i think the book idea is fabulous. why wouldn't it be. remember 'anybodys bike book', 'the complete book of bicycling', the fred delong book- sorry, name escapes me, 'the high-tech bicycle', 'the custom bicycle'; each of these was perfect for its' time. the kind of bicycles we all love and share interests on in CR would make wonderful subject matter for a coffee table book. but if a group as small as our can't even support fine efforts such as gabes' 'aeolus butterfly' and 'on the wheel', much less his 'bikelore' book, i would be surprised if grander examples could be commercially viable. by the way, anybody aware of the japanese book on touring bicycles-tons of photos and text-does anybody have any idea how large that group of enthusiasts is? obviously large enough to support a book good enough to be a role model for the type cited in this thread. how did that book get done???? e-RICHIE