Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Richard Ballantine

Born: July 25, 1940
Died: May 29, 2013 (aged 72)
Bio: Richard Ballantine was a cycling writer, journalist and cycling advocate. Born in America, the son of Ian and Betty Ballantine of Ballantine Books, and educated at the Browning School in New York and Columbia University, he principally resided in London, England.
Known for:
- Ultimate bicycle book (1998)
- Richard's 21st Century Bicycle Book (1987)
- Richards' bicycle repair manual (1994)
- City Cycling (2007)
- Cyclist's Britain (1986)