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Modern industrialized states [are] resentful of a few cleverly arranged
pounds of tubes and spokes. The cyclist creates everything from almost
nothing, becoming the most energy-efficient of all moving animals and
machines and, as such, has a disingenuous ability to challenge the entire
value system of a society. Cyclists don't consume enough. They can propel
themselves 1500 pollution-free miles on the energy equivalent of a gallon of
petrol. The bicycle may be too cheap, too available, too healthy, too independent
and too equitable for its own good. In an age of excess it is minimal
and has the subversive potential to make people happy in an economy
fuelled by consumer discontent. - Jim McGurn

thanks jeff!