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Take one very large guy. Add booze, cigarettes, and an extreme amount of junk food. Mix in a wry, self-effacing wit. Throw in a bike. The result? Heft on Wheels, a potently funny look at turning your life around, one insanely unrealistic goal at a time.
Not that long ago, Mike Magnuson was a self-described lummox with a bicycle. In the space of three months, he lost seventy-five pounds, quit smoking, stopped drinking, and morphed from the big guy at the back of the pack into a lean, mean cycling machine. Today, Mike is a 175-pound athlete competing in some of the most difficult one-day racing events in America. This irreverent and inspiring memoir charts every hilarious detail of his transformation, from the horrors of skin-tight XXL biking shorts to the miseries of nicotine withdrawal.
Heft on Wheels is an unforgettable book about getting from one place to another, in more ways than one.
Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180
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Take a lively look at women’s history from aboard a bicycle, which granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women’s liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.”Amazon.com Review
Take a lively look at women’s history from aboard a bicycle, which granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women’s liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.”
Q&A with Sue Macy, Author of Wheels of Change
Q: Who taught you how to ride a bike? What did it feel like when you took your first one for a spin?
A: My dad taught me how to ride a two-wheeler. (He later taught me to drive a car.) I remember him taking me to a paved, pretty empty parking lot at a nearby park. It was a great feeling to be able to move and balance without training wheels, but I was also worried about falling. I don’t think I did fall, though.
Q: Why are bikes still important to women?
A: I think that Leah Missbach Day does a great job in the foreword to Wheels of Change of explaining how bicycles are still important to one population of women–those in developing countries who are able to increase their mobility astronomically with the bicycles they received through World Bicycle Relief. But today in the U.S., bicycles are important to everybody. They allow people to do errands without using fossil fuels, to get great cardiovascular exercise, to see their surroundings in a whole new way. My neighborhood isn’t great for cycling–too much traffic and too many hills–but I try to ride at least once a week in the spring, summer, and fall, usually stopping at a nearby farmers’ market to restock on fruits and vegetables. It’s a healthy way to live.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about the very first bicycle models?
A: I love the ordinaries, which weren’t the first models but rather the ones that started appearing in the 1870s, with the very large front wheel and the smaller real wheel. I love the look of them; they’re such a wonderful evocation of a time in history. When you see one, you’re automatically transported back to that time period; but I wouldn’t want to ride one. When I was visiting Dottie Batho, who contributed more than 20 images to Wheels of Change, I tried to hoist myself onto the seat of the ordinary that she has in her living room and I was scared to do even that. It was her late husband’s bike and she said the first time he rode it, he fell head first over the front wheel and broke both his wrists!
Q: How is the bicycle going to change the future?
A: I really do think more and more people will go back to the bicycle as a replacement for cars and other types of local transportation and hopefully, towns and cities will start designating more space for cyclists to ride. The efforts of the Portland, Oregon, city government to make bicycling an integral part of daily life have been well-publicized, but even New York City has been installing 50 miles of bike lanes per year with the goal of having an 1,800-mile network of bike lanes by 2030. Cycling is a great way to get around and a great way to keep healthy.
Q: What are kids going to love most about this book?
A: Wheels of Change is a lively book full of awesome characters and its design is very appealing. I love the stories of the bicycle racers, most of whom had been lost to history until now. Their bravura and tenacity was pretty amazing. I think kids also will love the images–especially the bicycle artifacts from the 1800s–because they will help kids visual what the period was all about. Plus, there are news clips about female cyclists in every chapter, reproduced verbatim, and some of them are wild. My favorite is “Don’ts for Women Wheelers” on page 38.
Q: How has fashion evolved around the bicycle? Do you think dresses and high heels impede a woman’s ability to feel completely free?
A: The advent of the bicycles in the late 1800s caused a fashion revolution for women because it made the need for comfortable, safe clothing for cyclists crucial. And once women started casting aside corsets and other oppressive fashion architecture, they realized there was much to be said for simpler clothing. I completely understand this evolution because, as a writer who works from home, I go for comfort over fashion most of the time. High heels are great for elongating one’s legs, but they’re a pain when it comes to moving freely or quickly!
Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom
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You wouldn’t judge a book by its cover, just as you wouldn’t judge a person by their shirt. No wait, yes you would. This is anything but a plain white-t. Be comfortable in this cotton shirt, and show off your style and personality in the process.6.1 oz. 100% cotton Standard fit Bicycling Tee, TShirt, Shirt. About our White T-Shirt: You wouldn’t judge a book by its cover, just as you wouldn’t judge a person by their shirt. No wait, yes you would. This is anything but a plain white-t. Be comfortable in this cotton shirt, and show off your style and personality in the process.6.1 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit..
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Our 100% cotton women’s tee is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton Standard fit Bicycling Tee, TShirt, Shirt. About our Women’s Light T-Shirt: Our 100% cotton women’s tee is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit..
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The pint-sized version of our popular adult favorite. It’s preshrunk and durable – just what a playful, active tyke needs.6.1 oz. 100% cottonStandard Fit Bicycling Tee, TShirt, Shirt. About our Kids Light T-Shirt: The pint-sized version of our popular adult favorite. It’s preshrunk and durable – just what a playful, active tyke needs.6.1 oz. 100% cotton. Standard Fit..
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The most comfortable t-shirt ever Our 100% cotton, Hanes Beefy-T is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed. 6.1 oz. 100% luxuriously soft ring spun cotton Standard fitRibbed sleeve cuffs Bicycling Tee, TShirt, Shirt. About our Long Sleeve T-Shirt: The most comfortable t-shirt ever Our 100% cotton, Hanes Beefy-T is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed. 6.1 oz. 100% luxuriously soft ring spun cotton . Standard fit. Ribbed sleeve cuffs..
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Lightweight for summer comfort or winter layering, our Men’s Organic T-shirt is one of our most popular fine tees. It’s what to wear when you care about having 100% organically-grown cotton next to your skin. The next best thing to nothing, naturally.4.8 oz. Ultra fine combed ring spun organic cotton, great for layeringVintage fit size up for a looser fit Made in the U.S.A. Bicycling Tee, TShirt, Shirt. About our Organic Men’s Fitted T-Shirt: . Lightweight for summer comfort or winter layering, our Men’s Organic T-shirt is one of our most popular fine tees. It’s what to wear when you care about having 100% organically-grown cotton next to your skin. The next best thing to nothing, naturally.4.8 oz. Ultra fine combed ring spun organic cotton, great for layering. Vintage fit size up for a looser fit . Made in the U.S.A…
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- Fits Shimano freehub bodies except deep spline 10-speed
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Wheels Manufacturing SSK-3 Single Speed Spacer Kits with chain guides.
- Fits Shimano freehub bodies except deep spline 10-speed
- Singlespeed conversion kit with chain guide for Shimano freehub bodies
- Six spacers, two chainguides, two 1mm shims, 16-tooth cog, lockring
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Wheels Manufacturing One Speed Conversion Set with 16T and Chain Guides
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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. It explains why we ride. It’s All About the Bike is, like Penn’s dream bike, a tale greater than the sum of its parts. An enthusiastic and charming tour guide, Penn uses each component of the bike as a starting point for illuminating excursions into the rich history of cycling. Just like a long ride on a lovely day, It’s All About the Bike is pure joy- enriching, exhilarating, and unforgettable. Robert Penn has worked as a lawyer, waiter, contractor, DJ, photographer, and journalist-and biked to every single job. He writes for the Financial Times, the Observer, and Condé Nast Traveler, as well as a host of cycling publications. Penn lives in Wales with his wife and three children. Praise from the UK for It’s All About the Bike: “[A] gem of a book.” -Economist It’s All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
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Look cool without breaking the bank. Our durable, high-quality, pre-shrunk 100% cotton t-shirt is what to wear when you want to go comfortably casual. Preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cottonStandard fit Bicycling Tee, TShirt, Shirt. About our Dark T-Shirt: Look cool without breaking the bank. Our durable, high-quality, pre-shrunk 100% cotton t-shirt is what to wear when you want to go comfortably casual. Preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit..
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