The Adventures Of A Bicycle Frame Builder Old Enough To Know Better

Download or read book The Adventures of a Bicycle Frame Builder - Old Enough To Know Better written by Malc Cowle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the contrasting backdrops of industrial Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales, Old Enough to Know Better tells the story of ten years in the life of bicycle frame builder, Malc Cowle. It was a decade when Malc should have been enjoying peace and tranquillity. Instead, it proved to be exactly the opposite; a period of turmoil, death threats and danger. It's a story involving the curse of alcoholism, a major currency counterfeiting operation, seduction, deceit, betrayal and murder. It's also a wonderful guide to good cycling, pubs and campsites in the Yorkshire Dales and other parts of the North of England. An exciting and absorbing read from start to finish.

Download or read book The Devil's Jig written by Malc Cowle and published by Malc Cowle. This book was released on 2010-05-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Hand gets caught up in the rivalry between two music festivals which is threatening to upset the idyllic rural harmony of his adopted Dentingdale.A host of well-drawn characters from the Dale and from Mike's former life play out an absorbing tale that moves effortlessly between the bar of 'The Sun' and the glorious landscape beyond.As the plot unfolds, Mike becomes the innocent victim of a hit-and-run accident that develops into an excellent 'whodunit' and ultimately a surprising denouement involving his friends, his son Tom, a clever Mancunian copper and even a former lover.This tale cannot fail to fascinate and enthral its readers, even one who doesn't keep up with the latest rumours circulating in 'The Sun'.Bob PontefractGawthrop, Dentdale

Download or read book Dirty Politics - Hard Times - A Trilogy of Chartism written by Malc Cowle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Cotton was King, labour was cheap. Less than three men in a hundred had the vote and the few women who'd enjoyed that right had the franchise taken off them. Toil, trouble and degradation for the many, produced vast riches and leisure for a few. Ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, people refused to accept their servile position in society. They defied Church and State to fight against corruption, for universal suffrage and the basic rights we take for granted in a Parliamentary democracy. These are the tales of just a few. The author skilfully weaves his work of fiction into the historical tapestry of the Industrial Revolution, bringing his characters to life in the world's first industrial city - Manchester - the town of Long Chimneys. PUBLISHED IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY IN MANCHESTER'S TWIN CITY OF SALFORD.

Download or read book Dirty Politics - Famine Times - A Trilogy of Blasphemies written by Malc Cowle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cotton was no longer King and Manchester's mills remained idle. The Etherow-O'Donnell and Akroyd families find themselves battling against a new enemy - a lack of work and widespread starvation. Famine stalked the land as the forces of the Confederacy and the Union battled it out in a war between Americans - brother against brother - father against son. The outcome of the Civil War would determine the future of the U.S. - whether democracy and liberty would triumph, or a new Confederate States of America emerge - a separate country with a government based on chattel-slavery and despotism. Just as Americans found themselves divided, so too did the antagonistic classes in the cotton-manufacturing region of England. Once again the author skilfully weaves his weft of fiction into the warp of historical reality. An exciting read from start to finish. PUBLISHED IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY IN MANCHESTER'S TWIN CITY OF SALFORD.

Download or read book Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction written by Marc-Andre R. Chimonas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular belief, building a strong well-aligned bicycle frame does not require thousands of dollars of tools or weeks of hands-on training. This manual instructs the reader how to construct a quality lugged bicycle frame using inexpensive tools. Sections of this manual describe: principals of bicycle design; brazing technique; the use of inexpensive air-fuel and industrial grade oxy-fuel torches; tube mitering; jigging using inexpensive materials; builds for 26 inch, 650c, 650b, and 700c wheels; builds for tires up to 45 mm wide; and a step-by-step walkthrough of the frame building process. Build the following: road racing bicycles, all-road bicycles, touring bicycles, commuting bicycles, fixies and single speed bicycles, cyclocross and monstercross bicycles.

Download or read book The Epiplectic Bicycle written by Edward Gorey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an intrepid voyage of epic proportion with a hero unequaled in the annals of literature. Gorey is "a man of enormous erudition . . . an artist and writer of genius" ("The New Yorker").

Download or read book Atomic Zombie's Bicycle Builder's Bonanza written by Brad Graham and published by McGraw-Hill Education TAB. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. ATOMIC ZOMBIE'S BICYCLE BUILDER'S BONANZA SUPERBIKES (FOR STINGY BUDGETS) For bicycle lovers, tinkerers, and inventors, this dream resource offers hours of fun, creativity, and adventure. If you have standard workshop tools, Atomic Zombie's Bicycle Builder's Bonanza provides everything else you need to create cool custom bicycles on a shoestring budget. You’ll find exciting plans for choppers, low racers, tall bikes, recumbents, tandems, and others that defy description. You'll learn how easy -- and cheap -- it can be to build machines with names like Marauder, Sky Cycle, and Hammerhead -- to construct bicycles whose profiles will make you gasp -- and to make your own recumbent bike that can speed along at 80 kph on the flats. This book shows you how to build them all, complete with photos and detailed instructions! Written by long-time bike hobbyist and inventor Brad Graham, founder and host of the atomiczombie.com bicycle builder's Web site, and creator of the world's tallest bike, this value-packed, heavily illustrated manual offers an exciting range of resources from complete custom bike plans to details on working with tools and customizing bikes you already own.