{"product_id":"wheels-on-ice-9781496232472","title":"Wheels on Ice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica Cherry and Frank Soos have assembled a wide range of Alaska cycling voices, from the Gold Rush prospecting cyclists of the early 1900s to the ultra-endurance cyclists and bike packers of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"However often you ride bikes, you'll find something beautiful in this 320-page collection. You'll probably also find something inspiring. I certainly did, and when I finished reading, I pulled on my boots and went for a long ride.\"—John Messick, bikepacking.com\u003cbr\u003e“Ever since bicycles were invented, intrepid Alaskans have set out through wilderness, over mountains, along frozen rivers, over thousands of miles of trails. This spirited and lively collection gives us history, starting in 1900, with Ed Jesson’s thousand-mile trip Dawson to Nome. We witness the development of mountain bikes and fatbikes, of pogies and GPS systems. We watch a Tuesday evening cycling club get bogged down, literally, so their ride lasts until the wee hours. From everyday bike commutes to weeks-long wilderness rides, Alaskans continue to push the pedals and their own limits. This book will delight hardcore riders, weekend riders, and readers who’ll enjoy vicariously these wild adventures on wheels.”—Peggy Shumaker, author of \u003ci\u003eJust Breathe Normally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thrilling! This entertaining and thoughtful anthology captures the joys and adventures of bicycling in Alaska. From urban rides in Anchorage to perilous winter journeys above the Arctic circle, and from the earliest bicycles brought to Alaska during the 1890s Gold Rush to contemporary rides on fatbikes taken to help cope with our current pandemic, herein is a wide-ranging selection of essays filled with surprises at every turn. Readers will experience not only long pedals through the landscapes and wildlife of this most beautiful state but also the personal introspection that only a good ride can inspire. At turns humorous, inspiring, and thought-provoking, and all so beautifully written. It’ll make you want to ride, even at forty below.”—Daryl Farmer, author of \u003ci\u003eBicycling beyond the Divide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Jessica Cherry\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Frank Soos\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Bicycling in Alaska, 1898–1908\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Terrence Cole\u003cbr\u003e From Dawson to Nome on a Bicycle\u003cbr\u003e Edward R. Jesson\u003cbr\u003e A Broken Chain and a Busted Pedal: Max Hirschberg’s 1900 Bicycle Ride to Nome\u003cbr\u003e Max Hirschberg\u003cbr\u003e Cycling the Arctic: Levie’s Bicycle Ride from Point Barrow to Nome\u003cbr\u003e H. B. Levie\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. New Wheels, 1980s–2000\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Jessica Cherry and Frank Soos\u003cbr\u003e Iditabike, 1987\u003cbr\u003e Charlie Kelly\u003cbr\u003e Iditasport Extreme: 350 Miles\u003cbr\u003e Rocky Reifenstuhl\u003cbr\u003e Iditasport, 1991\u003cbr\u003e Gail Koepf\u003cbr\u003e Hellbikes on Ice\u003cbr\u003e Roman Dial\u003cbr\u003e Biking the Haul Road\u003cbr\u003e Dan Buettner\u003cbr\u003e Pribilofs by Bike, 1994\u003cbr\u003e Bill Sherwonit\u003cbr\u003e Rough-Terrain Unicycling, 1997\u003cbr\u003e Michael Finkel\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. Wheels Now, 2001–2021\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Jessica Cherry\u003cbr\u003e The Wind Grooms Our Trails\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Smith\u003cbr\u003e Skagway to Nome\u003cbr\u003e Jeff Oatley\u003cbr\u003e The Government Sign\u003cbr\u003e Corinna Cook\u003cbr\u003e Last Ride of the Season\u003cbr\u003e David A. James\u003cbr\u003e A Winter Bike Commute\u003cbr\u003e Martha Amore\u003cbr\u003e The Bike Thief\u003cbr\u003e Don Rearden\u003cbr\u003e The Killer Hill\u003cbr\u003e Andromeda Romano-Lax\u003cbr\u003e Cryo-Cave! An Ode to Indoor Training in Alaska\u003cbr\u003e Eric Flanders\u003cbr\u003e The Iditarod Trail and Me\u003cbr\u003e Clinton Hodges III\u003cbr\u003e That One Magnetek Time I Jumped Over Five Cars\u003cbr\u003e M. C. MoHagani Magnetek\u003cbr\u003e When There’s No One Left to Fight\u003cbr\u003e Rachael Kvapil\u003cbr\u003e The Books I Carried\u003cbr\u003e Alys Culhane\u003cbr\u003e Going Long, Going Solo\u003cbr\u003e Corrine Leistikow\u003cbr\u003e Physical Education\u003cbr\u003e Jessica Cherry\u003cbr\u003e There Is No Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e Bjørn Olson\u003cbr\u003e A Positively Memorable Mountain Bike Ride(ish)\u003cbr\u003e Eric Troyer\u003cbr\u003e Back in Alaska to Share the Story of the Roads\u003cbr\u003e Lael Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e Nulato Hills: Biking Musk Ox Trails in Western Alaska\u003cbr\u003e Luc Mehl\u003cbr\u003e Growing Old with My Bicycle\u003cbr\u003e Kathleen McCoy\u003cbr\u003e The Magic Bus on Stampede Trail\u003cbr\u003e Tom Moran\u003cbr\u003e Tell ’Em about It: An Alaska Cyclist at Large\u003cbr\u003e Earl Peterson\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Source Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Contributors","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409241416023,"sku":"9781496232472","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496232472.jpg?v=1730506105","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wheels-on-ice-9781496232472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}