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Cycling's Greatest Misadventures
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By Erich Schweikher (Editor) and Paul Diamond (Editor)
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 (10 Reviews)
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Wilderness Press
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December 31, 1969 |
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Paperback
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Pages:
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256
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"Cycling's Greatest Misadventures" presents twenty-seven true stories which cross the spectrum from terrifying to comical to downright bizarre. In these pages both everyday riders and pros tell their stories of freak accidents, animal attacks, sabotage, idiotic decisions, eerie or unexplained incidents, and other jaw dropping, adrenalin-pumping calamities. These stories bring to life the strange things possibilities that await, once we step on the pedals of our road, mountain, or commuter bikes. A sampling of misadventures in this collection includes the stories of: the mountain biker who follows a bull and then gets gored by it; the twenty African Americans who pioneered cycle touring by completing a Transamerica ride in 1897, but wait - this story gets strange...; the large rat that leapt on top of a woman's bike and slapped her repeatedly with its tail; an inside-the-head narration by a professional racer as he rides a brutal race, and then gets humiliated in changing room afterwards; the recreational cyclist who accidentally rides deep into a prison yard; the computer programmer who crashes a stationary bike during his first spin class; the bike messenger who can't call it quits even after getting hit by eight cars; and, the man who carefully spreads out tacks on the route of an all female race in an attempt to get a date. These stories will make you wonder, drop you to the floor laughing and leave you shaking your head with disbelief.
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 Bad for the head in so many ways, January 23, 2008
By Chris Coulston (Erie, PA USA)
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Unfortunatly, the essays don't have the upbeat humor of the first story of an over zealous triathlete in a spinning class. Thinking that this would be a lot of funny biking stories I bought it. Wish I hadn't. Why?
The story of two guys who decided to throw tacks in front of a women's peloton so the could "come to the rescue of damsels in distress" just pissed me off. The story about people being run over by cars during a cross country ride made me want to give up biking. Oh, then theres the photo crash montage showing someone in mid-flight who died as a result of the crash. Seriously thats just F---ed.
13 of 15 people found the above review helpful.
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 Great Variety, September 10, 2007
By Earth Tone
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I got a chance to read this while on vacation recently. This collection of stories is chock full of variety. I laughed out loud at the image of the cyclist screaming along with a giant rat that hitched a ride. I imagined the strangeness of being confronted by a wild bull while delirious and dehydrated in the Great Basin of Canada, and found cause for reflection of life's fragility in the heartbreaking story of the ride instructor who lost two companions to inattentive drivers. This book may very well make you laugh, cry, and hurl. Highly recommended to the cycling enthusiast.
9 of 9 people found the above review helpful.
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Cycling's Greatest Misadventures, February 19, 2008
By Mark Isaacson
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I was skeptical to purchasing this book as the title alone does not say much. However, being the bike geek that I am, I took the chance and this was by far one of the best book buys of 2007. Think of it like that movie you never heard anything about and then buy a ticket, only to have it turn out to be one of the best films ever. In all honestly, I am not yet finished with the book yet (saving it for an upcoming long flight) but so far, it has had me laughing out load on several occasions... And I don't laugh out load.
3 of 3 people found the above review helpful.
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DC Rat Ride, July 29, 2007
By mss (Phoenix, AZ USA)
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My favorite story in this great collection is by Amy Nevala. Her urban misadventure made me cringe and laugh at the same time.
2 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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Engrossing read, July 16, 2008
By H. Humbert (Baltimore, MD)
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I laughed, I cried. What more can you expect from a book about the sport you love?
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Great laughs, March 20, 2008
By S. Wadle (Wichita, KS)
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This book had me laughing so hard by the second story, that I thought I would cry. Many of the stories are very funny, a few are a little weird, and some are downright scary. A true treasure trove for someone who reads and rides.
However, I also agree with the earlier review that the photo of the fatal attempt to jump the Great Wall should not be included in the book, or at least addressed in a different fashion.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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 A few gems among some unpolished stones, March 7, 2008
By J. Marchand
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There aren't too many books about bicycling, so I'll take whatever I can get. But most of the stories in this collection are just mediocre. A couple are truly poorly written. However, if you can wade through all of them, you'll find a couple true gems. The story about a bike ride through New Orleans only months after Katrina was my favorite. The short one about a man's first indoor spinning class had me laughing out loud. Buy it and then pass it on to a friend. It won't be a book you'll want to reread.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Nothing special., February 25, 2008
By Reader Rider (Croatia)
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I expected more.
There are funny stories, sad stories, historical etc.
Real pell mell.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Cycling, July 12, 2007
By Rhonda Ballard (Knoxville, TN)
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Book was a gift for an avid bicyclist. He enjoyed the book very much. Great timing on the shipping
0 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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good book, October 3, 2011
By Eva Rozsnyay
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I got this book for a friend for his birthday and he loved it! He is an avid bike fan and I though it would be a great gift.
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