mud, sweat and gears book

February 19th 2012 Published So when her best friend Mick suggests a gruelling cycle ride from Land’s End to John o’Groats, she takes up the challenge.They opt for the scenic route which takes them along cycle paths, towpaths and the back roads and byways of Britain, unable to resist sampling local beers in the pubs they pass along the way. The following ISBNs are associated with this title:Thank you. Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. The Metal Cowboy’s most compelling book yet.” —Heidi Swift, The Oregonian The behavior of a Siamese cat is never predictable, as all owners well know. We pondered this for a while before deciding to ignore the sign and, in true cycling tradition, started our epic journey from Land's End to John o'Groats by heading off in the wrong direction up a oneway street.This was it.

Ellie is someone I'd love to join for a pint or 2 and a good bike ride. They opt for the scenic route which takes them along cycle paths, towpaths and the back roads and byways of Britain, unable to resist sampling local beers in the pubs they pass along the way.Mud, Sweat & Gears: Cycling From Land's End to John O'Groats (Via the Pub)It should really have been called Mud, Sweat and Beers.

Nicola MacKenzie's narration made a perfect fit, as though it were Bennett herself speaking directly to the reader.I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Be the first to ask a question about Mud, Sweat & Gears Author: Joe Kurmaskie; Publisher: Breakaway Books ISBN: N.A Category: Sports & Recreation Page: 304 View: 5285 DOWNLOAD NOW » “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. I pulled the chain back onto the chainring.

They moved to Hermitage in Berkshire and at the end of the war they left Britain and never came back.We were drinking Tinners (what else? Family Tales from Grandma's Book of Exciting Adventures is a book that will delight you ... The warden made us a cup of tea as soon as we arrived, which was jolly nice of him, and we sat for a while gazing out of the window as the sun went down. However, when I attempted to book tickets for the journey, I quickly discovered that travelling by train in this country is not at all straightforward when accompanied by a bike. Thick yellow gorse lined the road as we coasted through small Cornish villages and past the chimneys of disused tin mines.

The view from the hostel wasn't bad either. That’s right, the journey is specifically about beer, good beer. 'Well-bred people arrive as nearly at the appointed dinner hour as they can.

Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. I was told at the station they are not yet available. "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 book contains stories, insights and factual information about the individual in Canada struggle for Only the Metal Cowboy, of course. It opened as a hostel in 1982 and is now a favourite haunt for surfers, as well as walkers and cyclists, enjoying this fabulous, if somewhat hilly, section of Cornish coastline. All I had to back me up were a handful of training rides and a lot of bravado. For a brief moment I wondered how on earth we would manage the next 900 or so, before falling sound asleep.The next morning the weather was glorious. Instead, there's rather interesting travel narrative concerning the scenery of the areas she and Mick visit, as well as notes on the historical importance of many places. So when her best friend Mick suggests a gruelling cycle ride from Land’s End to John o’Groats, she takes up the challenge. Intriguing and entertaining. It doesn't motivate you to undertake the ride thoughGood light-hearted read - makes you want to get out on your bikeThe idea of a book about an amateur end to end run of England is interesting, this book is not.So much potential lost on excessive and tedious focus on beer, alcohol and pubs, rather than the actual experience of cycling.A wonderful and funny book . with the joys of every day fun.

What time does it get dark in Cornwall at this time of year?

Kurmaskie's Mud Sweat and Gears has redefined my list of all time favourite bike touring books - this one, along with Miles from Nowhere by Barbara Savage are now my top two picks of the genre. Hopefully picked up a few tips for myself re long distance cycling especially keeping up the calorie intake by visiting pubs along the way.Ellie & Mick show it is not doing the run in the quickest time but enjoying the moment & if you are not enjoying the moment that you are in now another will be along shortly when you are cycling.Not so much a book about cycling but more an entertaining narrative of a badly planned trip from one end of the country to the other.

I thought they were not yet available? This journey was going to be rather hard work.At last, as it was getting dark, we wearily reached Perranporth and followed the signs for the youth hostel, which was perched on cliffs overlooking the beach.