num_pages: 336
description: This heartwarming collection of true stories reveals the thrill and the freedom of traveling America's back roads on a bicycle, and the joy of discovering unforgettable characters along the way.From the moment he "borrowed" his big sister's banana-seat bike and careened down the neighborhood hill at the age of five, Joe Kurmaskie has known the intoxicating freedom and power of the bicycle. In this big-hearted collection of stories, Joe -- dubbed the "Metal Cowboy" by a blind rancher he encountered one icy morning in Idaho -- tells of his whimsical, wild adventures through the American landscape.
language: English
title: Metal Cowboy: Tales from the Road Less Pedaled
titlecomplete: Metal Cowboy: Tales from the Road Less Pedaled
genres: Adventure, Bicycles, Cycling, Nonfiction, Memoir, Sports, Autobiography, Travel
ratings_count: 352
places: The United States of America
publisher: Three Rivers Press