Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac

by Evan P. Schneider (Editor), Benjamin Michael Solomon (Contributor), Michael Burdon (Contributor)

[Table of Features BA 42-200]

6 Record of the Cyclist
{another record to be filled out by the enlisted}

7 Preface: What Bicycling Does and Doesn’t Mean
{a note from the Editors on the choices we all have}

10 Letters to the Editor
{various voices sung near and far}

13 Wind and Blood
{a poem by Ms. Esme Patterson}

16 A Bicyclic Lineage
{Mr. Michael Burdon’s short fiction traces bike from father to son and onward}

19 Positive Power: Wholesome Capital & Independence in Transportation Systems
{an economic and cultural critique of bicycles by Mr. Michael Matson}

26 Bike Culture For Sale
{Ms. Mary Richardson’s review of B.I.K.E. and its negative influence on cycling}

35 Basic Evasive Maneuvers
{advice by Mr. William M. deRosset on how to avoid crashes and collisions}

42 To the People of the World
{city-by-city musings by New Belgium Brewing carnie Mr. Michael Bussmann}

51 I ’m Not Sure Where This Leads But I Am Taking Us Somewhere
{a brief manifesto on purpose by Rhode Island’s own Ms. Shea’la Finch}

52 Studded Snow Tires
{consider using studded bike tires this winter, urges Mr. Rick Shory}

57 The Very Best Kind of Riding
{a story of climbing a mountain on two wheels by Mr. Benjamin Solomon}

64 The Octopus Befriends the Seagull
{an interview profile of Ohio-based Octopus Caps}

70 In Praise of Bicycling and Women
{an in-depth essay by Dr. Paola Malpezzi Price on the bicycle as a physical and psychological vehicle that carried women toward unprecedented freedom}

86 Budgeting For First Time Bike Buyers
{Ms. Rachael Spiewak’s second article in a series of five about real-life riding}

91 Portland To Portland in Search of “Bill”
{Mr. Elliot Matson’s cross-country diary and what he found along the way}

102 Bicycle Prayers
{wanderlustings by poem peddler Mr. Charlie Malone}

107 Miscellany: Bicycle Farmer and Six-Day Races

“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” ~H.G. Wells

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Evan P. Schneider is the author of A Simple Machine, Like the Lever and the founding editor of Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac. He is a graduate of the English departments at Colorado State University and the University of Rhode Island and has received fellowships from KHN Center for the Arts and the Oregon Arts Commission. Born in New Mexico and raised in Colorado, Schneider now lives in the Pacific Northwest.