VeloLoser
24Feb/102

Hate Riding the Trainer?

Buffalo Home Trainer, 1886

Just Be Glad It's Not 1886!

I recently took my aviation-obsessed six year old to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Among the planes, trains and automobiles, there's a small exhibit of bicycles, including this early exercise bike. A nearby tag explained that "racers and long-distance riders developed speed and endurance by exercising on the 1886 Buffalo Home Trainer."

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23Feb/101

Bike Snob: The Book

I'm guessing many of you are already familiar with the hilarious BikeSnobNYC blog.

On April 21, BikeSnobNYC's book Bike Snob: Systematically and Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling will hit the shelves.

Cycling is exploding in a good way. Urbanites everywhere, from ironic hipsters to earth-conscious commuters, are taking to the bike like aquatic mammals to water. BikeSnobNYC cycling's most prolific, well-known, hilarious, and anonymous blogger brings a fresh and humorous perspective to the most important vehicle to hit personal transportation since the horse. Bike Snob treats readers to a laugh-out-loud rant and rave about the world of bikes and their riders, and offers a unique look at the ins and outs of cycling, from its history and hallmarks to its wide range of bizarre practitioners. Throughout, the author lampoons the missteps, pretensions, and absurdities of bike culture while maintaining a contagious enthusiasm for cycling itself. Bike Snob is an essential volume for anyone who knows, is, or wants to become a cyclist.

If you like, you can pre-order the book now for a few dollars off the cover price, and it will arrive at your address on the release date.

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