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IF YOU are into cycling atall, this snarky blog is amust-read.

After years of happilyanonymous commentaryon all things cycling, animpending book deal hasrevealed the real identityof the Bike Snob as oneEbenWeiss.

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Weiss’s delightfullymisanthropic take on allthings bike ranges frominsightful coverage of procycling events andpersonalities through tomusings on the latestfads and trends.

His blogging garneredhim amonthly column inthe US cyclingmagazineBicycling, and he can citemany pro-cyclists amonghis readers. LanceArmstrong is a fan, andoften rides withWeisswhen in NewYork.

Despite the oftencritical tone,Weiss’sengagingwriting conveysa genuine love of cyclingas a sport, recreation andformof transport that willhave you ditching thespandex pants andcoming back formore.

—DAVE KRANTZ