Whenever he tours, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne travels with a folding bicycle. He's taken it to cities including London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Manila, New York, Detroit and San Francisco, and the view from his bike seat has given him a unique window on urban life across the globe.

An enchanting celebration of bike riding and of the rewards of seeing the world at bike level, this book gives the reader an incredible insight into what Byrne is seeing and thinking as he pedals around these cities.