The Art of Cycling: A Guide to
Bicycling in 21st-Century America by
Robert Hurst
A Must For A Commuter
Covering much more than just riding a bike in traffic, author Robert Hurst
paints, in uncanny detail, the challenges, strategies, and art of riding a bike
on Americas modern streets and roadways. The Art of Cycling dismantles
the bicycling experience and slides it under the microscope, piece by
piece. Its primary concern is safety, but this book goes well beyond the
usual tips and how-to, diving in to the realms of history, psychology,
sociology, and economics. It empowers readers with the Big Picture of
riding a bicycle in America -- and gives cyclists useful insights to consider
while pedaling the next commute, grocery run, or training ride.

Personal Review: The Art of Cycling: A Guide to Bicycling in
21st-Century America by Robert Hurst
This is not your typical "obey all traffic laws" approach to cycling. It takes a
more common-sense and nuanced approach to cycling than the strict
vehicular cyclists would like. That is not to say that it proposes you be a
renegade and make a nuisance of yourself either. Personally, I like it and
most of what the author puts forward are ideas that have occurred to me
while on the road. The type of things that just make sense to you and just
feel natural the more time you spend out there. I also support his stance
on multi use paths and other non-roadway use. For me, one of the main
attractions to cycling is it's stress reduction capability. It's just plain FUN.
Strict vehicular cyclists would have you always claim your rightful place on
the roadway without exception and shun bike paths. But cycling on
congested roadways can be very stressful and is often not fun. Not to
mention all the extra exhaust you're sucking in. All things that I cycle to
avoid. If I wanted to feel stressed and not having fun, I'd drive my car;
hence why I feel that if there is a suitable bike path to use, by all means
use it (city sidewalks are not suitable bike paths).
I also enjoyed his use of humor throughout the book and thoroughly
appreciated the first few chapters detailing the history and evolution of not
only the bicycle in America, but the infrastructure that grew out of the
bicycle and then grew to accommodate the automobile while shunning the
bicycle. Man, that was a long sentence...
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