Why ride a bicycle? Ten reasons and counting [velonews.com] - Triathlon Week

Triweek Newsbot · 01-20-2005, 05:01 PM

JANUARY 17 - “Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” – President John F. Kennedy Why ride a bicycle? When I asked 10 observers of the bicycle industry, they replied with inspired observations, unprintable expletives, lively endorsements of guilt-free dessert consumption and one common complaint — “Jeez, to pare it down to just one reason is difficult.” A Zen teacher once asked his students why they rode bicycles. One said he rode to carry potatoes. Another cycled to observe the world. A third said it cleared the mind, and a fourth said cycling put him in harmony with all sentient beings. The...

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