Mud, Sweat, and Gears: A Rowdy Family Bike Adventure Across Canada on Seven Wheels
"Mud, Sweat, and Gearsis a romance and a thriller; an adventure tale, and a seriously funny book. Kurmaskie's chronicle of his young family's journey across Canada on bicycle is a story for all time and now, for bicyclists and for those who have never ridden beyond the end of the block. You will laugh. You will swoon. You will shake your head in wonder. Could Kurmaskie and his wife have really thought it a good idea to bicycle four-thousand plus miles with a baby and two children under the age of ten in tow? They did. And Kurmaskie has told the hilarious and moving tale of their trip like a master. You won't be able to put this beautiful book down."--Cheryl Strayed, author ofTorchandWild"Nobody roams--or writes--with more manic energy or enthusiasm for `the hard life' than Joe Kurmaskie. Topping that enviable accomplishment, Mud, Sweat, and Gears establishes the Kurmaskie clan as the first family of American adventure."--Jay Atkinson, author ofParadise Road: Jack Kerouac's Lost Highway and My Search for AmericaandCity in Amber"Joe Kurmaskie rolls with a keen sense of comedy and a big heart."  --Christopher Moore, author  ofLambandA Dirty Job"A rollicking tale that adds credence to the credo, `The family that pedals together, stays together.' (Having the kids on a combination tandem/trail-a-bike/trailer helps) The momentum of this wonderful family epic will launch you from page one into Canada's hinterlands. (From there, cheap flights home are available.)--Bart King, author ofThe Big Book of Boy Stuff--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.