Both are really good! I read them over the winter.
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05-26-2005, 07:37 AM #1
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05-26-2005, 08:14 AM #2
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I enjoy the bike travelogues--they are not always about the love of cycling, but they do give you an idea of how much more of your surroundings you experience on the bike. If that sounds interesting to you, try Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Andrew X. Pham.
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05-26-2005, 08:28 AM #3
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What terrific suggestions, everyone!
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
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05-26-2005, 10:08 AM #4
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The Immortal Class
a memoir of a season as a bike messenger2015 Liv Intrigue 2
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05-26-2005, 10:19 AM #5
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the Memory of Running by Ron Mclarty.
A wonderful story about a man facing major issues in his life. He gets on his very old, trusty bike just to take a ride and ..............
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05-26-2005, 10:28 AM #6
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I loved "Miles from Nowhere" by Barbara Savage and "Hey mom I can ride my bike across America" by John S Bottener. These are great books and very inspirational.
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05-26-2005, 11:33 AM #7
I love headwinds! Really?
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Loved "The Race" as someone here mentioned and I also read "American Flyers" long before it was made into a movie. Unfortunately I didn't steal that one from the ex when I moved out so I'll to find it again, not a clue who the author is but I remember the book was great.
Thanks Irulan, I was trying the remember that name of "The Immortal Class" the other day when I was at Borders!Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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