Joe "Metal Cowboy" Kurmaskie has been a journalist for 25 years and a performer since just after he came out of the womb. He's been a contributing writer to Bicycling Magazine, Details, Men's Journal and Prevention Magazine. He worked as an editor for an AP newspaper, before becoming and author and entertainer (mostly so he could sleep in late.) His bestselling books: Mud, Sweat and Gears, Metal Cowboy, Riding Outside The Lines, Momentum Is Your Friend and You Might Be A Cyclist If… have not been banned by the conservative right… yet. His work has appeared in Details, USA Today and The SF Chronicle. He reviews books for The Oregonian and is a educator for Literary Arts Inc and as a writer in residence at Portland State University. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Beth and his four boys, Quinn and Lorenzo, Matteo and Sawyer. They attempt, without much success, to grow webbed feet during the "wet" season.

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