Embark on an epic bicycle odyssey from Bristol to India that transcends pedals and paths, weaving travel tales with profound philosophy, each bike component unlocking insights into self, capitalism, enlightenment, and proving that cycling rewires both the body and the mind
'Elegant, wild, poised and explosive' Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast
When Jet McDonald cycled four thousand miles to India and back, he didn't want to write a straightforward travel book. He wanted to go on an imaginative journey.
Mind is the Ride takes the reader on a physical and intellectual adventure from West to East using the components of a bike as a metaphor for philosophy, which is woven into the cyclist's experience. Each chapter is based around a single component, and as Jet travels he adds new parts and new philosophies until the bike is 'built'; the ride to India is completed; and the relationship between mind, body and bicycle made apparent.
The age of the travelogue is over: today we need to travel inwardly to see the world with fresh eyes. Mind is the Ride is a pedal-powered antidote to the petrol-driven philosophies of the past.
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Jet is a writer, musician and psychiatrist. He is the author of many articles for Boneshaker Magazine and has written for the Idler. He is a member of the Philosophy Special Interest Group of Royal College of Psychiatrists.