The Spokes

The Spokes
Author: Miranda F. Mellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Death
ISBN: 9780984414246

Fiction. "In lucid, utterly captivating prose, Miranda Mellis delivers a highly disciplined, deeply melancholy portrait of the living and the dead. I read it transfixed. It is a radiant piece of work." Carole Maso "THE SPOKES is as elegant as it is daring, as arresting as it is mysterious. It seems to me a truly timeless story, which is to say not only that it removes itself from time though it does but that its pleasures, enigmas, and meanings ought to be as accessible fifty or a hundred years from now as they are today." Kevin Brockmeier"

Holy Spokes

Holy Spokes
Author: Everett, Laura E.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2017
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802873731

After Laura Everett's car died on the highway one rainy night, she made the utterly practical decision to start riding her bicycle to work through the streets of Boston. Seven years later, she's never looked back. Holy Spokes tells the story of Everett's unlikely conversion to urban cycling. As she pedaled her way into a new way of life, Everett discovered that her year-round bicycle commuting wasn't just benefiting her body, her wallet, and her environment. It was enriching her soul. Ride along with Everett through Holy Spokes as she explores the history of cycling, makes friends with a diverse and joyful community of fellow cyclists, gets up close and personal with the city she loves--and begins to develop a deep, robust, and distinctly urban spirituality.

The Spokes of Venus

The Spokes of Venus
Author: Rebecca Morgan Frank
Publisher: Carnegie Mellon Classic Contem
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780887486067

New Poetry

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance
Author: Lennard Zinn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1646046870

Join the millions of cyclists who swear by the name Zinn. Now in its sixth edition, Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is the world’s best-selling guide to bicycle repair and maintenance. Lennard Zinn is the world’s leading expert on bike maintenance and repair. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat tire to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, his illustrated, step-by-step guide explains the tools you’ll need and how to know you’ve done the job right. This book's interior is easy to read, even in a dimly lit garage or workshop. Hundreds of hand-drawn illustrations and exploded parts diagrams show just the right level of detail to lead you through every bicycle repair task. In over 450 pages, Zinn’s guide includes simple instructions for hundreds of bike maintenance and repair jobs, including: Basics: How to fix a flat tire, lube a bicycle chain, adjust the brakes Emergency repairs: How to fix a broken chain, tighten loose spokes, repair a bent derailleur Easy shifting: How to adjust shifters, derailleurs, and cables for clean and smooth shifting Wheels: How to true a wheel, install a new tire, change a cassette, replace broken spokes, build your own wheels Overhauls: How to service and replace pedals, chains and chainrings, saddles, handlebars, stems, headsets, forks, bottom brackets New tech: How to maintain 11-speed systems, electronic and wireless shifters, disc brakes Cyclocross: How to set up a ’cross bike for racing, select the right components, and make quick repairs Troubleshooting: How to figure out what’s wrong with any bike and fix it This sixth edition of Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance also includes more than 50 new, full-color illustrations as well as completely new information on routing internal wires, cables, hoses, and housing; how to pack bikes for shipping and air travel; repair on the road tips for tubeless tires; how to chain wax, and so much more. This guide makes bicycle repair and maintenance easy, quick, affordable, and fun. With Zinn at your side, you’ll know how to keep your bicycling running smoothly for years.

Broken Spokes

Broken Spokes
Author: Arlene R. O'Neil
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781897512166

Broken Spokes is more than a well-written, interesting read. It is an inspirational collection of the memories of a courageous child who, in spite of physical and emotional suffering, grew into a compassionate, loving and valiant woman. Crippled at age six, the author begins an odyssey which will consume her entire life. Through her sufferings, she finds a way to heal others, and in doing so, saves herself.