Originally Posted by francophile

If you want to get a good laugh and want some cultural insight, I cannot recommend enough that you go out and get Bike Snob NYC's (first?) book riffing off his blog. Buy one used, you should be able to get it shipped for under $5 in hardback and if you're like me, you'll enjoy it so much you end up passing around to other cycling friends.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0811869989

It's seriously worth every minute of reading, I couldn't put it down the first time I read it at a an AirBnB owned by a cyclist in Asheville NC (had lots of great Coppi/Bartali photos everywhere). Bike Snob's writing style is fast-paced, quick, colorful and witty. And it covers a lot of topics you'll hear some of us make references to here at BF in C&V.

Anyway, seriously, go get it. We all need a smile on our face during Covid. This is a one-way ticket there.