Bikie

A Love Affair with the Racing Bicycle

Bikie lays bare the true heart of cycling. Eveyr grass-roots enthusiast, keen racing man and elite professional has one thing in common: he loves his bike and riding it.

The author pinpoints the source of this love, tracing its development in the individual, how it draws people into a community and then a tradition - creating a whole world wide culture to celebrate that deep affection for what is a technological marvel and a transcendent experience.

Charlie Woods was co-translator of Fausto Coppi: The True Story and has written for Cycling Weekly and Cycle News.