If you're thinking about buying a full carbon road bike and all the gear to go with it in pursuit of cycling pleasure, then read this book first. It'll save you a whole load of cash, pain and disappointment whilst showing you how to really enjoy cycling as a recreational pursuit. I've been cycling just about as long as the author has and have independently come to many of the same conclusions explained in this book. So save yourself 40+ years of trying to get it right and learn how much enjoyment there can be in not pretending to be like a road racing pro.
The author Grant Petersen is a bicycle designer and the founder of Rivendell Bicycle Works. He was U.S. marketing director for Bridgestone Cycle (U.S.A.), Inc. during the 1980s and 1990s, where he designed the XO series of bicycles.
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May 01, 2016
Just Ride - by Grant Petersen
If you're thinking about buying a full carbon road bike and all the gear to go with it in pursuit of cycling pleasure, then read this book first. It'll save you a whole load of cash, pain and disappointment whilst showing you how to really enjoy cycling as a recreational pursuit. I've been cycling just about as long as the author has and have independently come to many of the same conclusions explained in this book. So save yourself 40+ years of trying to get it right and learn how much enjoyment there can be in not pretending to be like a road racing pro.
The author Grant Petersen is a bicycle designer and the founder of Rivendell Bicycle Works. He was U.S. marketing director for Bridgestone Cycle (U.S.A.), Inc. during the 1980s and 1990s, where he designed the XO series of bicycles.
December 28, 2011
What Kind of Cyclist Are You?
When people find out that I am a keen cyclist the first question that is always asked is "what kind of cyclist are you?". Although this may seem to be a perfectly straight forward question, it's one that I struggle to answer in any coherent way. It reminds me of being back in the seventies when people would ask you what sort of music you liked and you knew that depending on the answer you gave that you would immediately be judged, pigeon holed or worse, depending on the inquisitors own personal preference and tribal instincts. Strangely that while musical prejudice has all but disappeared over the subsequent decades, snobbery and tribalism amongst cyclists has risen to being from nowhere. Cyclists have developed their own style and even fashion according to their chosen discipline, be it the mud splattered victim that is the MTB trials rider or the chic messenger bag toting fixed gear town rider. Blogger "BikeSnobNYC" in his excellent book "Bike Snob" hilariously caricatures no less than ten cycling stereotypes, explaining why other cyclists don't like them and also their compatibility with other cyclists. According to Bike Snob it appears that I am a "Lone Wolf"... but what about you?
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