Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder

by

UK Edition, 247 pages

English language

Published May 14, 2013 by Phased Publications.

ISBN:
9781540483416

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3 stars (1 review)

Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder is an anthology of thirty articles written by an amateur cyclist over a period of ten years. The collection exhibits the madness that engulfs those who descend into cycling obsession, celebrating the average cyclist living in a world defined by the pros. The writings range from fanciful musings concerning the Tao of singlespeeding to lengthy descriptions of end-to-end rides in Britain and Ireland. Mountain biking, road cycling, classic alpine climbs and all sorts of other cycling events are chronicled along the way. Each is written in a lighthearted style designed to bring the reader into the author’s world which is often littered with incident and humour. Within the pages the reader will find a loose ticklist of events to ride, bikes to own and challenges to take on. Each described in the author’s own inimitable style.

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reviewed Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder by Dave Barter

Some hits some misses

3 stars

The book is a collection of short articles about various aspects of cycling, rather than a full length coherent piece. As such, there's always going to be some that you resonate with and some that you don't, and so it proved. As a keen cyclist, I could relate to some of the tales, but not to others. It was also a shame that it doesn't include some of his bikepacking related shenanigans. Overall it was an enjoyable (ish) read, but unless you're proper into cycling and want to read about someone else's though /on their/ cycling, then I wouldn't bother.

Subjects

  • Cycling