Originally Posted by TrackGuy

Going off a bit of a tangent here, not sure if these books qualify as "accessories"...

• Bicycle: The History by David Herlihy
Interesting history of the bicycle, good for those long winter evenings when there's a raging blizzard outside and you can't ride.

• Effective Cycling by John Forester
John Forester opines on many different cycling related subjects. Included are recipes for homebrew chain lube and his treatise on MUPs & bike lanes. Not sure about his recommendation on using kerosene as a degreaser, my Dad preferred gasoline...

• Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance by Lennard Zinn
I like to do my own maintenance. There a lots of good books on bike maintenance, I just happened upon this particular one by chance as I desperately needed to update my Glenn's.