Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
HG Wells
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.
John Howard
For instance, the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon.
Bill Strickland
The sound of a car door opening in front of you is similar to the sound of a gun being cocked.
Amy Webste
Things look different from the seat of a bike carrying a sleeping bag with a cold beer tucked inside.
Jim Malusa
Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.
Charles M Schulz
Never use your face as a brake pad.
Jake Watson
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein
Wind is just a hill in gaseous form.
Barry McCarty
Well, you better ride like you stole something ’cause you are about to win a stage in the Tour de Fance.
Lance Armstrong
Marriage is a wonderful invention; but then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.
Billy Connolly
Smooth, predictable riding when you’re in a group isn’t just a matter of style. It’s survival.
Geoff Drake
When I go biking I am mentally far far away from civilisation. The world is breaking someone else’s heart.
Diane Ackerman
(This story appears in the 27 June, 2014 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)