any who rides...

must read this book. it will not only give you insight into the mind of a roadie (if you are not one), but you may even come away for a greater appreciation of the 'roadie world', or even cycling in general. even though i'm not a roadie, i came away with greater insight into myself as a cyclist.

if you have someone near and dear to you that doesn't quite understand your 'hobby'/sport...buy this book for them. so that they are able to understand you, as a cyclist, more.

jamie smith writes in a style that is clear, and humorist to get the world of the roadie across. and jef mallett does the art for the book (hell, mallett is just awesome for his work in frazz, who is a cyclist too...if you haven't read this comic...do so).

smith answers the question of why roadies are the way they are. and even working in a shop, and going to cross races i've asked myself this question...'what's up their ass?' maybe because i consider myself more of a 'general cyclist', and not limited to one style of riding...the roadie is a confusing thing. when a roadie comes into the shop in peak wrenching season, and wants his bike back in five minutes...when i know the problem is more than that even if we were dead, much less packed. i now have an idea. so thanks for the enlightenment.

namaste...