Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning The World Of Cycling (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This book suffers from the blog-to-book problem of trying to cram the same number of one-liners as a blog post into each page of a book. The pace gets a little exhausting if read consecutively. That being said, the man is pretty funny and definitely provides a great nomenclature for the various bike trends and anomalies one sees out on the road, BIke Salmon and Beautiful Godzilla being my personal favorites. This book, though reasonably well written and occasionally humorous, felt like blog posts. This makes sense given the authors background. I guess I just wanted something more from it. It was such a quick read that it just didn't feel like reading a book. It felt like reading a couple of articles. I agreed with the author on a number of topics, disagreed on others, and once or twice laughed out loud. It was enjoyable for what it was but I will probably not read another of his books in favor of just reading the blog.
What do You think about Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning The World Of Cycling (2010)?
Liked the historical stuff in the beginning, but then it got a bit too technical for me.
—litalovesyew
A great book that every cyclist should read. Hipsters beware...
—sohia
If you like the Bike Snobs blog, you'll love his books!
—Magic
