David Herlihy in California

Posted on July 20, 2010 by .
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Author David Herlihy is visiting California to promote his book The Lost Cyclist this week.

Frank Lenz disappeared while circumnavigating the globe by bicycle on new-fangled pneumatic tires. Herlihy gives a fascinating and in-depth account of Victorian Era bike culture and follows Lenz on his journey until his disappearance. Another adventuresome cyclist of the day, William Sachtleben, is commissioned to search for Lenz’s remains and solve the riddle of his disappearance in the far flung regions of the world.

David Herlihy’s The Lost Cyclist chronicles the adventures of Lenz and Sachtelben. Herlihy will be at these locations this week to read excerpts from his book and talk about Lenz and his round the world bike trip.



See also:

  1. The Lost Cyclist by David Herlihy
  2. The more things change, the more they stay the same
  3. David Byrne Bicycle Diaries
  4. David Byrne Bicycle Diaries


  • Raengpy

    Does anyone know where the author is going to be presenting today Saturday July 24th?

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    I think it's a day off.

    I forgot to mention that his Palo Alto appearance was canceled.

  • Raengpy

    We visited an Art Museum in Sacramento last Saturday, where we found a flyer about his presentation. A tiny flyer! It said he would be presenting at the Bicycle Hall of Fame. Because this museum holds the Hall of Famers in California we believed he was going to be there at the Bike exhibition. We drove from the Bay Area to Sacramento in horrible traffic on I80 to see him. When we got there the museum, it was closed. The phone number in the flyer was disconected. We searched and searched on line to find out his presentation was in DAVIS. Soooooo sad!!! We would have loved to meet him closer to home….

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    Oh man, big disappointment I'm sure!

    Well, he's in Corte Madera on Sunday, if you don't mind spending your weekend in Marin County.

  • Raengpy

    Thanks for the info, I think we will catch him there…