La gran ciclopedia ilustrada

Going down square, tailgating, suffering a bitch, being a globetrotter... Cycling, like all important things in this world, also has a specific language, a jargon, a slang, which fans handle as a secret code, just for initiates, and whose mastery reveals years of experience in the saddle. They are often metaphorical terms and always singular that Karin du Croo, passionate about cycling and drawing, pedals and pencils, has selected and illustrated with a sense of humor. This illustrated cyclopedia is destined to become a cult favorite among fans of two wheels. And she also reveals to us that the bicycle, humanity's great invention, is more than a simple, silent and sustainable mechanical device: it is a whole philosophy of life, an ethic, a way of being in the world. Karin du Croo offers here, with an ear for language and a hand for drawing, something more than a declaration of love for the bicycle: a declaration of principles. But this selection of voices, halfway between the dictionary and the encyclopedia, is not limited to terms in common use among the tribe: it also includes terms from the author's private record, or from her group. Cycling and recreational philology can do great things together.