Open Your Heart With Bicycling: Mastering Life Through Love of the Road

by Shawn Rohrbach

Open Your Heart with Bicycling shows you not only how to, but why to enjoy one of the easiest and best activities around. Open Your Heart with Bicycling takes a holistic look at an easy and enjoyable activity -- whether you're alone or with family and friends.

Perfect Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

I spent my childhood and early adolescence in the mountains of Washington State. We lived next tothe ski areas on Snoqualmie Pass. At sixteen, I was writing a weekly sports column and racing bicycles. I entered the Benedictine Monastery in Mission, BC Canada. This was a great opportunity to get a fine education and spend as much time as I could skiing, rock climbing and mountaineering. All of those formative years informed who I am as an adult and a writer. I love the written word and the outdoors, and my writing reflects that. I chose Naropa University in Boulder for my MFA because it has such a great academic reputation and the atmosphere is perfect for year round outdoor activity. A re-publication of my novel "Cast the First Stone" will be available in e-book format soon. My novel "Rogue Scion" the first in my Grady Marcs thriller series, was released in December, 2015. The sequel to that, Double Cross, is scheduled for an October 2016 release. Stay tuned!

Reviews

[Robin]

This book started out really strong for me because I enjoyed reading about the author's spiritual awakening and how much better his life was when he rode his bicycle. But when he got into the chapters on bike lanes and commuting, I got a bit bored. Toward the end it picked up again and I would still recommend it.

[Keith]

pretty cheesy title I know. It's part of the 'Open Your Heart' series, so it's not the author's fault.

It's a fun little book... basically a general overview type bike book, but with more about the reasons people bike than most such books include. there's also a lot about food which is awesome.