{"product_id":"9781400052417","title":"Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180","description":"\u003cp\u003eTake one very large guy. Add booze, cigarettes, and an extreme amount of junk food. Mix in a wry, self-effacing wit. Throw in a bike. The result? Heft on Wheels, a potently funny look at turning your life around, one insanely unrealistic goal at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot that long ago, Mike Magnuson was a self-described lummox with a bicycle. In the space of three months, he lost seventy-five pounds, quit smoking, stopped drinking, and morphed from the big guy at the back of the pack into a lean, mean cycling machine. Today, Mike is a 175-pound athlete competing in some of the most difficult one-day racing events in America. This irreverent and inspiring memoir charts every hilarious detail of his transformation, from the horrors of skin-tight XXL biking shorts to the miseries of nicotine withdrawal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeft on Wheels\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable book about getting from one place to another, in more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melinda Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043323265264,"sku":"9781400052417","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400052417_p0.jpg?v=1763713254","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400052417","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}