Bicycles, General

19th Century Solutions to 21st Century Problems

“Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the Democrats, promoting 19th century solutions to 21st century problems. If you don’t like it, ride a bike. If you don’t like the price at the pumps, ride a bike.”

– Congressman Patrick “I Can’t Make This Stuff Up” McHenry (R, North Carolina)

In further evidence that irony may truly be the most powerful force in the universe, it seems that people are doing just that.

Here are six myths about bicycle commuting. This is not that hard, folks… if we can invent the American System and help defeat the Nazis, we can do this.

In closing, let’s finish with a quote from Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon:

“Let’s have a moment of silence for every American stuck in traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary bicycle”