{"product_id":"9781608195763","title":"It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. In his\u003cbr\u003e late twenties, he pedaled 25,000 miles around the world. Today he rides\u003cbr\u003e to get to work, sometimes for work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to \u003cbr\u003etravel, to go shopping, to stay sane, and to skip bath time with his \u003cbr\u003ekids. He's no Sunday pedal pusher. So when the time came for a new bike,\u003cbr\u003e he decided to pull out all the stops. He would build his dream bike, \u003cbr\u003ethe bike he would ride for the rest of his life; a customized machine \u003cbr\u003ethat reflects the joy of cycling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's All About the Bike \u003c\/i\u003efollows\u003cbr\u003e Penn's journey, but this book is more than the story of his hunt for \u003cbr\u003etwo-wheel perfection. En route, Penn brilliantly explores the culture, \u003cbr\u003escience, and history of the bicycle. From artisanal frame shops in the \u003cbr\u003eUnited Kingdom to California, where he finds the perfect wheels, via \u003cbr\u003ePortland, Milan, and points in between, his trek follows the serpentine \u003cbr\u003epath of our love affair with cycling. It explains why we ride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's All About the Bike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is, like Penn's dream bike, a tale greater than the sum of its parts. \u003cbr\u003eAn enthusiastic and charming tour guide, Penn uses each component of the\u003cbr\u003e bike as a starting point for illuminating excursions into the rich \u003cbr\u003ehistory of cycling. Just like a long ride on a lovely day, \u003ci\u003eIt's All About the Bike\u003c\/i\u003e is pure joy- enriching, exhilarating, and unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134161699056,"sku":"9781608195763","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608195763_p0.jpg?v=1763831261","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608195763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}