Rota Vitae: The Cyclists' Guide to Health and Rational Enjoyment

By Gordon Stables188914 chapters2 images

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Contents

• Introductory: My Friend Russell and I (opens in a new tab)

  The author meets his overworked city friend Russell on a cycling tour and argues against reckless record-riding.
• A Morning at Grace Church Priory: Hints about Healthful Rational Touring (opens in a new tab)

  The pair breakfast and ride to a ruined priory, prompting practical advice on food and pacing for healthy touring.
• Sunny Memories of a Summer's Ramble (opens in a new tab)

  The author recounts an extended caravan tour, advocating slow, observant cycling over record-chasing.
• East Northumbria: Belford and the Regions Round (opens in a new tab)

  A scenic cycling tour through Wooler, Chillingham, Alnwick, Rothbury, and Holy Island in Northumberland.
• Berwick and Surroundings (opens in a new tab)

  Cycling routes through the border country linking Berwick, Kelso, Melrose, Dryburgh, and St Abb's Head.
• Haddington and Round It (opens in a new tab)

  Exploration of the Scottish town of Haddington and its surroundings including Pressmannan Loch and North Berwick.
• Touring in Scotland: New Routes Recommended (opens in a new tab)

  Recommended Scottish touring routes alongside English districts praised for their health-giving cycling scenery.
• Physiological Facts about Food, Alcohol, Aerated Drinks, Smoking, and Tea (opens in a new tab)

  A doctor's plain-spoken guide to nutrition, the dangers of alcohol, and the merits of tea for touring cyclists.
• On Exercise: Winter Riding, Pure Air, Common Sense about Sleep, the Bath (opens in a new tab)

  Advice on balancing exercise with rest, the value of cold baths, winter cycling, and avoiding stimulants.
• Facts about Physic (opens in a new tab)

  A practical guide to medicines and remedies likely to be needed by the touring cyclist on the road.
• Advice to Ladies, Weakly People and Invalids (opens in a new tab)

  Recommendations for cycling as therapy for women, invalids, and those with specific ailments.
• "Do" or "Don't," or Suicide Made Easy (opens in a new tab)

  A cautionary catalogue of reckless cycling habits, overexertion, riding when ill, ignoring diet, that harm health.
• Hobbies and Health: Recreation (opens in a new tab)

  Argues that hobbies and outdoor recreation, combined with cycling, promote longevity and mental well-being.
• Fishing: A Pastime for Cyclists, Concluding Advice (opens in a new tab)

  Recommends fishing as the ideal companion pursuit for cyclists on holiday, with final health advice.