Joe Kurmaskie, dubbed the "Metal
Cowboy" by a blind
rancher he encountered one icy morning in Idaho, has been addicted to
the intoxicating freedom and power of the bicycle ever since he
"borrowed" his big sister's banana-seat bike at the age of five. As he
careened down the neighborhood hill, much to his parents' dismay, Joe
set in motion what has become a lifelong love affair with the road and
the wheel. In Metal Cowboy, Joe offers up an infectious and big-hearted
collection of true adventures and misadventures, chronicling his time
touring America on his bicycle.
Whether he is climbing a tree
to avoid the insistent pecking of a flock of geese in New Hampshire,
tooling around a motel parking lot in Utah with a touring group of
Elvis impersonators, or filling in as a last-minute scarecrow in a
North Carolina Halloween parade, Joe revels in the charm of small town
America and the unforgettable characters who dot our landscape. Full of
energy, wit, and wisdom, Metal Cowboy is both an inspiration and a call
to the road, full of the simple joy of a path well pedaled and a life
less ordinary.
Metal Cowboy
(Best seller)
Riding between the lines
Momentum is your friend
(Best Seller)
Joe has been a journalist for two decades. He's
been a contributing writer to Bicycling Magazine, Details, Men's
Journal He worked as an editor for five years at an AP
newspaper, before becoming and author and entertainer (mostly so he
could sleep in later.) His work has appeared in Details, Midwest Bike
and The SF Chronicle. He reviews books for The Oregonian and is a
educator for Literary Arts Inc and Community of Writers - COW
writer in residence at Portland State University. He lives in Portland
Oregon with his wife Beth and his three boys Quinn and Lorenzo and
Matteo. They attempt without much success to grow webbed feet during
the "wet" season.
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Joe has been a journalist for two decades. He's
been a contributing writer to Bicycling Magazine, Details, Men's
Journal He worked as an editor for five years at an AP
newspaper, before becoming and author and entertainer (mostly so he
could sleep in later.) His work has appeared in Details, Midwest Bike
and The SF Chronicle. He reviews books for The Oregonian and is a
educator for Literary Arts Inc and Community of Writers - COW
writer in residence at Portland State University. He lives in Portland
Oregon with his wife Beth and his three boys Quinn and Lorenzo and
Matteo. They attempt without much success to grow webbed feet during
the "wet" season. 