Ciclismo

Cycling Anatomy – Shannon Sovndal
Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100 – Roy M. Wallack and Bill Katovsky
Performance Cycling: A Scientific Way to Get the Most Out of Your Bike – Stuart Baird
The Complete Book of Road Cycling & Racing – Willard Peveler
Cycling Health and Physiology – Edmund R. Burke
High-Tech Cycling – Edmund R. Burke
Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels – Raymond Bridge
High-Performance Cycling – Asker Jeukendrup
The Time-Crunched Cyclist – Chris Carmichael and Jim Rutberg
The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling – Edmund R. Burke
The Power Meter Handbook – Joe Friel
Andy Pruitt’s Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists – Andrew L. Pruitt

The Secret Race – Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike – William Fotheringham
Flying Scotsman – Graeme Obree
Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape: The Remarkable Life of Jacques Anquetil – Paul Howard
Road to Valor – Aili McConnon e Andres McConnon
Pedalare! Pedalare! A History of Italian Cycling – John Foot
It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life – Lance Armstrong

História

Bicycle: The History – David V. Herlihy
It’s All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels – Robert Penn
The Birth of Dirt: Origins of Mountain Biking – Frank Berto
Bicycle History: A Chronological Cycling History of People, Races, and Technology – James L. Witherell
Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines – Stephen B. Goddard

Bicicletismo Urbano

Richard’s 21st Century Bicycle Book – Richard Ballantine
Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling – Christopher Koelle
The Enlightened Cyclist – BikeSnobNYC
The Art of Cycling: A Guide to Bicycling in 21st-Century America – Robert Hurst
The Urban Biking Handbook – Charles Haine
Bicycle Diaries – David Byrne
Effective Cycling – John Forester

Política

Pedaling Revolution – Jeff Mapes
One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility – Zack Furness
Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet – Mia Birk
Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life – J. Harry Wray
City Cycling – John Pucher and Ralph Buehler

Viagens

Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure – Barbara Savage
The Bicycle Book: Wit, Wisdom & Wanderings – Thomas Hylton
The Wind in My Wheels: Travel Tales from the Saddle – Josie Dew
Off the Map: Bicycling Across Siberia – Mark Jenkins

Handbooks

Italian Racing Bicycles: The People, The Products, The Passion – Guido P. Rubino
Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle – Lodovico Pignatti Morano, et al
Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design – Michael Embacher
The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles: Craftsmanship, Elegance, and Function – Jan Heine
The Competition Bicycle: The Craftsmanship of Speed – Jan Heine and Jean-Pierre Praderes
100 Best Bikes – Zahid Sardar
The Bicycle – Pryor Dodge