I highly recommend 'Bicycle Design' by Mike Burrows for a good summary of bicycle technology. A very easy read, written by something of an iconoclast, but I love his style and can't argue with his accomplishments.

Finally finished 'The Dancing Chain', and it was a great book. Not exactly the read for a relaxing day in the hammock, but I would think a very valuable reference book for anyone interested in the technical history of the machine's running gear.

I am still looking for an equivalent on frame design. I thought I had a copy of 'Designing And Building Your Own Frameset' last week, but someone had just snatched it out from under me. Has anyone read that one, or Tim Paterek's manual? Comments? Other suggestions?

Cheers...Gary