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Maybe too much racer consciousness here for my personal liking I m considering a blog post reflecting my own bicycling philosophy in coming weeks 1444330276 Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain Cycling Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical cultural and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy Incorporates or reflects the views of high profile and notable past professional cyclists and insiders such as Lennard Zinn Scott Tinley and Lance ArmstrongFeatures contributions from the areas of cultural studies kinesiology literature and political science as well as from philosophersIncludes enlightening essays on the varieties of the cycling experience ranging from the ethical issues of success women and cycling environmental issues of commuting and the transformative potential of cycling for personal growthShows how bicycling and philosophy create the perfect tandemIncludes a foreword by Lennard Zinn author and owner of Zinn Cycles Inc CyclingPhilosophy for Everyone A Philosophical Tour de ForceReally enjoyed this book Deep without being overly layered in philosophical thought If you are any sort of cyclist this book is a must read 1444330276 Where did they find so many philosopher bikers You fell the breeze on your face as you wheel across this collection of articles about cycling urban mountain road Lots of information great stories and of course philosophy on a saddle Less than 24 hours after turning the last page I was buying a new bike 1444330276 2012 library copy A vibrant offering of creative essays on cycling that hit philosophical cord pregnant with lucid language e. CyclingPhilosophy for Everyone ebooks online The standard bike is a piece of low tech the nearly divine epitome of sustainability and an absolutely necessity when cities have to be rethought and redesigned without the present profusion of noisy space hogging energy consuming cars In contrast to the several years of gasoline engine monotheism and tailpipes the cycling polytheism will open many possibilities of otherness and gliding unpredictable processes 32 Shared experiences from the essayist e. CyclingPhilosophy for Everyone epub reader On one 80 mile ride in a rainstorm I remember feeling like a mechanism tucked in rhythmic pistons water sluicing over like machine oil hammering out the miles There was a sort of perverse pride I felt riding all day in the cold rain and getting coated in road grit It was only through obedience to the implicit orders of cycling that I could learn its virtues the silent solitary almost survivalist nature of riding far from home To ride is to reduce life to simplicity with no other demands but to keep pedaling Why should we live with such hurry and waste life Thoreau writes in Walden Simplify simplify 164 1444330276 Lent from Grady several great essays on cycling as an exercise in patience reflection competition and voluntary poverty all at once 1444330276 A mixed bag Some really excellent philosophical pieces that really made me think using cycling as a subject and material for philosophy but some weak ones as well that were focused on making a strained analogy between cycling and philosophy I will be interested to see if I think about my cycling differently as a result of reading it 1444330276