Retro Bike Bible - thoughts ??

[FluffyChicken]

And scrap the shite analogue terminology.
That's modern talk.

 

[Totoro]

This would be much easier and cheaper as an E-book than a physical book. Easier to edit, update, share and the cost would be so much cheaper and more people (like me) are turning to E-books and lots of us already have at least one device to read them on, phone, tablet, computer and Kindle ETC

Good luck

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I think the chance of schism is very high.

 

[velomentary]

Great plenty interest. I'm totally unattached to the whole process so whatever format it takes is fine with me. E books are cool and so are real books so could be available in both formats quite easily. I've always preferred to pick something up rather than download it but that's fine. Not sure how it would work. I suppose there is a degree of what would a book look like ? Photos only photos and text etc. What's the best way to even start a ball rolling ??

 

[FluffyChicken]

What was the Retobike book done about 10 or so years back, they had a copy up in Reeth/Dales bike cafe.


Here a review thread to get ideas...
Or do it Freewheel style?
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/the-rb-official-mtb-cycling-book-review-thread.231780/

 

[90's Ninja]

Are you thinking of a book that is mostly catalogue and period correct builds or will it include resto-mods?

 

[KayOs]

Are thinking of a book that is mostly catalogue and period correct builds or will it include resto-mods?

I think a whole picture of the scene needs a bit of everything. Also Catalogues already exist...

 

[raidan73]

Sounds like a good idea if someone can pull it all together. I'd be keen to contribute

 

[Roasted]

I like the idea of this, would be awesome if someone could pull it off and would be happy to contribute.

 

[danson67]

Sounds like the sort of thing Penguin/Dorling-Kindersley would publish.

I had a couple of my bikes featured in the mountainbike section of their "The Bicycle Book" back in 2016, but haven't seen a mountainbike-specific book of theirs. Review of that 256 page coffee table plank here: https://road.cc/content/review/204638-dorling-kindersley-bicycle-book

Tom Price-Jones (@iconoclassic) organised the photoshoot.

All the best,