Cyclogeography
Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Notting Hill Editions
Published:23rd Jul '15
Should be back in stock very soon

Cyclogeography is an essay about the bicycle in the cultural imagination and a portrait of London seen from the saddle. The bicycle enables us to feel a landscape, rather than just see it, and in the great tradition of the psychogeographers, Day attempts to depart from the map and reclaim the streets of the city whilst exploring the relationship between bodies, bikes and geography.
"This is a street-smart, super-sharp exploration of the "soft city" as seen from the saddle; Jon Day has written a bold and clever book about the zone where capital and cycling collide. It fascinated me from first page to last."
-- Robert Macfarlane'Jon Day's freewheeling reflection on his years as a courier reminds the reader of the sensory pleasures of cycling . . . This book makes for an entrancing read that meditates on the connection of both mind and body with the city. Day manages to make you want to be a courier: the romance of the call signals, the camaraderie of waiting for jobs, the connection to the city and its sounds; Cyclogeography will inspire you with reminders of the sensory delights of cycling.'
-- Louise Williams‘A charming, absorbing, well-read and intelligent book… You will learn about more than just cycling here.’
-- Nick Lezard * GuardiISBN: 9781907903991
Dimensions: 190mm x 120mm x 14mm
Weight: 212g
172 pages