Saturday, December 3, 2022

Recumbent Cyclist News, cycle books, 16-in. wheel, tire



Recumbent Cyclist News was published by Bob and Marilyn Bryant from 1990-2007. There were 101 issues and I have them all. (I previously stated I was missing two, but discovered there were two double issues, e.g., No. 39-40.)

$40 including postage, U.S; non-U.S. $60 plus shipping. (If buyer lives in Canada, I might be able to ship from Canada, which would reduce price. Same for books and wheel, tire and rim.)


I also have the following bicycle books for sale, with some content of interest to HPVers, all in excellent condition (pb = paperback, hc = hardcover):


Bicycling Science, Second Edition, by David Gordon Wilson and Frank Rowland Whitt, hc, 1982. $15.


Complete Bicycle Book, Petersen Publishing Co., pb, 240 pages. Includes 1972 buyers' guide, plus wide variety of other topics, including chapter on “Bicycles of the Future. $10.


The Fantastic Bicycles Book, by Steven Lindbloom, pb, 100 pages, 1980. How to build (upright) racing bike, ski bike, exercise bike, dirt bike, sidecar, tandem, 3-wheel ice cream cart, etc. $10.


It's in the Bag!: A history in outline of portable cycles in the UK, by Tony Hadland and John Pinkerton, pb, 153 pages, 1996, $15.


The Moulton Bicycle, by Tony Hadland, forward by Alex Moulton, pb, 154 pages, 1982.  The history of the classic British small wheel fully suspended bicycle, first produced in 1963.  $25 (cheapest copy on Amazon is $43).


The Spaceframe Moultons, by Tony Hadland, hc, 350 pages, 1994. General background on Alex Moulton and development of his small wheel fully suspended bicycles; emphasis is on the spaceframe versions, production of which started in 1983. $50. (On Amazon, $90.)


Alex Moulton, from Bristol to Bradford-on-Avon – a lifetime in engineering, autobiography, with emphasis on the engineering part of his life (cars and bicycles), pb, 320 pages, 2009, $25. (On Amazon, $40.)


Richard's New Bicycle Book, by Richard Ballantine, pb, 350 pages, 1987. Variety of cycling topics, including chapter specifically about HPVs.  $15.


 DVDs:  "The Flying Scotsman" (Graeme Obree), starring Jonny Lee Miller, $5. Montague New X-Series Bikes That Fold, free.


Round stuff: 


Primo Comet Kevlar belt tire, 16x1.5/40-305, 65-100 psi, new, with inner tube, $20.


16x1.5 wheel, aluminum rim, medium grade hub, 28 spokes, slightly used, $15.


Weinmann aluminum rim, 20x1.5 / 406x19, 36 holes, new, $10. (Note: This is a rim, spokes and hub needed to build it into a wheel.)



Postage is in addition to listed prices.


Contact Mike Eliasohn, St. Joseph, Mich., mikethebike2325@comcast.net, ph: 269-281-0797.