Description
Joyride is a field guide for anyone who’s ever tried to out ride or out work their pain.
This is the classic hero’s journey, as told by a Gen X mountain biker. A lonely kid finds safety on his BMX bike then discovers mountain biking as a young adult. His obsession becomes an identity, a competitive outlet, and a career as a mountain bike author, teacher, and inventor.
The wins keep stacking up until the wheels fall off. Personal struggles and a broken body force him to face his deepest fears. He befriends them and emerges better than ever.
Through mountain biking metaphors Lee teaches practical tools for inner peace. This is what spiritual teaching looks like when it’s earned through hard riding and big crashes.
Specs:
6″ x 9″
131 pages
Black and white interior with photos
Ebook is a password protected pdf
Table of contents:
BEFORE WE GET STARTED 6
Here’s what we’re gonna do 6
A note for my friends who struggle 6
PART 1 – FORMATION 8
The mega bro is dissatisfied 8
You must have done something to deserve that 8
All you do is stand out there and play with yourself 9
All I wanted was a Pepsi 10
Bantu butt 12
An extreme biker is born 13
A teacher is born 15
To make you a man 17
Jesus didn’t waste toilet paper 19
You better not say anything 20
A clown is born 21
If I win this award I get to go home 21
Athlete of the year 23
Oh no I made this harder 24
Academic decathlon 25
Life is pain 27
PART 2 – ADAPTATION 30
The worst motocross racer in California 30
A cyclist is born 32
Getting stuck in a bad crew 33
I’m a downhill mountain bike racer 36
There is no medical reason for that 38
Smack talk gone wrong 39
How are you brother? 41
That was great. Can you do it under race pressure? 43
Becoming an asshole 46
Becoming less of an asshole 47
Are you honoring your fate? 49
PART 3 – DISCOMBOBULATION 51
Ride all the waves 53
I’ve lost myself 54
The well of joy 56
One more ride 57
PART 4 – REASSEMBLY 57
The best meal ever 57
I met Jesus in a laundromat 58
It’s time to try something different 60
Trip 1: Releasing trauma 60
Trip 2: My mission 62
Trip 3: Integration 64
Apparently it’s your turn 65
Infinity is fast 66
I am a slice of Jesus, and so are you 67
Dive into the holes 69
The cycle of shit 71
Limiting beliefs 72
You gotta have faith 73
I love you Bro 75
Let it go, bro 77
You can get used to thinking anything 79
Are you excited or afraid? 80
Birth of the Joyride Rules 82
Joyride Rule 1: If you see something cool, say something 84
Joyride Rule 2: Accept all compliments 85
Rule 3: Only positive self talk 86
You’re LFMc 87
How often do I talk shit on myself? 87
Welcome to the everynothing 89
Namastoke my friends 92
A thank you to my great teacher 92
PART 5 – ASCENSION 93
I gotta race downhill MTB worlds 93
Here is my goal for worlds 95
Making go/no-go decisions 96
The stoplight metaphor 98
Training in the basement 99
Describe and dissolve 101
Bro you’re old and slow 103
Jumping into the infinite 104
What’s the frequency? 107
Expanding awareness 110
Thanks for showing me my soul 111
Braking for no reason 113
No plate-eating weather 115
Not less than, greater than 117
Well that happened 118
OK God bro! Good one! 118
Having fun then telling stories 121
I am so proud of you buddy 121
We did it baby, it’s done 122
No wukkas mate 125
What is joy? 127
More pride 127
And another fall 130
Rise and fall, fall and rise 132
Your Bitchin Camaro 133
To sum it up 134
Inner peace checklist 137
About Lee 138
