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It's all about the bike : the pursuit of happiness on two wheels / Robert Penn.

by Penn, Robert.

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Bloomsbury, 2012, c2010.

Bicycles -- Design and construction.

Bicycles -- History.

9781608195756 (pbk.)

199 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Robert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. In his late twenties, he pedaled 25,000 miles around the world. Today he rides to get to work, sometimes for work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to travel, to go shopping, to stay sane, and to skip bath time with his kids. He's no Sunday pedal pusher. So when the time came for a new bike, he decided to pull out all the stops. He would build his dream bike, the bike he would ride for the rest of his life; a customized machine that reflects the joy of cycling."It's All About the Bike "follows Penn's journey, but this book is more than the story of his hunt for two-wheel perfection. En route, Penn brilliantly explores the culture, science, and history of the bicycle. From artisanal frame shops in the United Kingdom to California, where he finds the perfect wheels, via Portland, Milan, and points in between, his trek follows the serpentine path of our love affair with cycling.

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