Transport Literature
Below is a list of relevant books in the possession of people involved with the Transport Group. If you would like to borrow one of the below, please email stroud@bicycology.org.uk. It is hoped that at some point Transition Town Stroud will have a permanent, housed Library, or section at Stroud Library (as exists in Totnes). At the bottom of this page is a list of cycle maps, arranged by area.
Babylon by Bike: the unofficial ‘zine of the G8Bikeride – Negomi, 2005
The Bicycle in Love, War and Literature – Seamus McGonagle, first published 1968.
The Bicycology Guide to Bicycology – the Bicycology Collective, 2006.
Biking: An Outdoor Adventure Handbook – Hugh McManners, Dorling Kindersley, 1996.
Cycle: The Magazine of CTC, the UK’s National Cyclists’ Organisation – various issues.
Cyclecraft: Skilled Cycling Techniques for Adults – John Franklin, 1997 Edition.
England by Bicycle – Frederick Alderson, first published 1974.
Full Tilt: from Dublin to Delhi with a Bicycle – Dervla Murphy, first published 1965.
Freedom To Go: after the motor age - Colin Ward, Freedom Press, 1991.
London Cyclist: the magazine of the London cycling campaign – various issues.
The Maintenance of Bicycles – Reader’s Digest Basic Guide, 1984 reprint.
Off the Rails: Moscow to Beijing on recumbent bikes - Chris Hatherly & Tim Cope, first published 2003.
Piccolo Bicycle Book, The - Richard Ballantine, first published 1977.
The Preposterous Green Views of the Motorist – Mappa Mundi, Issue No. 3, est. 1994.
Ramlin’ Rose: the Boatwoman’s Story – Sheila Stewart, 1993.
Kings of the Mountains: How Columbia’s cycling heroes changed their Nation’s history – Matt Rendell, first published 2002.
Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, 2nd edition – Lennard Zinn, 2005.
Cycle Maps Available through Transition Town Stroud
Area
Severn & Thams Cycle Route - Sustrans routes & 41 from Gloucester to Newbury
Avon/Bristol
The Avon Cycleway - Map and guide to the 85 mile circular cycle route around Bristol and Bath
Bristol
Inner Bristol Cycle Map Bristol & Bath Cycling Map
Cheltenham
Cheltenham Cycle Map
Cotswold
Cotswold and Severn Vale Cycling Companion - 6 on road circular routes
Cycling in the Cotswolds - 25 mapped cycle tours
Cotswold Rideabout - 17 family cycle rides - by our own Sheila Booth!
Dorset
North Dorset Cycleway
Cycleways in Poole
Purbeck Cycleway + 6 routes around Purbeck
Exmoor
Map and Guidebook Includes cycling routes
Gloucester
Gloucester Cycle Map Includes Quedgeley, Highnam, Churchdown and Brockworth
Kennet and Avon
Kennet and Avon Cycle Route 84 mile mainly traffic free cycle route between Reading and Bath - Part of the National Cycle Route
Limpley Stoke
Limpley Stock Valley Discovery Map Route between Bathampton and Bradford on Avon
London
Central London Cycling Map - from London Cycling Campaign
Somerset
Cycling in the Blackdown Hills - 8 circular routes
South Somerset & W Dorset - regional route 30
South Somerset Moors - 4 circular rides around Langport
The Strawberry Line - Yatton to Cheddar - Sustrans route 26
South Gloucestershire
A map for cyclists Covers Patchway, Bradley Stoke, Thornbury, Alveston, Winterbourne, Yate, Chipping Sodbury and Frampton Cotterell
Stroud District
Stroud District Cycling Map
Swindon
Swindon Cycle Map and Guide Covers cycle routes, parking, maintenance, shops and contacts
Swindon and N Wiltshire
Forest Discovery Purton Timberland Trail
Scotland
Cycling in Scotland: Collins Pocket Reference – John Hancox, first published 1997.
Thames Valley
London to Oxford Cycle Route Map 98 mile National Cycle Network route
West Country
West Country Way Cycle Route Sustrans route 3
Camel Trail cycle routes pack
The Cornish Way - Over 200 miles of interlinking trails connecting Bude to Lands End
24 one-day routes in Cornwall & Devon (OS book)
Cycling in Devon & Cornwall - 32 secnic routes (book)
Cycling in Mid Devon
North Cornwall - 6 cycle routes – The Bude & Holsworthy area
Wiltshire
The Wiltshire Cycleway Includes maps of Bradford on Avon, Malmesbury and Salisbury
Byway Heritage Cycle Route - bewteen Winchester & Shaftesbury
Off road cycling in Wiltshire
Walking & Cycling in SW Wilts
Abroad
Denmark - Cycle routes in North Jutland Region