"Now anachronistically named?" "Out of date information?" "Amusing photos?" You recognize, of course, that many of us purchased NEW and still own "The Complete Book of Bicycling" by Eugene Sloane, published in 1970? Yours is definitely "new."
I covered the jacket with wax paper, so it still looks pretty nice. There is some grease on some of the pages where I was following the instructions on some bike repairs.
Hey! That was only 38 years ago! On page 164, there's a nice picture of Felice Gimondi giving a drink to Eddy Merckx in the 1969 Tour of Italy.
Louis Schulman Tampa, Florida
Adam Hammond wrote:
> In my continuing search for aesthetic and mechanical perfection in
> centrepulls, I would love to track down a set of Dia Compe GC 450s. The
> inspiration comes from some photos and commentary in Eugene A. Sloane's
> (now-anachronistically-named) All New Complete Book of Cycling (1980).
> I'd love to find the matching levers too.
>
> I picked this book up at a university book sale earlier this year. A
> wonderful source of out-of-date information, with many amusing photos of
> well-coiffed cyclists. The author is a big fan of his Alex Singer, and
> has lots of good touring advice.
>
> Adam Hammond
> Toronto, ON, Canada