This month's free University of Chicago Press ebook is
Cycling Science: How Rider and Machine Work Together by Max Glaskin.
For Cycling Science: How Rider and Machine Work Together British cyclist and journalist Max Glaskin mined hundreds of scientific studies and academic papers for findings that he explains in accessible language. The book is organized around a series of questions and answers framed to educate professional and recreational riders as well as the scientifically curious. The questions range from the practical (What is the most efficient bike design?) to the speculative (Why might plasma be the future of bike materials?). Each answer is accompanied by a terrific set of infographics. Boston Globe