You're on the Road to Love Being hired to drive a classic Chevy from Montreal to Miami is the trip of a lifetime, Cat Bandini! There's nothing like being twenty-two years old with the world before you…. Unless your overprotective uncle makes you take a bodyguard along for the ride! And what a body this guard has! Bolt Hunter is six feet of stern, military brawn. His aviator shades conceal eyes of gold…and untold secrets. He's a far cry from those college boys you used to date, Cat! Better be careful, or the road to adventure could turn into a trip down the aisle!

In its simplest incarnation, a joyride can be as innocent as taking the family car out for a spin--or much more, as seen in the artwork of iconic illustrator Quarnstrom's homage to hot rods, dragsters, and custom cars.

Captures the exciting story of this dramatic sport with its rich historical detail and stunning photographs.

“A modern day Mark Twain on two wheels.” —USA Today “Joe Kurmaskie rolls with a keen sense of humor and a big heart.” —Christopher Moore, author of Lamb, Fool, and The Serpent of Venice The fifth book in the Metal Cowboy series of bicycle-touring tales hits the open road in high gear and never looks back. Whether he’s outsprinting African elephants in Zimbabwe; reliving dangerous old cycling routes of his youth; debating the merits of living strong or living wrong or living without a rubber bracelet at all; riding up Mount Hood in a July snowstorm; savoring roadside treasures found along the way; extolling the wonder of boys on bikes; detailing a few skirmishes in the war between cars and bikes, debating the perils and delights of riding at night; and diagnosing whether the glorious addiction called cycling has taken over your life, he consistently rides down awful truths and celebrates beautiful wrecks—himself included. Joe Kurmaskie has mastered the painful art of falling down and the flat-out rush of getting back up again. This collection is a kaleidoscope of exuberant cycling adventure stories spanning four decades and thirty countries. It embraces the absurdity of living at any speed, the fragility in each of us the world over, and simple wonders waiting just up the road.