The launch date for the new London Cyclist eBook is set: 17th of July 2012. But if you want to get your hands on a copy before everyone else (for Kindle, iPad, Google Nexus, laptop or pretty much any digital device) then help me come up with a strapline!
The handbook has six distinct sections:
- Getting started: This contains everything I wish someone had told me, when I first started cycling in London. From finding the right bike for you, to staying safe and planning a great route.
- Love London: From great bike shops, to charming cycle cafes and unmissable cycling events – London cyclists are truly spoilt. This section is a guide to it all.
- Gear Guide: Helping to guide you through the dazzling array of cycling gear that is available to cyclists. Includes a section on the best upgrades for your bike.
- The Urban Cyclist: From getting oil off your clothes, to the steps to take if your bike is stolen. This is quite a diverse section but will appeal to anyone who’s been cycling for a while.
- The Lazy Cyclists Guide to Bicycle Maintenance: This is the maintenance guide most of us need!
- Go Big or Go Home: This humorously named section is about what comes after you’ve fallen in love with cycling. It’s about how you can take things up to the next level. From sportives to touring – it’s all covered here.
All I need now is a strappy line that explains in a sentence what the handbook is about. If you think you can help – then please leave a comment below! All suggestions are welcome.
If I use your suggestion, you’ll be the first one to receive a copy!
P.S. I seriously appreciate your help – the strapline is something I’ve really been struggling with and the talented illustrator Jack is rightly pestering me to get it over to him so we can finish the cover.
Update: I’ve been absolutely blown away by the suggestions this morning – there’s some very creative minds out there for this early on a Monday! Thank you everyone – can’t reply to all the suggestions right now as I’m jumping on the train to get back to London but keep them coming!
– Don’t Panic! (With apologies to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)
-The London Revolution
-The book you wish you’d had when you started
giggled at the first, love the last!
Do it once, do it right and never look back
…unless negotiating around a parked car.
– For the two wheeled explorer in you
– Unleash the two wheeled explorer in you
– Open up the City and make it yours
– Wear it, fix it, ride it
Hi Andreas,
heres a couple;-
The A to Z of cycling in the
ultimate cyclists city.
or
Everything you need to know
to cycle in the ultimate
cycling city.
regards,
Tony M
“How to conquer London by bike in 6 easy steps”
“Six ways for your bike to love London”
cyclist digest or the bug of all riders
The city cyclopedia.
Discover the joy of cycling in the city !
2 wheels and the capital is covered
Something like;
“Cycling the Grid, The Handbook for the Novice to the Passionate”
How to enjoy the fun and freedom of cycling in the capital
“A handbook… for cyclists… in London – it ain’t rocket science!”
“Two wheels, one city, one handbook”
“How to stay safe, clean, fast and happy on the city streets.”
“Everything you need to know to enjoy cycling in the city”
“A guide to falling in love with city cycling”
“Keeping the wheels on your cycling ambitions”
Might I suggest also that the book seems to be missing a chapter on cycling etiquette?
Coffee, cakes and bikes all you need to know
The City from a saddle – a new perspective.
Health ‘Mantra’ with fun
How to survive the London-cycleopolis
How about
pedalling London
pedalling the monopoly board
pedalling the world’s best city
pedalling people and places
– a wheely useful guide to cycling in London
– re: cycling in London
– London by bike
– everything you always wanted to know about cycling in London but were too cool to ask
Cycling – from cable to shave
Cycling – from cable to behave
Cycling – from cable to wave
I think you get the idea…
Crucial knowledge for life by bike inside the motorway
All you need to know to enjoy cycling in London
Capital Gains on 2 wheels
Capitalizing by bike
Capitalizing on 2 Wheels
2 Wheels for the Capital
for all those contemplating cycling in London – its the definative companion
London: A cyclists survival guide.
Cycling – Because it makes sense!
London By Cycle – the best way to see the best city.
– From Sloane Square Shifters to Cockney Cranks: Your Complete Guide To Biking In The Big Smoke
– Nevermind the buttocks
London rides again.
City slickers.
Always pointing your wheels in the right direction
These wheels were meant for riding, and that’s just what we’ll help you do
Bikes were meant for riding and that’s just what we’ll help you do
Sounds like a great book and I suggest a strap line could be “From novice to expert, this book is all you need to know about cycling in London (and useful for almost anywhere!)”.
The know-how is within
Suggested straplines:
Be a part of the revolution.
Be a part of the two-wheeled revolution.
Be a part of the life-changing revolution.
The compleat cyclopedia.
Commuter, shopper, racer, adventurer.
Find out why they really invented wheel for.
Biking made easy for every bikers especially for Londoners.
London spoked
Falling down
Taste the road
wheely good read
two falts and buckled wheel
riding the range
Cockneys on bikes
Ass rash and petrol fumes
‘For when you’re on your bike’
‘All the information you’ll need’
‘Your guide to the capital’
The capital is built for cycling
ideal
The best form of transport for the capital
The best way to travel around the capital
It’s great for the environment,your health and your pocket too.
So find out more
A definitive guide for successful cycling in the modern metropolis for all.
The How What Wear When Who Ha Guide to Spinning in the Smoke
YOUR BIKE YOUR RIDE !
SEEN IT,DONE IT,BOUGHT THE RIDE!
Two tubes are better than one!
GUIDE TO BECOME
cap I tal
s K illed
E xplorer
SCOUT
Somebody named “Hugh” referred to cyclists as “pushbikers” Ye gods!! Andreas, please don’t think of using that word—-bikes are “pushed” only when they’ve failed mechanically, or when riding is forbidden. Bicycles are ridden, not pushed.
P.R.
Too Fast
Too Furious
Two Wheels
No fuel bills,No road tax No long traffic queues and No parking fees it’s
FREEdom all the way
How about
A guide to London on the inner tube.
Minor amendment:
The definitive guide to London on the inner tube.