Momentum Is Your Friend: The Metal Cowboy and His Pint-Sized Posse Take on America

by Joe Kurmaskie

On This Page

Description

"A reader's trifecta: a humorous travelogue, a stirring adventure tale, and a touching family story."--Bart King, author ofThe Big Book of Boy Stuff For a four-thousand-mile bicycle ride across America, Joe's seven-year-old son Quinn rides a tagalong bike attached to his dad's, and behind that is five-year-old Enzo in a bike trailer. Our hero the Metal Cowboy answers the question "What are you, crazy?" with a resounding "Yes." With no support crew except his boys' comic relief and the show more kindness of strangers, he pedals hundreds of pounds of gear and offspring over mountain passes, through thunderstorms, and into the heart of what it means to be a dad. show less

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

2 reviews
Far and away the best touring book I've read! Love that Kurmaskie tells about the ride itself, the people he meets, his own life philosophies/"A-HA" moments, and his kids reactions. A bit preachy sometimes but always with a large helping of humor. It could have been longer, I think I would have enjoyed more if it was. I believe there's another book by the same author - that'll have to be my next "To-Read."

Members

Recently Added By

Lists

Books Read in 2014
2,342 works; 86 members
Books Read in 2015
3,299 works; 126 members
Books Read in 2016
4,666 works; 197 members
Books Read in 2018
4,360 works; 110 members
Books Read in 2020
4,379 works; 124 members
Books Read in 2023
5,547 works; 145 members

Author Information

7 Works 231 Members

Classifications

Genres
Nonfiction, Sports and Leisure, Travel, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness
DDC/MDS
796.6092Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsSportsCyclingstandard subdivisionsHistory, geographic treatment, biographyBiography
LCC
GV1051 .K87 .A3Geography, Anthropology and RecreationRecreation. LeisureRecreation. LeisureSportsCycling. Bicycling. Motorcycling
BISAC

Statistics

Members
34
Popularity
835,054
Reviews
1
Rating
(3.96)
Languages
English
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
2
ASINs
1