Life on a Bicycle

Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery #1

by Rick Smith

Read the the on-road and retail adventures of Yehuda Moon! Yehuda owns a bike shop, the Kickstand Cyclery, with his friend Joe, and the two are confronted with the challenges presented by their daily bicycle commute and the customers (or lack thereof) at the bike shop.This is the first album of collected comic strips and contains strips from January 22, 2008 through December 31, 2008. You'll meet a bevy of characters whom Yehuda and Joe encounter: the bike ninja, the bike hypochondriac, their elderly compatriot Fred, the Shakers who build the bicycle frames, neighborhood kids starting riding clubs, roadies, commuters, and many more. Extra features include comic design notes and early character sketches.

Genres: Graphic Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2008

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Reviews

[Marilyn]

Fun and provocative for those who cycle and those who don't. The owners of the Kickstand Cyclery have differing opinions on how and why to ride, but they are both passionate about bicycles. Also we meet other characters that represent other types of riders and community members, and how their philosophies overlap. The grumbling Yehuda really can speak for any type of rider, though, when he encounters rude drivers, potholes, inclement weather or his fellow cyclists. Overall a fun series with great art and a "window" into the psyche of many cyclists.

[Paul]

Great series. Doesn't start with much introduction, so it's not obvious at the beginning that one character isn't living or what happened to him or how these two very different guys are related to each other and why they own a shop or what the significance of the ghost bike is. That becomes clear as the story goes on, so you have to just stick with it.

[Mark]

I read 'The Kickstand Cyclery' online from the beginning. Yehuda being the character I empathise with most.

Everyday cycling occurrences are referred to, from the joys of bad weather, to motorists who seem to think that bicycles are not traffic.

A must read for any cyclist

[heltones]

Wonderful collection of a comic that I read daily!

[Miker]

I've been reading the Yehuda comic strip since its debut nearly a year ago. As a bike commuter, I find the events eerily omniscient.