Description
Discover the enchanting world of cycling with 'Need for the Bike', a brand new book that beautifully intertwines the joy, challenges, and philosophy of biking. This 2019 release from Profile Books captures the essence of cycling, from the simple pleasure of learning to ride in childhood to the complex emotions involved in climbing steep hills and experiencing the thrill of speed. This unique read delves into the paradoxes of cycling, highlighting how riding can be both restorative and tiresome, beneficial and punishing. Each page resonates with cherished universal moments that all cyclists can relate to, making it an essential addition to your cycling library.
Whether you're an avid cyclist or just beginning your biking journey, 'Need for the Bike' offers reflections on the sights, sounds, and sensations that accompany each ride. It's not just a book; it’s a tribute to the freedom that comes with cycling and the personal landscapes we navigate on two wheels. Enhance your understanding of why we all truly need the bike in our lives.
Order now and enjoy fast delivery right to your door, ensuring you're one step closer to immersing yourself in this remarkable cycling narrative that will inspire your next adventure.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781788162692
Year: 2019
Publisher: Profile Books
Description:
'I ride to rest and to tire myself out; I ride to do myself good and to do myself harm.'
... one of the many cycling paradoxes explored in this unique and delightful book.
'I've never got over this miracle.'
Starting with the childhood joy of learning to ride a bike, Need for the Bike goes on to relate the agony of climbing, the angst of crashing, and all the other universal moments and feelings which all cyclists will recognise.
'To get on a bike is to take possession of the landscape.'
The sounds, smells, pains and joys of riding with friends or alone, finding things on the road; getting lost, 're-reading' familiar routes; Paul Fournel's classic comes as close as any book has to an encapsulation of why we all need the bike ...
Whether you're an avid cyclist or just beginning your biking journey, 'Need for the Bike' offers reflections on the sights, sounds, and sensations that accompany each ride. It's not just a book; it’s a tribute to the freedom that comes with cycling and the personal landscapes we navigate on two wheels. Enhance your understanding of why we all truly need the bike in our lives.
Order now and enjoy fast delivery right to your door, ensuring you're one step closer to immersing yourself in this remarkable cycling narrative that will inspire your next adventure.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781788162692
Year: 2019
Publisher: Profile Books
Description:
'I ride to rest and to tire myself out; I ride to do myself good and to do myself harm.'
... one of the many cycling paradoxes explored in this unique and delightful book.
'I've never got over this miracle.'
Starting with the childhood joy of learning to ride a bike, Need for the Bike goes on to relate the agony of climbing, the angst of crashing, and all the other universal moments and feelings which all cyclists will recognise.
'To get on a bike is to take possession of the landscape.'
The sounds, smells, pains and joys of riding with friends or alone, finding things on the road; getting lost, 're-reading' familiar routes; Paul Fournel's classic comes as close as any book has to an encapsulation of why we all need the bike ...