New bicycle adventure travel stories from the Metal Cowboy[This title was originally announced for publication in 2012, and unfortunately completion of the manuscript was delayed. This time, however,
“JoeKurmaskie’s stories are full of optimism, zaniness, and depth; a winning combination.”The Seattle Times“The Metal Cowboy is crazy, wise, funny, and living the dream all cyclists haveriding off to
Most people bring their inner child on an epic adventure. Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie actually took his two kids along. For a 4,000-mile bicycle ride across America, Joe’s seven-year-old son, Quinn,
Like a modern-day Don Quixote, JoeKurmaskie—bike adventurer, writer, and twelve-year-old boy trapped in a man’s body—wanders the world on two wheels, often with hilarious results, in Riding Outside t
"A reader's trifecta: a humorous travelogue, a stirring adventure tale, and a touching family story."?Bart King, author of The Big Book of Boy StuffFor a four-thousand-mile bicycle ride across America
* New edition includes "50 Keys to Transforming Your Community," a detailed checklist for communities trying to adapt bike-friendly and more sustainable policies* Successful in the first self-publishe
"After seventeen years, who would road test a perfectly good marriage by putting it on a summer-long, self-contained bicycle adventure across Canada? Only the Metal Cowboy, of course. Beth Biagini Kur
"Mud, Sweat, and Gears is not only an incredible human-powered journey, but it's also about the intricate, poignant, and often hilarious family dynamics that result. The Metal Cowboy's most compelling