Gene Portuesi's Cyclo-Pedia: America's Finest Cycling Handbook and Catalogue (9th Edition)
by Gene Portuesi
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Cadillac, MI: Cyclo-Pedia, 1971 Cyclo-Pedia, Cadillac Michigan. 1971, Softcover/Magazine. Stated 9th Edition. Magazine is tight, square, and unmarked. Magazine Condition: Very Good; light wear to spine; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure staples; text is secure in binding. 53 pp 4to. Laid in is a 8-page parts price list for bicycles and bicycle parts from Cyclo-Pedia. This was "America's finest cycling handbook and catalogue catering to the connoisseur". It is a 53 page catalog printed in 1971 with a cover photo of the TOSRV69. This catalog contains the following articles written: A Prelude to Cycle Camping, Butted Tubing in a Bicycle, A Cadence Chart, Cycling Tips, Have Bicycle, Why Struggle?, How to Order, North, South, East, and Westward, Ho!, Preface Letter, The Bicycle for You, Tubular Bicycle Repairs, and Use of Derailleur Gears by Gene Portuesi and Nancy Baranet. The catalog portion contains parts, upgrade parts, attire, tools, watches, cycle bags, and much more. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016828
- Title
- Gene Portuesi's Cyclo-Pedia: America's Finest Cycling Handbook and Catalogue (9th Edition)
- Author
- Gene Portuesi
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cyclo-Pedia
- Place of Publication
- Cadillac, MI
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- bicycles, bicycle parts, bicycle riding, bicycle racing, bicycle repairs, Gene Portusi's Cyclo-Pedia, Gene Portusi, cycling,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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