Praise for Roadie by Jamie Smith "This primer explains everything you've wanted to know (and more) about a somewhat mysterious sport." -- Chicago Tribune "This witty primer offers lively insights into race formats and techniques, including drafting, breakaways and strategies employed in professional and amateur bicycle racing. Get it for family members and friends who are interested in the lingo and politics of bicycle racing, if not up for the experience of actually pulling on a pair of padded Lycra shorts." -- Denver Post "Absolutely entertaining from start to finish. The book finishes up with ways non-cycling friends and family can start enjoying the favored pastime of their bike racing friends. Terms, strategies, and ideas are explained so well that even someone who really doesn't care for cycling will stay interested, maybe even enough to pique their interested and get into the sport." -- RoadBikeReview.com "We should be very grateful for this epiphany; members of my family had to ask me to stop laughing so much while I was carrying out the perfectly respectable and serious task of reviewing Roadie.
" --TheWashingMachinePost.net "I wish I had a copy of Roadie when I started racing 35 years ago. Jamie Smith's wealth of knowledge, insightful comments about racing, and wonderful wit and infectious enthusiasm certainly would have helped me explain cycling to all my friends and family who thought I was crazy." -- Paul Alman, President, Michigan Bicycle Racing Association "Jamie Smith has succeeded, with a light and amusing style, to convey the joy of the sport with an unblinking eye.There is no question that Roadie will keep the interest of someone new to the sport." -- TinDonkey.com "A well-written and informative insight into the world of road racing." --Lightweight News "You will recognise yourself in many of the actions and situations described in this gently amusing and well written book.
" -- Arrivee magazine Praise for Reading the Race by Jamie Smith "Horner's anecdotes make Reading the Race a worthwhile read for those whose primary interest is the European pro peloton, but really the book isn't aimed at the armchair rider, it's a practical manual for those who want to learn the tricks of the trade." -- Podium Café "The descriptions of specific group tactics, such as pacelines, echelon riding and the like, are clearly illustrated and annotated. If you have any doubts as to how any are to be implemented in real life, these leave no doubt as to how each ought to be successfuly accomplished." -- The Washing Machine Post "In the Reading the Race, [Horner and Smith have] outlined the key mechanics of reading a race -- and more importantly, how to win. Starting breaks, forming alliances, managing a lapped field, setting up for a sprint, it's all there." -- Road Bike Review.