Pro Cycling on $10 a Day

"Remember Maslow's hierarchy of needs from high school psych class? Me neither, but it went something like: food, shelter, sex, commuter bike, track bike, cross bike, mountain bike, road bike, time trial bike, and backup road bike..." Phil Gaimon 

I just finished reading Steve's copy of Phil Gaimon's book Pro Cycling on $10 a Day. I have been a big fan of his Ask a Pro column in VeloNews and this book does not disappoint. Phil is literate, funny, and unlike many other cycling memoirists he does not utilize a ghost writer. And he has suffered. Nevertheless, he is not bitter and virtually every story in the book is told with good humor and a kind of grim optimism. As the book jacket says, this is not a book for the squeamish or faint of heart. For that matter, it is not a book for the kids either. It should however be mandatory reading for anyone who dreams of a career as a professional cyclist.