(Me.)
Specifically, I'm officially announcing that my new book will come out on May 3rd, 2016:
Not only does this book contain thousands upon thousands of exquisite hand-curated words painstakingly chosen by me, the undisputed world's greatest bike blogger in the world, but it is also illustrated by a professional. This means it looks great, unlike my stupid blog:
You can of course find out more about the book on the publisher's website, but if you'd like some more insight here's how I formally pitched it:
The ULTIMATE BICYCLE OWNER'S MANUAL will approach cycling as a cultural phenomenon and a way of life, not just a sport or a hobby. This will be the book you wish came with every bike sold. Equal parts reverence and entertainment, it will make sense of cycling as it exists today--a bewildering assortment of young people, older people, men, women, children, roadies, mountain bikers, racers, tourists, commuters, hipsters, activists and apathetic hedonists, and so on, all with their own unique set of tastes and circumstances, but all united by their undying love of the bike.
All humility aside, I'm pleased to report I totally pulled it off. Racing, commuting, bike shops, #whatpressureyourunning, cycling with children, how the auto industry stole the roads from us...you'll find all of it and more in here, and you'll have fun reading it too. And while I'm not going to put you to sleep with step-by-step instructions on how to overhaul your hub, I will explain why helmet laws are stupid. (You'll also want to give this book to that friend, neighbor, or co-worker who's always asking, "Hey, you bike a lot, what kind of bike should I get?")
Just don't try to read it while you're riding, or you'll almost certainly crash.
While the book will not be in stores until May 3rd, rather than wait until then you can pre-order it now from your favorite retailers, and I hope that you will:
Pre-order from Amazon
Pre-order from B&N
Pre-order from IndieBound
Also, we're planning some fun events around publication time (I'd also like to put together another Gran Fondon't around then), but in the meantime for any publicity-related requests or inquiries please contact Kara Thornton at Hachette Books | Black Dog & Leventhal using the following email address:
kara.thornton [at] hbgusa [dot] com
I think that about covers it for now. Thank you very much for your readership over the years, and please excuse my occasional self-promotional shouts of "Holdja Line!" in the coming weeks as I sprint towards the publication of my fourth (!) book.
--Wildcat Rock Machine
96 comments:
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1st, if you don't count Ted, which you shouldn't!
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION, SELLING OUT, YADA YADA...
Shouldn't count Anony Mooses, either.
Kidding aside: congratumalations, Wildcat.
Tarmac
Thank you for taking on the task of explaining stuff to my noob friends -I notice I have a decreasing amount of patience for it.
Yeah, but what about your #newbooktour?! When are you coming back to Vancouver, hmmmmm? This time we'll definitely stick around for the booze and the post-talk talking. After all, everybody knows that
#shamelessselfpromotionshouldalwaysincludealcohol
Finger Bang!
Looks nice, but I'm disappointed that your "next book" wasn't some sort NYC history, which is what I expected. The Brooks postings are now the best.
And we've gone from "there is no such thing as bike culture" to "a cultural phenomenon."
Anonymous 10:48pm,
If you'd like I'm happy to print out the Brooks postings and sell them to you.
--Wildcat Rock Machine
Can you chamfer a book?
Turd Teenth!
The comments on the Amazon page show that some people are really stupid and miss the point.
#whatpressureurunnininthatspeedo???
Stickers?
Congrats on the book!
Will it be available for sale locally in N(ot)S(afe)(for)W(ork) Australia? It would be a public service and perhaps help reverse the draconian tide of anti-cyclist laws down fromunda.
If one purchases it right here in Canada and Mexico's grundle, can said person then bring it to a publicity event for autographing by Snob, or will only those books purchased at the publicity event be eligible to receive autographs? Enquiring Freds and Fredericas want to know.
fine, i'll give it a chance. but i don't see how this can POSSIBLY replace my duct-taped copy of "richard's bicycle book"
I'm still trying to read your last book that I bought 10 years ago.
vsk said ...
Early one Beaches !!!
vsk
vsk said ...
Awesome!
With all those royalties you can run for president too!
vsk
Hmmm, my favorite bike blogger is selling a book due out in May that will tell me much of what I already know about bikes, but in a humorous fashion. My favorite physicist Sean Carroll is also selling a book due out in May that will tell me all about the Universe, Time, and Everything, much of which I know nothing about, but also in a humorous fashion. My entire book budget for the year is $20.00 (U.S.).. Help!
Jobst Brandt is spinning in his grave - on an exceptionally balanced, hand built set of wheels, of course.
I see where Abe Vigoda gave you a nice review. Before he died or after?
I pre-ordered. Looking forward to some laughs and new stickers.
congratulations, dude!
congrats,again,sir snob!i put in a pre-order 'round about a fortnight ago.looking forward to another grand,gran fondon't.
Congrats!
If there's one particular site where the purchase gives you slightly more turkey, be sure to mention it at some point.
I'm going to go read any bad reviews. The clueless make me laugh.
Ms. Babble, if I'm reading you correctly the last time Snobville Publications rolled into Vancouver you didn't invite him over to see your bike collection. If the tour gets there in the summer this time, maybe you could invite him to come over to Wreck Beach.
FIST BUMP
Can't wait to peruse the multiple chapters on proper tire inflation pressures. Will there be chapters dedicated to sand bikes, gravel bikes, snow bikes? A chapter on Zen and the art of bicycle maintenance? A photo of maple leaf babe without the maple leaves? Will Babble be the centerfold? Questions, questions, questions...
Now I know what to tell the family when they ask what a good Father's Day present would be. My dresser drawer can not hold another bottle of old spice.)
(Wildcat, have you started getting decorated soup can pencil holders for Father's Day yet?)
BOOK SHLL
Wildcat Bookmachine.
Thanks for the commenter's link to the Amazonian reviews... I enjoyed reading the "What, there are Bakefeits, but No Triathlon Bikes!!" review.
I'm no graphic designer, but that page layout looks like a parks department pamphlet.
Cool, a new gift idea for people that already received the first book (repetition is the foundation of teaching).
PS: There's a typo on the front page… it's pedle, not pedal.
where in the dewey decimal system to they place your books?
humour?
how to manuals?
erotica?
what is up with triathletes anyways? it's like they're condensed road-bike idiocy. less skills, less etiquette, and even in the middle of winter, less fenders. to say nothing of their sartorial choices...
BOOK LNCH
BEER PRTY
Def looking forward to going through a fresh stack of those puppies and taking all the stickers.
STKR SNOB
Please say there is a tour in the works. Powell's in Portland or BUST!
Congratualtions, Snobby! If I make the cut for this year's Fon Don't, will you autograph my copy by riding over it with your Brompton? I can't wait to read about everything I've been doing wrong all these years.
Thank you for taking on the task of explaining stuff to my noob friends -I notice I have a decreasing amount of patience for it.
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I just placed my order for your new book and am looking forward to it! Thanks for your years of service to the cycling community.
Nice work, put it on pre-order. What happened to Chronicle?
Congratulations on the latest book!
Babs and Commie:
Where in Canada should we move to if Donald wins?
Apathetic hedonist? Moi? Damn right. Cycling feels so good, fuck all else.
I'm looking forward to the chapter that deals specifically with recumbents.
I'm sure there's a lengthy treatise on scranal/chamois interpersonal relations and the associated need for creams and ointments to be generously slathered upon one's nether regions.
Wildcat,
Do you view book dust jackets as a necessary filth-prophylactic, or are they more like a healment: removed immediately upon receiving the book and only to be used when down under.
Félicitations Mister Snob!
"Not only does this book contain thousands upon thousands of exquisite hand-curated words painstakingly chosen by me..."
Bet there are a couple of words made up by you as well...
Where can I download it for free? Will it be cheaper on Chain Reaction?
Definitely apathetic hedonist.
Well of course I want an Ultimate Bicycle Manual.
I don't mean to brag, but my dog assures me any bike I'm on may be my ultimate because I'm clearly on my last legs.
Dear Mr. BSNYC --
My dog asked me to point out you could sell a lot of books if you throw in a pair of Hamilton tickets.
Hope that helps.
leroy
New book. Good.
I need a resupply of stickers which are to be found at the back.
Sounds like a long(er!) winded version of a Grant Petersen article. Good luck with the grouching.
Hey Snob, you're in big trouble for publishing evidence. That first photo is Femke's brother as he's leaving the pet store.
At least now we know how he smuggled that budgie.
Love that wacky nom de plume. How'd you think that one up? Preordered for the backstory.
Your book is ugly and stupid! My book is much better looking and millions of people love it and ME!! Now I'm going to write an even better book and people will love that one even more!
We could all pre-review it on Amazon
Snob:
i don't know where you found a photo of a triathlete not wearing any neon colors.
I thought it was a requirement that they had to wear one item that was neon green or orange.
You don't count.
Thanks Snob, your new book arrives very close to my husband's 62nd birthday. He is a big old bike nerd and will surely enjoy the read.
Congrats! Does it come with a "read me" page so we do it right? I'm used to reading things front to back, or sometimes just dipping in at random, but if that's going to kill me just as dead as riding a non-gravel bike on gravel, I'd like a heads-up. Other than that, looking forward to it. If you do a book-signing in Chicago in, say, August, you can wear that outfit, too.
Here's hoping the Kindle price will be reduced :)
A chapter of salmon recipes is a must!
When you drive the leased Hyundai on your bill tour, please come back to Cleveland.
Snob (or EW}, So why did you choose to go with Eben Weiss aka Bike Snob instead of Bike Snob aka Eben Weiss? Are you having some sort of identity crisis?
...and I am used to reading things from back to front.
p.s. Dear Capcha, a stakebed truck is NOT a pickup.
Just sayin...
Snob's gonna change his name to Wildbook Cat Machine.
Excited to read the new book! I will admit that I half expected Bike Snob to write a book in the vein of Ted K. posts. Ted K's posts are too well written and insightful to be buried in the comments of the greatest bike blog on earth.
Bike Snob rocks!
wait, if this is the greatest bike book,
how come the GBB greatest bike blogger,
couldn;t make it uncrashable while reading?
HMM?
wle
According to one of the reviewers on Amazon, Snob is now Even.
DB - Totally depends on what you want. I could live in Montreal, for sure for sure. People love TO, too, but it's not really my cuppa. Obviously I find Vancouver the sweetest spot, but there's so much dirty money sitting in empty homes out here that it's stoooopid expensive. Lots of great little places just out of town, too, and I love love loved living on Saltspring Island. And Haida Gwaii, too. It is magical if you like remote.
Slim. We should arrange a fondon't at every stop. Vancouver's fondon't could end at Wreck.
Publisher's website title bar reads "Ultimate Bicycle Owner's Manuel".
Manuel's Manual, or,
Care and feeding of your bicycle helper:
The Language Barrier.
Dealing With Deportations.
Cultural Issues: (What's That God-awful Smell?)
Etc.
Sorry. We are only accepting people with limited skills and in poor health who have no interest in learning our language or customs. Try Europe.
Is Eben a real name?
"Just don't try to read it while you're riding, or you'll almost certainly crash."
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Scott Kelly grew 2 inches during his year in space. His wife was extremely excited to have him back home. Lift off went fine and then he hit the afterburners and her eyes rolled back in her head from the force of the thrust.
anyone having problems getting here on your smartphone?mcafee gives me a big warning,but only if I use my smartphone.only recently.never a problem before.online at home,no problem.weird.
It's good that she jumped on it right away. After 28 hours, he shrank back to his original (ahem) height.
Must.Stay. Out of Pool
@BBnet3000
Snob's advice is for the general masses. That guy is obviously a trained professional on a closed course, don't try that at home!
Anonymous 12:39am,
Inasmuch as it is a collection of phonemes used to distinguish one human from another why yes, yes it is.
Could you provide an example of a name that isn't real?
--Wildcat Rock Machine
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Does the book show me how to work on this? Looks pretty intimidating for a new bicycle mechanic.
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Hey Snob come to Pittsburgh and ride the trails. You can ride all the way from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C.! That is one HELL of a number of stops to sell your book.
You can ride around the city on a bunch of bridges and trails too. A visit to Pittsburgh will give you plenty of opportunities to rip on the city and its YINZER (yep, as in "Yinz wanna beer) residents.
Even a smug, fabulously successful writer like you can always use some new material, right?
T. Fuckwad Wankie
P.S. Congrats on the new book
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