This book presents 25 exceptional bicycle rides throughout the world--not only in North and South America and Europe but also Nepal/Tibet, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan, Russia, India, Morocco, and Iceland, among other locations. Routes are designed to require seven to fourteen days, and each route is rated on a scale from easy to strenuous. For example, a strenuous route that includes Lhasa and Kathmandu is 506 miles, 95% of which is dirt roads at 13,000 feet. Other routes offer easy to moderate rides with emphasis on sight seeing, stops at pubs and restaurants, and overnights at comfortable inns. The book is full of wonderful, color photographs; the route maps are meager. Each route lists the name of a travel company prepared to make arrangements for that particular ride. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)