The Midlife Bike owner: The Highway Map for the +40 Rider Who Desires to Practice Laborious, Trip Quick and Keep Wholesome

If anything, I wish it were a bit more technical
Some other readers complained that the book was too technical. But as a serious bicycle rider, I found this book to be a great synthesis of many ideas and knowledge that we cyclists already know, except now, it’s all in one place. The book is easy to read and it’s written both for those who know a ting or two about cycling and those who don’t. I wish it were illustrated and a bit more technical because it would be even more helpful, more interesting and informative to the readers.

I needed this book
I have been riding my bike for 7 years, I started from cero, I have learned at lot during this 7 years but after reading this book I need to rethink everything over, there is too much information out there that is not accurate. I am 60 and I am planning to ride for many more years. Thank Phil for writing this book, is like a life manual for cyclist.

Forget That Fancy Wheelset, Read This
I’ve been having a bit of a crisis recently, my performance is falling and nothing that I do seems to work. So when I saw this book, I knew that I had a duty to read it.Some parts of the book were difficult to work through, they seemed too detailed, too technical, though looking back now, it all seems so simple. I now understand cycling—the interaction of a person and an ‘antiquated, Victorian contraption’ like never before. But the book just got better and better. The final two chapters are stunning, if you’re a coach, you need to read this. You see, sport is as much mental as it is FTP or VO2 max. Learn this and learn that it’s OK to ‘feel’ crap, to have bad days, to ‘fail’ and you will still be riding your bike, twenty years from now.In all honesty, I have read so many books about cycling but this is the first that has really helped and has left me feeling a debt of gratitude to it’s author. Thank you Phil.

Good overview for beginners or experienced mid-lifers
I have always sought out a book for moderate cycling. Unfortunately, as the author states, most midlife cycling books are geared towards competitive cycling. But what about the rest of us? This books provides practical advice for moderate cyclists and those trying to go a notch or two above- but not necessarily competitive race level. Also, the level of detail was just enough to recommend targets and boundaries without having to rely on overly specific measurements like lactate threshold etc. -which most of us neither have the time, sophistication or tools to measure. I ride 60-80miles a week and found this book helpful for riding within this limit and/or going a bit above safely.

Full of scientific evidence insight and common sense. Makes a complicated subject very Interesting and easy to understand. It has improved my training and overall fitness no end.

I have wandered around a lot of physio/medical approaches to just cycling and this is by far the most illuminating