Page 10 RAIN October 1976. Cycle DiscQveries . . . Bicycling Science: Ergo~~mics and Mechanics, by Frank Whitt and David Wilson, 1974, $4.95 from: · MIT Press · 28 Carlton St. · r· Cambridge., MA 02142 · . . · . . The bicycle of today is'the simplest, quietest;, most efficient and least lethal of modern vehicles. This is an excellent book fo,r the person who wants to know how a.ndwhythey work so · well: power required, muscle efficiency, gradient resistance, drag coefficient values, quantitative measurement of the roll~ ing resistance of pneumatic tires,·and more, much more. Sprocket Man, from: Urban·Bikeway Design Collective 1791 Beacori St. · or Brookline, MA 02416 UBDC-West Coast . P.O. Box 2983 Stanford~ CA 94305 . . . This is a very good, commonsense comic book on bike safety put together for the Stanford Dept. of Public Safety. A very .nice use ofthe comic book medium 'cause it makes you read it from cov~r· to cover and you even learn something. I'm not sure about' its availability, but it ought to be reprinted if they're running short. A b~ck and a stamp should cover it. Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition 3410 Baring Street Philadt;lphia, PA 19104 215/EV2-6693 A calendar, a bike-route map for Philadelphia (one in progress . for the region), a campaign to get Bicentennial tourists to bike around the city, and a list of people willing to teach bicycle repair and,maintenance. Also the Ben Franklin Brigade- a network of citizen groups in Philly federated with similar · groups in other cities- is working towards a "park and pedal" transportation system. Cars, buses, boats and trains should be equipped to carry bikes; theft-proof ·parking devices should be supplied at public buildings, transit nodes and tourist sites, • .· and bike lanes should be established on roads aryd bridges. Send a SASE for more information. . . . . . . ' American Biking Atlas and Touting Guide, by Sue Browder, · 197'5, $5.95 from: · Workman Publishing Co. 231 E. 51st St. . New York, NY 10022 If you're ready to take off on your bike-short trip or-long-' . . this is your book. 150 different tours laid out, ranked as to : difficulty and carefully mapped. Not good if you're only interested in one specific area, but there's a good ride or three in each state. And-neato!:-'-the pages.are perforated ·~o you ·don't have to carry the whole·thing iri your pack. How to Fix ·Your Bicycle, by Helen Garvy and T. White, 48 . pp., 1972, $1 from: · Shire Press · ' . P.O. Box 40426 . San Francisco, CA 94110 . . . I don't know much about fixing bikes myself, but I think I'll be able to do it with this book .in hand. Clear, simple line . . drawings with point-by-point directions get you into the nuts -and bolts of the problem..Small enough to fit into your pack too. · - . . . . East Coast Bicycle Trail Guidebook, 1976: $4.95 from: . East Coast Bicycle Congress 5300 Akron St. .Philadelphia, PA 19124 _The trail traverses the densely-populated corridor from Boston, Mass., to Richmond, Va. (where it joins theTrans-America Trail), yet it_is a collection of quiet back roads, historic towns and even a ferry ride or two. They have really scoped out the . most beautiful parts of the eight-state region, missing the · · · wors~ of the megalopolis by many miles. The trail arid the bo~k we're put together by the scores of cydists and organizatiOns who have formed the East ·coast Bicycle Congress to develop arid refine .an exciting system of bike routes up arid . down t~e east coast. The Guidebook has a large index _map and 21 detail maps; along with ·service listings and general information. (LdeM) . · ,A.LMIYYo NE: W Y.ORK ·---·-.---, .JqtNf;,~. ~ fENNS'(LVANIA H.AAfl/SfJ(.II(JJ . 0 TH£. E/\ 5T COI\5T BICYCL.f TRAJ L. . ~~ron ro ttlcH MOND .C>
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