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Reviewed on November 15, 2003
The teenage boys who idolize extreme bicycling superstar Mirra will groove on this desultory and somewhat inarticulate photo-autobiography. Mirra's childhood obsession with bike tricks, indifference to school, unsuitedness for steady work ("by the middle of the third day I'd had enough of someone telling me how to wash cars") and miscellaneous travails ("my girlfriend and I were arguing and it was messing with my head in a big way") will resonate with adolescents. They will thrill as ESPN's decision to televise extreme bike competitions brings Mirra ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More