Some quality reads

Frank the tank

While I've been incapacitated I've had the opportunity to do some reading. I'm not the fastest reader in the world but I've had plenty of time on my hands, the titles I've read are:

Put me back on my bike. Will Fotheringham 10/10
The rider. Tim Krabbe 7/10
A significant other.Matt Rendell 4/10
Tour de force. Daniel Coyle 9/10
The complete MAUS. Art Spiegelman 10/10

The first four are cycling related, the fifth is a comic style book about the holocaust and is a winner of the Pulitzer prize. Well worth a read, especially if that period of history is of interest to you.

Frank the tank

Random man has loaned me "Fallen angel" this afto. Look forward to that.

pinno

Papillon - read all 550pages odd in 5 days when I was incapacipethhhhhfttttt, incpathitated, inka, f*ck it, sick.

Anonymous

+1 to papillon. I have a spare copy if anyone is poorly

pinno

Flann O'Brien - The third Policeman.

Smokin Joe

Reader's Wives 10/10

rolf_f

pinarello001 wrote:

Flann O'Brien - The third Policeman.

I just read that. I must be at least 30% bicycle by now.

pinno

Rolf F wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

Flann O'Brien - The third Policeman.

I just read that. I must be at least 30% bicycle by now.

You had better order a bicycle stand to carry around with you because if you stand still inadvertantly, you'll fall over. When the atomic theory really gets a hold of you, you will find yourself sleeping in the shed, hanging from a couple of hooks and pouring WD40 on your 'stir about' for breakfast. Be wary 'cos you just might find your bike in bed with your missus one day.

rolf_f

pinarello001 wrote:

You had better order a bicycle stand to carry around with you because if you stand still inadvertantly, you'll fall over. When the atomic theory really gets a hold of you, you will find yourself sleeping in the shed, hanging from a couple of hooks and pouring WD40 on your 'stir about' for breakfast. Be wary 'cos you just might find your bike in bed with your missus one day.

The least of my worries. What bothers me is that as the bike is carbon, what will happen to me if I go out in the rain?

pinno

Rolf F wrote:

The least of my worries. What bothers me is that as the bike is carbon, what will happen to me if I go out in the rain?

You had better eat some epoxy resin or you'll just be a pile of black mush.

You're fortunate though, (presumably) you haven't got a wooden leg and you're not as tricky as that bloke smoking in the ditch looking like a bunch of tinkers cooking the what they had.

jmcc500

Just finished reading Gold by Chris Cleave. As a non-expert observer of cycling I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and the way the book captures the psychology and physical effort of track racing. Would recommend it as a bit of escapism both for cycling enthusiasts and 'normal' ;-) people.