Hey cool cats,
Jim Langley mentioned list member Dave Perry's book in passing .....
> Date: Tue Apr 13, 2004 1:28:44 AM America/New_York
>
> Chris,
> There are 2 excellent websites for chainrings. The first is by a guy
> who's
> trying to tattoo his body with overlapping chainrings (!). He's done
> us a
> wonderful service by providing great illustrations and naming them:
> http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
> And then there's David Perry's (author of the great book BIKE CULT)
> website:
> http://www.bikecult.com/
> Hope you enjoy these as much as I do,
> Jim Langley
> Santa Cruz, CA
> "For Health & Pleasure
> Ride A Bicycle"
I'm sure many on the list have may have read it but for those that haven't i can't recommend it highly enough. It's breadth of detail, social perspective, historical reference's & cumulative data of the bicycle in all it's forms was/is one of my favorite ever reads. I bought a copy for a mate & ended up reading it in 2 sittings before deciding it was too good to give away. Can sit proudly on the same bookshelf as The Dancing Chain & The Story of O - if ya aks me.
To put things in perpective; Richard Sachs when hearing the name Dave Perry blurted immediately "He's Famous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u2122 " & I definitely agree. Truly a labor of Love & definitely a must have for any bici obsessive .... I dont see how anyone here could go without a copy of Bike Cult.
Oh .... akin to Dostoyevksy's "War & Peace" it's got lotsa pages too (impress the chicks) ...... i hate buying books that i can read between 2 subway stops & this meaty tome sure ain't one of them.
Ciao,
Ben Kamen
NYC