Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer
by Jamie Smith
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Author: Jamie SmithBrand: VELO
Illustrator: Jef Mallett
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-01
ISBN: 1934030171
Number of pages: 206
Publisher: Velo Press
Product features:
- By Jamie Smith
- Veteran race announcer and long-time cycling enthusiast Jamie Smith sets out to explain the sport he loves and the roadies who live for it in this lighthearted treatise on bike racing
- Finally, a book to explain those people who roll out for a ride dressed in Technicolored Lycra at the crack of dawn on Saturday, and return at sundown with a glow of satisfaction and even stronger tan lines
- Black and white illustrations throughout
- Paperback
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Book Review: "Roadie" review
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the funniest book I've read in a long time, and knowing someone who is a "roadie" (our son) made it all the more funny.
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