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Metal cowboy : tales from the road less pedaled / Joe Kurmaskie.

by Kurmaskie, Joe.

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New York : Three Rivers Press, c2002.

Kurmaskie, Joe.

Cyclists -- United States -- Biography.

Journalists -- United States -- Biography.

0609809113 (pbk.)

9780609809112 (pbk.)

vii, 328 p. ; 21 cm.

1st Three Rivers Press ed.

Oh, to be young and go very, very fast -- Finding sanctuary in a wild world -- If you can't run with the big geese, stay on the porch -- It's a good day to ride! -- Heartbreak Hotel, the day Elvis took my bike for a spin -- Making music with the button boy of the Delaware Water Gap -- The touring cyclist's diet, anything that's not nailed down -- Cutting corners -- rough road ahead: Do not exceed posted speed limit -- Doing the hokey-pokey -- Trying not to miss the boat -- Mistaken identity, I pedaled a thousand miles just to slip this skin -- complications -- When the going gets tough, metal cowboys head for Aruba -- The brothers who dreamed of buying back the rodeo -- Half the battle is getting to the starting line -- Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum -- Good night, Samantha -- Big air -- The angel of Cherry Hill, New Jersey -- The next parade -- A petroglyph is worth a thousand words -- Way down upon the Suwannee River -- Storm warnings -- There's a little Greg LeMond in every touring cyclist -- The man who couldn't shoot straight -- The spirit's willing but the flesh is pedaling on borrowed time -- A walk in the park -- Heavy loads -- a Baja state of mind -- The tree huggers versus the tree cutters, as told by the fence-sitter -- You can't go home again, but pedaling by it is another story -- A friendly game of darts -- Big plans on little buses -- In transit -- Black range riding -- Breakdowns and other blessings -- Traveling companion -- The day before the best day of my life -- Just trying to make it home.

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