Shifting Gears: My Global Bike Odyssey

by Al Young

Imagine a shy country girl, who had never traveled out of the United States, embarking on a yearlong bicycle trip around the world, leaving behind all the comforts of home to travel with 249 strangers. In Shifting Gears, she explains the turmoil she endured before leaving, the daily hardships encountered in camping and biking in Third World countries, the brutally long miles of daily riding, the language barriers, the personal dynamics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412058163
• ISBN13: 9781412058162
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.3"