The bike is perfect for our times: cheap, cheerful and carbon-free
26th July 2010
Andrew Gilligan (no relation, I trust) is another of those Crustians who are just chock full of bright ideas for how other people (you know, them) ought to cut back on convenience.
The bike is perfect if you don’t value your time, don’t mind getting sweaty, and really regret that technology has advanced since Queen Victoria’s time (the heyday of the bike).
July 26th, 2010 at 11:26
Why, we could get some of those pedicabs from Asia and have the lowly unemployed in this country pedaling the rich from store to store. Kind of like the old British days in India. The crust would love that.
Al Gore could bike to his massage appointments – it would be good for his fat glutes.
July 30th, 2010 at 19:43
Don’t forget that a bike is also perfect if you don’t mind getting rained on, hailed on, sleeted on, snowed on, or just flat run over by a motorist who’s pissed that you’re slowing down his commute.