Muck, Sweat & Gears

A compendium of fascinating facts, stories and stats on the world of bicycling from the sprinters on the track to the MAMILs on leisure rides through the countryside.

Muck, Sweat & Gears is a compendium of fascinating facts, quotes, stats, stories, personalities, advice and trivia – fully revised to include cycling's dramatic increase in popularity since the first volume was published.

This revised and updated edition includes stories on: Bono's cycling accident in Central Park, New York; the wedding of Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson, when they rode to church on white bicycles; the 2014 Commonwealth and 2016 Rio Olympic Games cycling events; the Tour de France and the new Tour de Yorkshire; epic bicycle journeys; MAMIL (middle-aged men in lycra) activities; and new technology.

Muck, Sweat & Gears is the perfect gift for the cyclist in your life, whether he or she is an everyday commuter, mountain biker, cycle courier, tourist or racer.