Book Review; Heft on Wheels

[Zen]

"the ladies" have a wide variety of tastes.

[indigoiis]

No but wait.
I did note that he rarely, if ever, with few exceptions, mentions women who also participated on his group and organized rides. It was always "I passed this guy" or "this guy passed me." I think as I recall the only women who make appearances in his book are early on: the woman with the big car... later on: the woman in the spin class, and his wife, or "guys wives or girlfriends standing around holding water bottles" at the beginning of the bridge to bridge ride.

It's a guy book.
It's written in a guy-friendly way.
A lot of the issues - particularly the way men gain and lose weight, are guy specific, because he is a guy.
Nothing wrong with that. But it's definitely noticeable. At least to me.

[mimitabby]

valid point Indigo; something we come across a lot. That's why I'm so looking forward to the book I just ordered from Amazon.ca,

Llamas And Empanadas

[Zen]

That just happens to be the world he lives in, not the world we live in. Or for that matter a world I've ever witnessed in cycling outside of pro racing. With that in mind it doesn't preclude any appreciation of the basic message of the book. We still read bicycling magazine (ok, so that's by default) and I even read Men's Health on occasion.