Cycling: Endurance and Speed

by Michael Shermer

Offers advice on training routines, nutrition, riding style, clothing, advanced equipment, and safety, and includes tips on gaining the psychological edge

142 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1987

About the author

Michael Brant Shermer (born September 8, 1954 in Glendale, California) is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating and debunking pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The Skeptics Society currently has over 55,000 members.

Shermer is also the producer and co-host of the 13-hour Fox Family television series Exploring the Unknown. Since April 2004, he has been a monthly columnist for Scientific American magazine with his Skeptic column. Once a fundamentalist Christian, Shermer now describes himself as an agnostic nontheist and an advocate for humanist philosophy.


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Reviews

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

some pretty good tips on bike fits and training.

A little dated and very heavily written from Authors experiences in the Race Across America.