Europe by Bike: 18 Tours Geared for Discovery

by Karen Whitehill and Terry Whitehill

The best-selling first edition of Europe by Bike (over 20,000 copies sold) opened up a whole new world for cyclists, with 18 tours through Europe's country lanes, back roads, villages, and cities.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898863171
• ISBN13: 9780898863178
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful Adventure

I used an earlier edition of this book for a trip from Genoa to Barcelona in September 1989, and for a trip from Lisbon to Tangiers in May 1990. I was 23/24 at the time, and had never toured on my own prior to those trips. The book was perfect: good advice for purchasing/maintaining a tour bike, good description of routes and side trips, good advice on special little things to see and do along the way (I think I used it in conjunction with the relevant 'Lets Go' guides). I had two fantastic adventures. Somewhere along the way I lost my book so, nearly 20 years later, I am buying a new copy to share with my husband and daughter.

Europe by Bike 1991 edition

I used the 1991 book to plan my 2002 solo biking trip from Salzburg, Austria to Budapest, Hungary. 11 years later I found their directions were still quite accurate. That trip was an absolute delight. I am now planning another solo bike trip in September 2006 that will follow the Whitehill's route from Brussels Belgium to Versailles, France to Angers, France and back to Versailles.

Take the book and bike!

I used their first edition for my first bike trip in 1991, and can't recommend it enough. I really didn't have any other bike book then, and this one got me across Italy, through part of France, and across Germany. I used the same edition a couple years later, and it was still helpful.The advice was all clear, particular the directions--what to look for, where to turn. Maps were good. I've had time over the years to compare it to a couple other bike touring books, and this was clearly the best. Roads change, of course, and I hope to see new editions.

Basis for 2 months cycling across Europe

I used this book for a 2 month sabbatical cycling 2,000 miles thru 12 countries in '96. I had never toured before and I give it credit for making the trip a hugh success.Now I am planning a second trip thru Scandinavia and I only wish it included more of Eastern Europe (I can't seem to find an alternate source).My guess is that the entire series is worthwhile.