How to be a Cyclist

No bicycle repair was ever made easier by turning your bike upside down. White shorts are for other people. A helmet perched on theback of your head is perfect if you ride your bike backwards.

These and a host of other handy pointers jostle for attention within this AZguide to being a cyclist. It's an essential manual and source of wisdom for those who would be kings of the road. Many pitfalls await theunwary middle-aged-man-in-Lycra, but fear not, for the Guide is here to steer you through choppy waters. No more passing out halfwayup a hill. No more ridicule in the work place. No more hurty knee. And no more sock crimes.Pearls of wisdom are scattered throughout this book like rose petals before a princess on her wedding day. For instance, who could denythat life is too short to drink bad coffee? That a noisy bike is marginally more annoying than a whiney toddler? Or that style should ever besacrificed for speed? Written by experts who know everything there is to know about cycling, yet never forget that there is nothing funnierthan a rabbit playing a trumpet, How to be a Cyclist is mandatory reading for all bike riders.