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- The first complete history of America’s first professional bike racing team
- Released in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the team’s formation
- Written with the enthusiastic cooperation of the team’s founder and riders
- By Geoff Drake with Jim Ochowicz, forwords by Eric Heiden and Eddy Merckx
- Hardcover, 320 pages, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2″
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7-Eleven: America’s Greatest Cycling Team is the first book to tell the full story of America’s first and greatest pro cycling team.
Founded in 1981 by Jim Ochowicz and Olympic medalist Eric Heiden and sponsored by the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores, the team rounded up the best amateur cyclists in North America and formed them into a cohesive, European-style cycling team. As amateurs, they dominated the American race scene and won seven medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. As professionals, beginning in 1985, the team went to Europe and soon received invitations to the Tour of Italy and then the Tour de France, putting Americans on the podium in landmark victories that would change the face of American cycling forever.
Prepared with the enthusiastic cooperation of the team members and co-authored by the team’s founder, Jim Ochowicz, 7-Eleven is not only the most important missing piece in the story of American cycling, but the book that American cyclists have been waiting for ever since the 7-Eleven cowboys snagged that first yellow jersey.
Team 7-Eleven: How an Unsung Band of American Cyclists Took on the World – and Won
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Traces the career of Schwinn, from its uncontested predominance over the bicycle market of the 1950s to its failure to cope with the mountain bike fad of the 1980s, to its ultimate descent into bankruptcy and corporate takeover. Tour.Amazon.com Review
Crown and Coleman, journalists with Crain’s Chicago Business, report how Schwinn, America’s premier manufacturer of bicycles, developed, flourished, coasted, and finally flew from its seat headfirst into bankruptcy in 1992. The company’s heyday was in the 1950s, when its lovingly crafted, chrome-bedecked monsters were a kid’s dream. But the company ignored a shift that occurred in the 1970s–kids of the ’50s, by then young adults, had taken to cycling, a sport that demanded lighter frames. When management finally realized the trend, they discovered that Schwinn’s underfinanced, antiquated Chicago plant could not produce the welding on the new, thinner tube frames, forcing them to outsource the work to Taiwan’s Giant Bicycles. Giant was then tiny, but–thanks to Schwinn–it soon fulfilled the promise of its name to become the biggest bicycle manufacturer in the world. A salutary tale of “no hands” management.
No Hands: The Rise and Fall of the Schwinn Bicycle Company, an American Institution
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- ISBN13: 9780615369556
- Condition: New
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From New York to Los Angeles, Chicago to San Antonio, inner city to penthouse row, pristine park to post-industrial wasteland, the author cycles the streets (and paths) of fifty of America’s largest urban outposts. Part bike-travelogue, part journey through urban history, Biking Through the ‘Hoods provides a panoramic, yet ground level, picture of urban America, past and present. You don’t need to be an urban cyclist to appreciate Biking Through the ‘Hoods, but if you are one, you’ll recognize the trials and travails, and occasional triumphs, of navigating the nation’s car-dominated cityscapes on two wheels
Biking Through the ‘Hoods: Exploring Fifty American Cities by Bicycle
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- ISBN13: 9780547195575
- Condition: New
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In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed of cycling around the world. He finally got his chance by recasting himself as a champion of the downsized “safety-bicycle” with inflatable tires, the forerunner of the modern road bike that was about to become wildly popular. In the spring of 1892 he quit his accounting job and gamely set out west to cover twenty thousand miles over three continents as a correspondent for Outing magazine. Two years later, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships, he approached Europe for the final leg.
He never made it. His mysterious disappearance in eastern Turkey sparked an international outcry and compelled Outing to send William Sachtleben, another larger-than-life cyclist, on Lenz’s trail. Bringing to light a wealth of information, Herlihy’s gripping narrative captures the soaring joys and constant dangers accompanying the bicycle adventurer in the days before paved roads and automobiles.
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010: Frank Lenz was a man driven by his passions. As an accomplished “wheelman” during the late 19th century, Lenz’s dreams were dominated by the emerging sport of cycling and an intense desire to make a name for himself. In May of 1892, he attempted to fuse both by embarking on a quest to circumscribe the globe by bicycle. The journey had already been accomplished in tandem, but Lenz upped the ante–and raised eyebrows–by announcing he would ride his dangerous route alone. The Lost Cyclist is a riveting tale of tragedy, pride, and naivete that is both brilliantly told and meticulously researched. Opinions may differ as to whether Lenz was unaware or unconcerned by the inherent dangers he faced, but the story of his fateful journey belongs on the varied shelves of cycling enthusiasts, mystery fans, and nonfiction devotees alike. –Dave Callanan
Product Description In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed of cycling around the world. He finally got his chance by recasting himself as a champion of the downsized “safety-bicycle” with inflatable tires, the forerunner of the modern road bike that was about to become wildly popular. In the spring of 1892 he quit his accounting job and gamely set out west to cover twenty thousand miles over three continents as a correspondent for Outing magazine. Two years later, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships, he approached Europe for the final leg.
He never made it. His mysterious disappearance in eastern Turkey sparked an international outcry and compelled Outing to send William Sachtleben, another larger-than-life cyclist, on Lenz’s trail. Bringing to light a wealth of information, Herlihy’s gripping narrative captures the soaring joys and constant dangers accompanying the bicycle adventurer in the days before paved roads and automobiles. This untold story culminates with Sachtleben’s heroic effort to bring Lenz’s accused murderers to justice, even as troubled Turkey teetered on the edge of collapse.
A Look Inside The Lost Cyclist
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| Lenz (far right) in Glenshaw, with W. T. McClarren and Charles Petticord |
Lenz (far left) and Petticord (center) on Smithfield bridge, leaving for New Orleans. August 1891 |
From left to right: Petticord, McClarren, Lenz, and identified friend near Natrona. Note Lenz’s homemade umbrella. |
Lenz in Washington, PA |
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| Lenz and Petticord meet two “safety” riders on the National Road in Lewisville, IN, August 1890 |
Lenz tips his cap in Greenfield, IN. August 1890 |
Lenz and Petticord in Effingham, IL, on their way to St. Louis, August 1890 along the National Road |
Petticord and Lenz in Collinsville, IL, August 1890. |
The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance
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Wonderful color photography provides examples from each epoch in the evolution of pedal-powered two-wheelers.
The American Bicycle
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- ISBN13: 9781934030264
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In 1987, Joe Parkin was an amateur bike racer in California when he ran into Bob Roll, a pro on the powerhouse Team 7-Eleven. “Lobotomy Bob” told Parkin that, to become a pro, he must go to Belgium. Riding along a canal in Belgium years later, Roll encountered Parkin, who he described as “a wraith, an avenging angel of misery, a twelve-toothed assassin”. Roll barely recognized him. Belgium had forged Parkin into a pro, and changed him forever. A Dog in a Hat is Joe’s remarkable story.
Parkin lays it all out: the drugs, the payoffs, the betrayals, the battles for contracts, the endless promises, and the glory of racing day after day. A Dog in a Hat is the unforgettable story of the un-ordinary education of Joe Parkin and his love affair with racing, set in the hard place in the world to be a bike racer.
A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer’s Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium
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In 1890, two American college graduates set out to travel around the world on a then-new invention, the modern bicycle. In 1893 they returned, have covered over 15,000 miles, at that time the “longest continuous land journey ever made around the world.” This is their account their trip across Turkey, Persia, Turkestan and northern China. It described their adventures traveling along through regions few outsiders ever visited. Out of print over a century, this book is now back in print with additional notes and maps.
Across Asia on a Bicycle: The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking
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Cyclists can discover a plethora of classic two-wheelers, from the elegant high-wheelers of the 1880s to the balloon-tired whitewalls of the 1950s and the sparkly ape-hanger muscle bikes of the 1970s. This colourful look back at the history of the bicycle covers such manufacturers as Schwinn, Huffy, Columbia, Monark, Roadmaster, Shelby, and others
Classic American Bicycles
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