"Bicycling advocates know Mia Birk as one of the most important figures in America's urban biking renaissance. And now she has produced a witty, poignant and often funny memoir detailing how she persuaded politicians, city bureaucrats and average citizens that bikes are a perfectly sensible form of transportation. You don't need to ever mount a bike yourself to appreciate this story, which is really for anyone who ever wanted to understand how to make things happen in a modern American city, suburb or small town."

--Jeff Mapes, author of Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities

"The world's climate change problems can be affected by forward-thinking leaders like Mia Birk. The story she tells in Joyride is one for the ages, and is a story of transformational change that anyone in any field can appreciate. Her painstaking research of European bicycle transportation solutions and daring application to Portland OR and other cities offer lessons for all us. The German Marshall Fund has been proud to support her work."

--Ellen Pope, Director, Comparative Domestic Policy
    The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Here are some other bike-friendly books recommended by Mia.

You Might Be A Cyclist If . . . The Metal Cowboy's latest and greatest! Click here to purchase

Mud, Sweat, & Gears A book by Joe Kurmaskie Click here to purchase

Metal Cowboy Tenth Anniversary Edition A book by Joe Kurmaskie Click here to purchase

Momentum Is Your Friend A book by Joe Kurmaskie Click here to purchase

Around The World On Two Wheels A book by Peter Zheutlin Click here to purchase

Pedaling Revolution A book by Jeff Mapes Click here to purchase

Joyride proceeds support non-profit groups that are helping to create active communities where bicycling and walking are safe, healthy, fun, and normal daily activities, such as:

Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation

Alliance for Biking and Walking

League of American Bicyclists

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

Rails to Trails Conservancy

International Mountain Bicycling Association