Riding Outside the Lines: International Incidents and Other Misadventures With the Metal Cowboy

A fun quick read. Each chapter stands alone - a tale of some adventure on a bicycle, with some personal reminiscences thrown in. The style is a bit fraternity raucous, but not to the point of being painful. It does limit the book, but not every book has to be a profound masterpiece anyway. We meet a nice bunch of characters, which I must agree is the funnest part of bike touring. The book doesn't try to be more than it is, just a bunch of fun stories.

from collectorkerrie's rabck; each chapter is either the adventure triggering memories, or just the adventure itself. He's known as the "metal cowboy", and the subtitle "misadventures" sums up a few of his experiences that go a bit awry. Interesting to read, but I don't think I'l go pedaling across the Australian outback any time soon!

A little more memoir than Metal Cowboy. Various bike tours from around the world and the characters he encounters and the adventures he had. This is interspersed with tales of growing up.