The Beautiful Machine: A Life in Cycling, from Tour de France to Cinder Hill - Hardcover

Fife, Graeme

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845962419 ISBN 13: 9781845962418

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Graeme Fife has been riding a bike since he discovered at age five that escaping from home on two wheels was a lot faster and took him a lot farther than was possible on foot. He soon combined his love of what was, admittedly, quite a humble version of the beautiful machine, with a tenacious grip on independence. It was on a bike that Fife visited a girlfriend in France, who introduced him not only to raclette and the Tour de France but also to French cycling journalism. Since then, the passion has seeded books, articles, epic rides, and acquaintance with some of the most illustrious men in cycling as well as staunch friendships on and off the bike. This is bare-knuckle writing at its most punchy, rippling with wit and energy. It is a celebration of the bicycle and the joy, wonder, adventure, good times, and bad times associated with it, and of the people who ride and with whom Fife has ridden.

About this title

About the Author:

Graeme Fife is an avid cyclist who has ridden all the celebrated rides of Tour legend. He is also the author of Inside the Peloton and Tour de France.

Review:

"A Zen-like paean to the joy of cycling . . . sings of the sheer bloody-mindedness and humor of a true enthusiast."  —Metro

"[Graeme Fife] is a cheerfully opinionated and funny chronicler of his own feelings."  —Daily Telegraph

"A fascinating read."  —Bikeradar.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1845962419
• ISBN 13: 9781845962418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336