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DPL: National Bike Month

Celebrate National Bike Month by taking a ride, watching a movie and reading a book about bikes! In this 40 item list you'll find inspirational reads, bike repair guides, training and fitness items, and children's materials. Updated for 2025.

Deschutes Public Library

40 items

  • Join Eleanor Davis on a two-wheeled journey across the landscape of America, and through the heart and mind of the artist.
    BookSeattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Incorporated, 2024. — AGN Davis, E
  • 100 Bike Rides of a Lifetime

    the World's Ultimate Cycling Experiences

    Smith, Roff
    This inspiring illustrated guide reveals the ultimate bucket list destinations for cyclists
    BookWashington, DC : National Geographic, [2023] — SPORTS & RECREATION / OUTDOOR RECREATION / 910.4 NATIONAL
  • Live to Ride

    Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle

    Flax, Peter
    A bicycle can also transport you to an entirely different mindset, a place where you can embrace the unexpected and live in the moment.
    BookNew York, NY : Artisan Books, 2024. — SPORTS & RECREATION / OUTDOOR RECREATION / 796.6019 FLAX PETER
  • Bicycling With Butterflies

    My 10,201-mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration

    Dykman, Sara
    Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles.
    BookPortland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021. — NATURE & ANIMALS / ANIMALS / 595.789 DYKMAN SARA
  • She Rides

    Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico

    Vrecek, Alenka
    Determined to awaken her dying spirit and heal her battered body, Alenka loaded her mountain bike with 50 pounds' worth of camping gear and set off on a 2,500-mile journey.
    BookBerkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2023. — SPORTS & RECREATION / GENERAL / 796.63 VRECEK ALENKA
  • Coffee First, Then the World

    One Woman's Record -breaking Pedal Around the Planet

    Graham, Jenny (Endurance cyclist)
    16 countries, 124 days and 18,000 miles. This is the story of one woman's solo lap of the planet by bike.'The relief was immense: no longer was I talking, thinking or worrying about this. I was just actually doing it.
    Book[[Place of publication not identified]] : Bloomsbury Sport, 2023. — SPORTS & RECREATION / GENERAL / 796.6092 GRAHAM JENNY
  • On Freedom Road

    Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad

    Goodrich, David M.
    Over the course of four years, David Goodrich rode his bicycle 3,000 miles east of the Mississippi to travel the routes of the Underground Railroad and delve into the history and stories in the places where they happened.
    BookNew York : Pegasus Books, 2023. — HISTORY / EARLY MODERN / 973.7115 GOODRICH DAVID
  • Checkout a bike repair kit from Deschutes Public Library!
    3D ObjectBend, Oregon : Deschutes Public Library, 2024. — LIBRARY OF THINGS / BIKE REPAIR V.3 (Deschutes County Library only)
  • Practical Cycling

    Equip, Maintain and Repair Your Bicycle

    Belando, Laurent
    Passionate cyclist and photographer Belando (Urban Cycling) and avid cyclist and athlete Roussel deliver a detailed manual on bike ownership and enjoyment with a can-do approach to maintenance and repair.
    BookBuffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2023. — SPORTS & RECREATION / OUTDOOR RECREATION / 629.28772 BELANDO LAURENT
  • Fully revised with the latest models and equipment, such as electronic gear shifting and internal cable routing, this manual is esssential reading for every cyclist.
    BookNew York, New York : DK Publishing, 2021. — SPORTS & RECREATION / OUTDOOR RECREATION / 629.28772 SIDWELLS CHRIS
  • With hundred of hints, tips and pieces of advice from some of the world's best professional cycling mechanics, this book is an indispensable guide to prepping your bike like the pros. Packed with detailed photographs and step-by-step…
    BookChicago, Illinois : Triumph Books LLC, [2019] — 629.28772 Edwardes-Evans
  • Discover how to: Choose the proper bike -- Select appropriate gear -- Properly pack your equipment -- Identify the best routes.
    BookGuilford, Connecticut ; Helena, Montana : FalconGuides, [2016] — SPORTS & RECREATION / OUTDOOR RECREATION / 796.64 LICHTER JUSTIN
  • Bikepacking

    Exploring the Roads Less Cycled

    They say that what matters is the journey and not the destination, and that couldn't be more accurate when one goes bikepacking. Choosing the path less travelled, exploring the surroundings at every pedal of the way, and embracing the…
    BookBerlin : gestalten, 2021. — 796.6 Bikepacking
  • The number of new purpose-built, long-distance cycling routes is increasing all the time and this comprehensive book selects the top 75 to add to your bicycling bucket list. Lonely Planet describes the route in step-by-step detail with a…
    BookDublin, Ireland : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2023. — TRAVEL / GENERAL / 910 LONELY
  • The world looks to Portland, Oregon as an example of how bicycle culture can blossom out of the ruinous freeways of car-oriented civilization. Aftermass is the first feature documentary to explore the events, people, politics, and social…
    Streaming VideoMVD Entertainment Group, 2014.
  • A five year journey. Thousands of miles biked. Unlikely champions born. ALL FOR ONE follows the a tremendous team of Aussies on their long road to success becoming Australia’s first ProTour cycling team.
    Streaming VideoGravitas, 2018.
  • Klunkerz

    a Film About Mountain Biking

    Documents mountain bike history during the late 1960s and 1970s in Northern California. The film examines the relationships of the San Francisco Bay Area hippies, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs who are directly responsible for the…
    Streaming Video[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
  • Mountain Bike, Bend

    46 Select Singletrack Routes

    Bryce, Katy
    Bend has approximately 300 miles of continuously linked singletrack close to town, includes classic routes, as well as some little-known gems. This new guidebook will put you on the best-of-the-best of the area's singletrack. Each ride…
    BookSeattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2017] — 796.63 Bryce
  • Road Biking Oregon

    a Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides in the State

    Dunegan, Lizann
    Carefully designed tours, which vary in length and difficutly, covering a whole range of abilities and fitness levels; detailed profiles of each ride, including traffic conditions, terrain, and length; vivid descriptions of points of…
    BookGuilford, Connecticut : FalconGuides, [2013] — SPORTS & RECREATION OUTDOOR RECREATION 917.95 DUNEGAN LIZANN