The Best Book of Bikes

The Best Book of Bikes is a multi-faceted and comprehensive look at everything to do with bikes.

The Best Book of Bikes builds on the well-respected name of Popular Mechanics for Kids™, which boasts a successful television series, website, and line of merchandise.

Discover how bikes evolved from two-wheeled toy horses into today's lean, mean, pedaling machines. Meet some of the world's great cycling heroes. Delve into the mechanics of how bikes work. Get gunky as you become a bonafide grease monkey.

This high-energy, entertaining, and informative book is a must for all bike owners.

Features include:

• Incredible facts about the history, invention, science, heroes, and culture of bikes
• Lively language and illustrations demystify the mechanics of biking
• Easy-to-follow illustrations with simple step-by-step instructions show kids exactly what they need to do to maintain their bikes
• Amazing and off-the-wall biking stories, stunts, and feats pop up throughout the pages
• Interactive puzzles, games, and activities get kids thinking about the mechanics of biking
• An easy-to-use glossary of technical terms, such as crank, derailleur, and sprocket - valuable definitions in simple language