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Bobke II: The Continuing Misadventures of Bob Roll
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By Bob Roll
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This new collection from cyclist Bob Roll reflects his unique perspective on the professional racing circuit and his own brand of dry humor. Straightforward yet sly, funny but perhaps a little crazy, Roll calls it like he sees it. Here are anecdotes about the Tour de France, international mountain-bike tournaments, training struggles, heart-stopping crashes, and personal vendettas, all of which provide a fascinating inside look at the world of championship cycling.
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Bobke takes passion from the road and puts it in a book, July 3, 2004
By Steven M SCHMITT (SAINT PAUL, MN USA)
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As someone who loves cycling but finds most books on the subject more boring than watching paint dry, this book is a refreshing change. Bob Roll takes you riding in the pelaton, on the training rides, and into the heart of a professional cyclist, which after reading this book you will never look at the same again.
Part of Roll's charm stems from his being exceptionally unexceptional. Though never having any great wins he was able to have a long career, ride in the big tours and experience the sport from the inside all because of his relentless work ethic, which seemed to be fueled by his pure love of cycling.
If you've ever watched the Tour De France and scratched your head wondering what it is about this sport that draws hundreds and thousands of screaming fans to pack the roadways to see these little skinny shaved legged men wearing garishly colored jerseys race past in a blink of the eye, Bobke will answer this. You will see cycling as this great sport; this drama of man against man, team against team, and man against himself all played out on this wonderful little machine the bicycle.
54 of 54 people found this review helpful
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 Warning!! Bobke Triple Regurgitation Fraud!!, July 29, 2004
By D. Sheaffer (Texas)
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I am a big fan of Bob Roll, ever since watching him face plant in a NORBA race at Big Bear. After enjoying his column in Velo News, I bought Bobke when it was published. Amusing read. When we got back from France in a TdF frenzy, I ordered his Tour primer, and thought my wife might enjoy more stories, so I ordered Bobke II.
I didn't mind re-reading his columns in B-I, but to be sold the same stories twice, with minimal value add was insulting. The few new bits have such a 2004 speculative orientation, I am sure this book will become instantly dated.
If you DO NOT own the original Bobke, and discovered Bob on OLN, perhaps Bobke II is of value. I just feel ripped off and ignorant for having been taken this way.
I still love Bob, and hope he has continuing success. OLN's coverage would suffer without his knowledge and funk.
22 of 25 people found this review helpful
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 Mental crack for competitive cyclists, June 23, 2004
By A Customer
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I got this book as a gift for Father's Day, and after the second page I was hooked. If you are a serious competitive cyclist and have had your head deep into this crazy sport, you won't be able to put it down. Maybe a bit random, but if I want to read Grisham, Koontz, or King, I'll buy one of their books. For a window into the world of professional cycling at its most glamorous and its worst, this is a must read. If I could give it 6 stars I would. But then again, I am a Bobke fan.
17 of 18 people found this review helpful
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Finally!, May 23, 2004
By Scott Zaehler (29 Palms, CA)
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Finally, Bobke for the masses. This book fills the gap left by the skyrocketing prices for his first book. Anyone who has ever had fantasies of riding a bike for money has to read this. Bob's writing style takes some getting used to, but he tells it like it is, and does it his way. A mediocre editor would have taken this book and made it more "readable" and mainstream, but it would have lost what makes Bob Roll Bobke. Imagine if he was just another generic commentator for the Tour--would anyone want to listen? I wouldn't. Half the fun of Bob Roll is wondering what he'll say next. The other half is his fantastic storytelling. Get this book, read it, then pass it on to someone else to share the fun.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
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 Some fun stories, but a literary train wreck, December 28, 2004
By A Cyclist (Longmont, Colorado)
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This could be a decent book, if it wasn't missing one little element. An editor! Jeez, this is the most poorly organized piece of writing I've ever paid for. The first chapter, for instance, consists of a few of Bob's diary entries from 1982 followed by a few from 1993, with no hint as to why they belong together. The book sometimes goes for entire chapters without telling you what year of Bob's life it's describing.
If you're a serious Bobke fan, go ahead and buy this; you'll probably enjoy it. I have to admit I did. But I can't get over the feeling that I've been scammed a bit by the folks at VeloPress, who knew that we cycling fans would buy this book regardless of how little work they put into it.
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
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Read the Book!, December 11, 2004
By moik (Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA)
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If you are lucky enough to have read Bob's first book that came in and out of print about fifteen years ago, or to have followed along with all his columns over the years in Velo News or wherever, then maybe this book isn't for you. You can try to buy his original book on ebay for a hundred and fifty bucks if you are a purist. If you want to jam econo then just get this book. It is great. Thanks Bob!
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
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Overall, an interesting book for a cycling fan., November 28, 2003
By Aaron J Day (Minneapolis, MN)
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I thought this book was an interesting look at the life and times of Bob Roll, and modern pro cycle racing. It is rambling and disjointed, but it is supposed to be! I would have been dissapointed if it wasn't. That is part of the Bobke experience, and it makes the book and the events it describes more entertaining. It is basically Bob's daily journal. If that is not what you expect, don't buy it. Bob was present at many of the greatest moments in cycling history, and it was fun to read about them from his unique and unconventional inside perspective. I was a little dissapointed in his excessive use of trendy slang terms, and I felt like they did not contribute to the book. Otherwise it would have been five big ones.
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 Really disappointed, January 23, 2004
By A Customer
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I love reading books on bicycling, of any type, and looked forward to reading Bobke's new book. Being a fan of Bobke's from his OLN-TV TDF commentaries, I was expecting to find this book to be very entertaining and informative. Frankly, it was neither! It was quite the opposite. The book was given to me as a gift, otherwise, I would have returned it. Reading sketchy diary entries and random thoughts that offer little in the way of new insights or revelations about the sport was painful. I would have been satisfied, just to have had a few good laughs from reading the book. Personally, I found that the sophomoric tales of drinking, horsing around, and getting sick that were written when he was a young man were hardly enough to bring forth any belly laughs. I really wish Bobke would have taken the time to write about the sport and his experiences in a truly meaningful, mature and coherent manner. The expectation for a book like this is that it will offer deeper insights into the sport and its personalities. I was really disappointed, although I must confess that I have some new insights into Bobke as a result of his writing this "book" and I will leave it at that.
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For cycling fans, February 7, 2004
By Douglas Ritter (southlake, texas United States)
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Bobke II is for serious fans of cycling, and probably those that also cycle themselves. There are very few pro riders out there who write about what it's like to live eat and breathe bike racing, especially in the 80's and 9o's -- before Lance made it so big. Yes, it's often Bob's diary entries, and they can be random, but it's better than anything else out there. For some reason Bobke's first book is going for between $300 and $400 on the used books sites. This book contains all the material from his first book -- and the second half is all new. A cyclist who can write, and be funny? That's rare. So is Bobke.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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An inside look, October 9, 2005
By G. Mills (Dubuque, IA)
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Bob Roll writes like he talks, with wit, humor and great insight. Anybody who has followed the Tour and enjoyed his outstanding commentary will enjoy this book. Also, you can draw great lessons from this book that apply to any competitive endeavor in sports, or business.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Bobke is the man, June 26, 2004
By jazman1959 (Cincinnati.OH)
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For the bike rider this is plan old fun!
6 of 11 people found this review helpful
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Not worth the money or the time, June 12, 2004
By A Customer
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If you want to learn more about riding, wrong book. First part is a sketchy outline of his diary for a few years. Rest of it is a hodgepodge of memories and rantings. He does have a wacky way of thinking and describing things. But, in a writing style and language that will likely appeal to 14 year old boys it has way too many nicknames, unnecessary swearing, nitwitticisms, etc. You have to be a hard core fan of his to give this book five or six stars. Maybe he has a good book in him but this isn't it.
6 of 25 people found this review helpful
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Great Laughs from Bobke!, January 4, 2004
By Thomas D. Newman (Maryland, USA)
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I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who has even the slightest of interest in competetive cycling/endurance events. I've always enjoyed Bobke's unique commentary on OLN, especially during the Tour. Bobke II takes the whole thing up a notch as Bobke reflects on a truly inspirational cycling career. Its great to hear what the Tour de France really feels like when you are just trying to hang in there to the end. And of course Bobke's colorful and diverse vocabulary makes it all the more enjoyable, even when we need to use his end-of-chapter glossary to decipher what nickname belongs to who. I especially enjoyed the chapter about Bobke's training camp with Lance Armstrong, in which we hear what its like for an accomplished pro rider (Bobke) to try to keep up with super-human Armstrong. Look forward to reading more of Bobke's zany ruminations. By the way, anyone ever see a copy of Bobke I??
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Bobke is witty, sometimes way out there, but that's just Bobke!, March 16, 2006
By Tom R. Platt (Seattle, WA)
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If you know who Bob Roll is and appreciate his sense of humor then buy this book. If's you're read his columns in VeloNews, then buy this book! It gives you a glimpse of the reality of what some riders experience in Europe and it will give you new respect (or a lack of) for Bobke. Just buy the book and read it!
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Had to be there to get it, November 21, 2003
By "matthu89" (Dayton, OH United States)
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I was disappointed with this book. I really enjoy Bob Roll on OLN - his comments and insight are truly funny and I was hoping for much of the same from his new book. The book is just a compilation of his diary and articles. The diary entries from different races are impossible to follow since he uses nicknames for everyone and most entries are short. At the end of some chapters they give a "Dictionary of Bobke Speak" to help with interpretation, but it doesn't help much. If you are a pro cyclist I'd buy this book - you'll know the people in it and understand what he's talking about. If you're not, skip it. Too much rambling non-sense.
4 of 10 people found this review helpful
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Hilarious but Obscure, February 13, 2004
By A Customer
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This is a compilation of the hilarious stuff that is generated by Bob Roll's grey matter. This guy has knocked his head on one too-many corners, and it shows! These are Bob's diaries and columns looking back on his cycling days (daze?) in the 80s and 90s. As someone who followed the sport in those days, all the references, first names and nicknames were familiar to me. But I have to give this book only 4 stars because if you weren't there in the 80s and 90s, a lot of the references will be lost on you. Luckily, some chapters come with short glossaries to throw you a lifeline. Even if the dropping of obscure names gets frustrating at times, this book is still HILARIOUSLY FUNNY and worth a read. Bob Roll, you are a precious gem...one that is deeply cracked on the inside!
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Bobke II, a passion lived., January 9, 2004
By Larry T.
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Any fan of pro cycling will enjoy Bobke II. Even if you think he's basically a clown on OLN television, this will change your mind. Wacky, wild, disoriented, this book probably violates all the rules...but Roll does it purposely. His passion, especially for cycling, Italy and things Italian shines through. Since I share those passions I loved it. The off-the-wall humor was expected, the passion was a refreshing bonus.
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Bobke, yer da Man!, December 24, 2003
By freakmoots
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It starts out a little rough with the daily entries of a testosterone-dipped, California-hip, sunshine-drenched-fresh-air-and-dirt 20-something, but feels genuine and possesses occasional lines of brilliance. Once the boy enters his 30s and the book dives into the mountain biking scene, the writing matures into shining brilliance, constricting my pupils to tiny pinholes behind my Oakleys till the very end. And this has to be one of the most hilarious things I've ever read (on par with Thomas Pyncheon's candy-eating scene in Gravity's Rainbow) - causing mio sposo to roll over and grumble in his sleep due to the bed shaking like jello in the back of a pick-up bouncing down a washboard road from my laughing so hard while reading this thing in bed (homage to Bobke - I am not worthy!). As for previous reviewer comment re: needing a cycling pro background to get it - granted I would be a tifosa if I was Italian, but I just came into this whole cycling thing in the last three years or so, and I didn't run into any trouble getting it, especially with the Who's Who Glossary for Dummies -- it ain't the history of the Chinese dynasties. Anyway, the soul of this book is not about the cycling scene - it's about someone who tears into life with intense energy, showing his unbridled love for it with heat-seeking cynicism and humor and more than a touch of insanity.
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Bob Roll is awesome, May 30, 2006
By Michael J. Puglisi (Lüdenscheid, Germany (for now)
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I'm going to be at every stage of this year's Tour de France, but I'll admit I'm a bit disapointed that I won't get to watch the OLN coverage with Roll's commentary. My 'disappointment' will only be allayed if I get to meet him at one of the stages.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is remotely interested in cycling. Roll is entertaining as always!
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Where To Get Your Bobke Fix!, September 12, 2007
By Psy.D. (Baltimore, MD, USA)
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While watching Le Tour De France this year (2007) my wife and I fell in love with Bob Roll. What a character! And when the Tour was over we went into withdrawal...
So we were delighted beyond belief to find we could get our Bobke fix with "Continuing Misadventures."
Is "Bobke II" for everyone? Not likely. Not everyone likes "cowboy poets." But if you kinda sorta grok where Mr. Roll's coming from, this book is a treat!
And whenever my wife and I bike a century now? We plan, to borrow Bobke's phrase, "To finish in good order."
Now... haven't seen anything in VELONEWS recently by Mr. Roll... starting to shake... Is that a little purple elephant on the wall?
Dr. Kirtland C Peterson
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Great piece of Cycling Lore and 80-90's cycling history, January 13, 2004
By A Customer
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Once again Bobke does not disapoint. This is a great, fast read and has many funny stories of the trials and tribulations of a good rider from the 1980's and 90's. His point of view is from the worker in the peloton. If you do not have a little cycling background some of the lingo may go over your head. Pick a copy up and have a nice read.. Good job Bobke...
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Enjoyable, January 28, 2004
By Michael (Rome)
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The book is entertaining, I'll give it that. I was introduced to the wit and wisdom of Bob Roll through the broadcast of the TDF on OLN. I found him funny and amusing, with some decent insights into the peloton. The book does give me more of his insights, wit and wisdom. My question is...where was the editor during the production and planning of this work? Granted they are diary excerpts and our author's abilities are choppy - but he's a cyclist, not Shakespeare. The chapters of the book jump back and forth between decades at times. Very annoying. I did learn alot about Bob, USA cycling circles, and the strength and determination of Lance. I do recommend the book for some light reading, but dont be expecting to learn volumes about cycling.
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Stuck on stupid, July 2, 2006
By Myrna (New Orleans, LA)
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I don't know if Bob Roll thinks it is still funny after all these years to say "Tour DAY France" or if he is just stuck on stupid. Whatever the reason, I can not get over this imbecillity to have any further concern with whatever else might be sloshing around inside his skull.
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Wonderful Views from the Saddle, October 17, 2008
By Joseph L. Lovotti
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If you have seen or heard Bob Role you know how real a person he is. He hides nothing of himself or the Cyclist's life. The short chapters of vivid recollections of painful days spent in the saddle are wonderful.
"The day the big men cried" is worth the price of the book five times over.
If you love bike racing read this book!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Bobke Rocks!, August 7, 2008
By Aikido Student (Methuen, MA)
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This book is a collection of Bob Roll's training/travel journal while racing in the Tour de France and the European circuit as well as his days as a mountain biker. There are random thoughts sprinkled throughout the book. The passages are not only informative about the day in day out life of a pro biker, they are laugh out loud funny. I also think Bob's attitude toward racing is awesome: He goes out and does his best and whatever happens, happens. He is stoked over a 30th place finish in a World Cup mountain bike race if he knows he rode his best or recovered from a flat or fall to earn that spot. A highly recommended read.
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BOBKE II, November 17, 2007
By Diane E. Meehan
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I found this book very funny and liked it very much.Reading about him and seeing him on tv, he is comical and the book is well written. I found myself laughing out loud at some of his antica.
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A lot of diary entries, June 13, 2007
By Robert Slocum (STAMFORD, CT USA)
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I love Bobke. I love him on TV, and I will forever picture him, Chris Carmichael, and Lance Armstrong spending a week in North Carolina in 1997 (maybe early 98). They did long rides every day and Bobke basically convinced Lance not to drop out of road racing. We all know what happened after that as far as Lance's career goes.
I wish he'd write about that week. (Maybe he has, but if so I'd have gotten that book I think.)
This book is just a series of diary entries, nothing really to sink your teeth into. I read awhile and then skimmed to the end. Sorry, man.
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Purely Entertaining, May 7, 2007
By M. Taylor (Glastonbury, CT)
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This is certainly not a literary work of art, but I doubt it was meant to be. It does give great insight into the work ethic and desire of a guy who was had a nice cycling career, but was never much more than a working class cyclist. If you enjoy the antics and commentary of Bob Roll, you'll love it. It is pure "Bob" and pure entertainment. I greatly enjoyed it.
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Savage, brutal, ripping your entrails out, April 9, 2010
By Grease Fiend
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This book rips the heart out of the chest of International Cycling and sacrifices it, still quivering, to the Gods of Thunder. With this book you can approach the brink of sulfuric hell and if you're lucky and don't inhale too deeply of its Evil, back away with your Sanity Intact. It is as if you tore into the Belly of the Beast with a rusty chain tool, removed the entrails, and waved them over your head like a mutant lasso.
I enjoyed this book, but I don't think Bobke could have written it without a huge assist from Hunter S. Thompson.
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What are these 4 and 5 star reviews talking about???, December 10, 2009
By Gregg Gusta
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I love Bob Roll. (Or I used to before he got his nose so far up LA's backside for 3 weeks every summer) Even then, I still enjoy his raconteuring on Versus. I love cycling. I love reading about cycling. I do NOT love this book. The writing is incoherent, it really adds very very little to the sport or even his stories about the sport. I read about half of it. Skipped further on to see if the writing and COMPLETE LACK OF ANY ATTEMPT AT EDITING ever improved. It did not. Book now gathering dust somewhere on the lower realm of my nightstand. I bet there are a million stories that actually happened that would be hilarious if he took the time to clearly write down what he is talking about. Instead it is page after page of crud. What a missed opportunity. The publisher really ought to be ashamed, as well as Bob. It looks like they just rolled this junk out to snare whatever bucks they could from cyclists who will buy any cycling book. There some good stories, so it gets 2 stars. But you have to suffer through a lot of drivel to find them.
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Cycling viewed from a candid professional, September 13, 2009
By Cycle Fan (Atlanta, GA)
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Bobke tells it like it is, which for the novice may seem itense and a bit over the top, yet at the level these boys play at...it's go big or go home. Daily grinds of hard miles, coupled with language barriers, cramped hotels with no a/c, and treated like outsiders, Bobke stands his ground and gains respect and lot of bumps and bruises. There are other cycling books out, yet if you like a candid overview with a slightly twisted sense of humor...this book is for you.
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This book is about Bobke, not bike racing..., April 27, 2009
By L. F. Smith (E. Wenatchee, WA)
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Some of the negative reviewers are disappointed by this book because it doesn't really explain bike racing. They're right, but they're also missing the point. This book is about Bobke, not bike racing. As such, it's very much worth reading.
Many books about cycling seem based on the idea that the riders are lonely, obsessed heroes who are willing to die face down on a peak in the Alps for a moment of glory. Or, alternately, they're doped up cyborgs who are willing to die face down for a pile of money.
While there probably are some examples of both stereotypes, the reality is that, as Bob Roll points out, in Europe, most professional cyclists are working class guys. And so is Bob Roll. That's what makes this book so interesting to me-- and maybe why it disappoints some other reviewers.
Roll is a real oddball as a professional cyclist. (And I don't mean his off-the-wall irreverence, though that is the 800-pound gorilla in the room whenever Roll is present.) Roll's oddness as a professional is that he enjoyed a long career near the top of the road racing and mountain biking worlds, yet he was a thoroughly unexceptional rider. He wasn't really fast, he wasn't a great climber, and he certainly wasn't a great tactical mind. However, he was as tough as a $2 steak. Throughout his career he was willing-- and able-- to race with a nearly maniacal focus on helping his team win. He was relentless, to the point of making his competitors believe that he would ride through walls if need be to beat them. And maybe he would have done just that; who really knows?
In this book, Roll takes us with him as he toils deep in the peloton, as he crashes in horrendous piles of screaming riders, as he pauses to throw up on a French farmer's front lawn, as he goes on fanatical ten-hour training rides with Lance Armstrong or alone in the snow on closed highways in the Rockies. These things, and not the races themselves, are what professional cycling is like for a real-world, working-class guy with a relentless work ethic and a boundless love for cycling.
I'm not sure I'd enjoy being with Bobke on a long car ride, and I most definitely wouldn't want to be trapped in a stalled elevator with him, but I really enjoyed this book. If a regular guy can do an international sport at a high level, Roll is that guy. Read this book, and you'll probably never look at bike racing and the men who do it in quite the same way ever again.
This book isn't really about bike racing. It's about Bob Roll-- Bobke-- a true American original.
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Hilarious, August 17, 2010
By surly (atlanta)
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Just the kind of guy I want to ride with.
Very funny, often irreverent, stories that made me laugh out loud at many points during my read.
Just buy it!
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Great Book!, October 5, 2011
By FLY
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This book had me laughing for a couple of days. A good read, it's a real insight into Roll's mind; BEWARE!!
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Down the cycling road, February 22, 2011
By Joseph Lerner (SAN DIEGO, CA, US)
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If you love the sport of cycling, have every fancied yourself a racer type, attempted to reach new heights in cycling, than you will love this book. As one who spent thousands of hours and years of effort trying to get to the top, I laughed, cringed and sighed at the insight, poetry and honest capturing of the world of being a professional cyclist and in simply loving the sport.
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Hilarious, August 16, 2010
By surly (atlanta)
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Just the kind of guy I want to ride with.
Very funny, often irreverent, stories that made me laugh out loud at many points during my read.
Just buy it!
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Savage, brutal, ripping your entrails out, April 8, 2010
By Grease Fiend
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This book rips the heart out of the chest of International Cycling and sacrifices it, still quivering, to the Gods of Thunder. With this book you can approach the brink of sulfuric hell and if you're lucky and don't inhale too deeply of its Evil, back away with your Sanity Intact. It is as if you tore into the Belly of the Beast with a rusty chain tool, removed the entrails, and waved them over your head like a mutant lasso.
I enjoyed this book, but I don't think Bobke could have written it without a huge assist from Hunter S. Thompson.
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Almost as good as the first, September 21, 2008
By Harry Hugel (Concord, CA)
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I really enjoy the way Bobke tells a story and this book is almost as good as his first.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Bobke II, April 1, 2007
By SmK (Vernon, Vermont USA)
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Ok it took me 2 days to read it. Not literature, not inspiring, just a good interesting read. Glad I read it.
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