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I found The Art of Cycling by Robert Hurst illuminating and I would be interested to hear what other people think of it. I thought the emphasis on attentiveness was correct and the book showed a proper interest in road surfaces, which led to one really good teaching point - the first thing you do before looking behind is look ahead.
Overall, Hurst argues for cyclists taking complete personal responsibility for their ride. This implies that you cannot ever unthinkingly rely on any manoeuvre or regulation or technique - he is arguing against doctrinaire lane takers and those who over sell the efficacy of making eye contact. One corollary of his position is that since the artful cyclist knows that other road users will make mistakes, there is no point getting particularly irate - much better to put your available psychic energy into self reflection and possibly review your route planning if the issues are frequent.
One issue that I am not aware any training books cover well is cycling with lots of other cyclists - Franklin in particular seems to have in mind a single and lonely cyclist. For those who have too much spare time, do check the front brake cable route on the Cyclecraft cover below. I know that these covers are staged but it adds to my personal difficulty in constructing a convincing picture of John Franklin actually cycling.