Book Review: It's all about the bike

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It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness On Two Wheels

This book should be on every cyclist's bedside table.

Robert Penn is a very serious bicycle traveler. He has put in some 25,000 miles on a bike. Now entering middle age, he is in search of the "perfect" bicycle - and documents it in It's All about the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels.

Penn seeks out the world's best craftsmen and parts to have a bespoke bicycle built for him.

"I want a bike that shows my appreciation of the tradition, lore and beauty of bicycles."

En route, he takes the reader on a trip through cycling history, beginning with the 1817 Draisine that is thought to be the first bicycle (Japanese historians beg to differ).

All About the Bike is a wonderful book, full of facts, quotes, information, and illustrations.

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