Books about biking journeys

[jitterjepp]

Anyone have know of any good books about bicycle journeys?

I just finished A Crossing by Brian Newhouse who I believe is a Minnesota author. This guy rides from Seattle to Maine while dealing with turmoil of a "born again" girlfriend and a dad who wants to save him. Pretty good book that got to be super religious and then ended much different that what I thought it would. For a bike journey book I give it an eight out of ten wheels but I was kind of going down memory lane the whole time because I've traveled route he took quite a few times by car either because I was going east or heading out to Seattle.
He starts riding on July 29 and gets done September 18.

[Kingbozo]

Anyone have know of any good books about bicycle journeys?



I remember hearing about this book, but I never read it:

The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa
by Neil Peart (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Neil%20Peart/103-7375464-0205414)

Yes. It is that Neil Peart

Dysentery, drunken soldiers, and corrupt officials provide the background for Neil Peart's physical and spiritual cycling journey through West Africa. The prolific drummer for the rock band Rush travels through African villages, both large and small, and relates his story through photographs, journal entries, and tales of adventure, while simultaneously addressing issues such as differences in culture, psychology, and labels. Literary and artistic sidekicks such as Aristotle, Dante, and Van Gogh join Peart and his cycling companions, reminding the reader that this is not just another travel book—it is a story of both external and introspective discovery and adventure.

[KleinCrazy]

I remember hearing about this book, but I never read it:

The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa
by Neil Peart (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Neil%20Peart/103-7375464-0205414)

Yes. It is that Neil Peart

Thanks for the info, Stopping by the library on the way home to pick it up.

[Trevize1138]

Not to hijack a thread, but I'm of the opinion that Rush (the band) sorta sucks. They suck a lot.

I'm actually 10 pages in to chronicling our trip along the Maah Daah Hey trail two years ago. Don't expect great things out of it, just wanted to write it. Hopefully I'll get my butt in gear and finish at least a rough draft in good time.

[Kingbozo]

Thanks for the info, Stopping by the library on the way home to pick it up.

Let me know what you think.

[jitterjepp]

Not to hijack a thread, but I'm of the opinion that Rush (the band) sorta sucks. They suck a lot.

I'm actually 10 pages in to chronicling our trip along the Maah Daah Hey trail two years ago. Don't expect great things out of it, just wanted to write it. Hopefully I'll get my butt in gear and finish at least a rough draft in good time.
I used to love that band. Now I think they kind of suck too but I can put that asside for a good book about a cycling journey. Great..now I have Tom Sawyer playing in my head. Thanks a lot! arghhh

[jitterjepp]

I remember hearing about this book, but I never read it:


I think they guy was on MPR last week. I walked into my place a few days ago and saw my roommate had a copy sitting by the bills. So I did what I normally do and forgot about the bills by getting into some biking stuff.
Actually I didn't even think about the author at that time. I just saw a bike tire on the front, hijacked the thing and went to pandoras box and read over half the thing before coming home.

I'm going to have to hit the library too so I can check out the book you mentioned.

[Kingbozo]

I also read an article on CNN about a "new" author who Stephen King helped get published. Funny thing is, he's an actor who has been around for quite a while.

McLarty's novel, the story of a 42-year-old alcoholic's quest for redemption on a bicycle trip across America, hit stores in late December. And in the author's mind, there is no parallel with his own late-life turnaround. He was always a writer with a day job.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/01/11/books.ron.mclarty.ap/index.html

[jitterjepp]

I also read an article on CNN about a "new" author who Stephen King helped get published. Funny thing is, he's an actor who has been around for quite a while.



http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/01/11/books.ron.mclarty.ap/index.html

Thats the guy who was on MPR. Now I remember.

[bradpartyka]

Not a bicycle journey, but more of a life journey on a bike...

Marla Strebs book "Downhill: The Life Story of a Gravity Goddess" is a great read.