Stuart Tallack asks (clipped): "What a pity cycling has never inspired a writer as hunting inspired Robert Smith Surtees. H.G.Wells got close. Any others?"
An excellent book on cycling by an excellent author: "Need for the Bike" by Paul Fournel. Gets very close to what we're trying to capture with Dale's one-word assignment, too.
Very, very good English translation (from the French). Available in paperback on Amazon, barnesandnoble.com, etc.
Probably been mentioned on the list before...
Duncan Granger
Mountville, PA