The Cyclists Manifesto: The Case for Riding on Two Wheels Instead of Four (Falcon Guide)
Central to Robert Hurst's story is the hugely significant influence the humble bicycle has had on personal transport. For as he points out, with all seriousness, "We almost had camels. It is delightful and uplifting, all the while well rooted in a solid firmament.
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His light, witty turn of phrase is ably supported by extensive footnotes, and an exhaustive bibliography and index. Bicycle as Own Worst Enemy Aside from being rudely interrupted with a call to come from dinner I would've read The Cyclist's Manifesto something pages in one sitting. The bright and boppy prose took me, on an exhilarating ride up and down the hills of the bicycle's many triumphs and tragedies. In particular, the book traces the role bicycles played in a world before cheap, available oil arrived, and how it might regain some of that lost ground when oil soon returns to being scarce and expensive.
We learn how bicycles were the perfect partner for trains.
One providing cross country travel for the masses, albeit with lockstep, regimented timetabling and fixed routes. The other offered a hitherto unimagined personal freedom.
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But this freedom was a dangerous thing. For it led to people thinking.
To seeking to 'improve' on the bicycle. The inspiration that sprang from the 'Safety Bicycle' would eventually manifest itself in the automobile.
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With emphasis on the auto, it afforded a similar degree of freedom, without the need of manual pedalling. The bike was ultimately its own worst enemy. Robert Hurst drives his various and many points home with a plethora of perfectly placed anecdotes, like this one, "Ford was selling brand-new Model T's in the s for less than what people were paying for bicycles in the s.
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A phobia not shared by other nationalities. He explains that American road were originally surfaced not for cars, but the narrow wheels of bikes. Why road rules evolved such that bicycles have the same rights and responsibilities as four wheeled vehicles.
The Cyclist's Manifesto explores, to some considerable depth, why it might be that Americans are so adverse to riding bikes as transport on city streets. And this, "For adult bicyclists, rule-following and safety are really two separate issues and, for safety's sake, should be recognized as such. Environmental Heretic Robert shrugs on the cloak of a environmental heretic on more than one occasion. Where the Pavement Ends.
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Label The cyclist's manifesto: H Literary form non fiction Nature of contents bibliography Target audience adult. Extent ix, pages Isbn Isbn Type pbk. Subject Cycling -- Social aspects Cyclists.