Cyclists: A Spotter's Guide

by Robbie Guillory

A satirical guide to the weird and wonderful range of cyclists on the roads today With the rediscovery of cycling as a sport, pastime, and planet-saving method of transport, this book takes a satirical and fully illustrated look at the 25 most common types of bicycle user on the roads today. It covers the full gamut of urban and rural cycling tropes, identifying specimens by habitat, range, plumage, and other characteristics that will be familiar to anyone with a cyclist in their life. From the Office Magnet to BMX Bandit, each breed is fully illustrated.<!--? prefix = "o" ns = "" /-->

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 17, 2014

Reviews

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious guide book for anybody that has seen a cyclist. It has become a great companion in the park or people-watching out a pub window. Hugely funny.

[Yasmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

In some places laugh out loud funny! Very well executed in its wry humour. Highly recommended!

[Jbondandrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is best described as a "gift book" of sorts, and as such it is a delightfully upbeat read. Accompanied by humorous illustrations, the writer, Robbie Guillory, leads us on a bird-spotting trip, only the birds we're about to encounter are of the two-wheeled, pedal-driven kind. We learn how to correctly identify the rather well-known parrot-colored MAMILs (Middle-Aged Men In Lycra) and many of their lesser-known species members (which I won't give away as to not spoil Guillory's creative names), as a bicycle rider, you will inevitably find yourself identifying with one or several of the spotted Birds of Pedalise.

Certainly not a literary masterpiece, but a great little gift for anyone you know who either enjoys to ride their bicycle or who regularly complains about cyclists and the "horrors" that come from sharing the road with pedal-driven two-wheelers.