Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac

by Evan P. Schneider (Editor), Dan DeWeese (Contributor), Rob Spillman (Contributor)

7 Record of the Cyclist
{for the enlisted, to be used in the field}

8 Preface: From the Summit of Our Tenth Issue
{a brief note from the editor}

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

10 “Twenty-First Century Fieldtrip”
{Mr. Barry North stretches this morning into eternity}

12 Smidge & Space Go West...concluded!
{the fifth and final installment of Ms. Maureen Foley’s drawn depiction of a vexing trip}

22 Trailed
{Ms. Kjerstin Johnson feels like she’s being followed}

30 Review: The Specialized Globe Daily 1
{Mr. Dan DeWeese posits that the future of cycling is already here}

39 In Tandem
{the poetry of Salt Lake City’s Ms. Amy Brunvand}

41 The End of the Alphabet
{the XYZ’s of Mr. Mike Compton’s irreverent cycling dictionary}

47 Cycling On the Road to Empathy
{Ms. Julie Brook’s commuting encounters have her thinking about compassion...}

61 “Dark Fields of the Republic”
{the talented Mr. Chris Dempsey rides on in the hours before dawn}

65 Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo is Rarely Without his Bike {Ms. Alex Behr asks the famous rocker why he climbs in the saddle}

84 “It’s All The River”
{traveling musician Mr. Ben Weaver rides from MLPS to NOLA in support of his new record}

98 From Indices
{Mr. Patrick Barron explores the limitless}

101 The Ten Best Things About Biking the C&O and GAP from D.C. to Pittsburgh
{desserts and wildlife top Mr. Adam Perry’s best-of list}

112 Learning from Lessons Nearly Lost
{Chicago commuter Mr. Benjamin van Loon tries to call a truce}

123 The Past, The Future, and Ann Coulter {three poems by Portland’s Mr. Casey Fuller}

127 Where Have You Gone To?
{Bike Commuter Betty wraps up her advice on commuting etiquette}

131 Broken Bones, Cycling Fashion, and “Freds” {what Tin House’s Rob Spillman has observed riding worldwide}

141 “A Small Friction”
{a poem by Ms. Kjerstin Johnson}

144 “Breaking the Chain”
{a short story by England’s own Ms. Juliette Birch}

150 Quiet Memories
{two poems by Mr. Stanley Noah}

154 Mark Twain Cycling Kit
{Ms. Hilary Oliver asks why you need that fancy spandex outfit}

156 The Bike Shop Spectrum
{the future of bike shops according to Mr. Ian Klepetar}

162 “Crossed Flight Paths”
{a poem by Ms. Claudia Reinhardt}

168 The Death of Mystery
{Ms. Shea’la Finch ponders what we’ve lost in always looking at our phone}

176 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2015

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.