The witty and inspiring adventurer, Susie Wheeldon, will be launching her debut book ‘The SolarCycle Diaries’ on Wednesday 15th February 2012 at the East London bike shop and café ‘Look Mum No Hands’.

In 2009, Susie Wheeldon placed her bottom on a saddle which would see her around the world in no less than 9 months with 2 co-cyclists at her side, Jamie Vining and Iain Henderson.  As a keen environmentalist, Susie’s motivation was to raise awareness of solar energy and the charity ‘SolarAid’.  The SolarCycle Diaries is a collection of the hilarious stories, fascinating characters, and bizarre encounters she experienced on her 13,500 mile journey.  In typical Susie fashion, the book has been written with more than a pinch of humor and a great love of exploration.  All profits will be donated to the charity, SolarAid.

“The SolarCycle Diaries is what happens if you wake up one day and decide to cycle round the world  - then make things more complicated by going through the Sahara. I’m not going to lie to you, it was pretty epic: sandstorms, heatstroke and a lot of men with guns. It’s February – get transported somewhere 50 degrees hotter.”  Susie Wheeldon.

‘Quiksilver discovers Susie Wheeldon’ is part of the latest Quiksilver project to promote and support inspiring and creative artists, writers, musicians, campaigners, and adventurers achieve their dreams.

“If you’ve met Susie you’ll be familiar with her incredible amount of enthusiasm (about anything), loud contagious laughter, and very creative ideas for simple things such as buying a pint of milk to the more challenging and obscure such as solar cycling in the Sahara.  As a writer, adventurer, lead singer of a rock metal band, and solar energy advocate, she inspires people to achieve their dreams by believing that nothing is impossible and that everything is obtainable.  She is exactly what ‘Quiksilver discovers’ is about.‘ Meena Rajput (Quiksilver Marketing Manager)

Quiksilver is really pleased to be working alongside Susie Wheeldon and SolarAid by supporting the launch of The SolarCycle Diaries. SolarAid exists to confront humanity’s greatest ch

allenges – climate change and poverty – by harnessing humanity’s greatest resource, the extraordinary power of the sun.

All proceeds of The SolarCycle Diaries will go to SolarAid.

Go to www.solar-aid.org / www.videos.solar-aid.org to learn more.