A bicycle, in our increasingly complex world, remains a relatively simple machine.Few simple machines, however, offer us such freedom when we climb aboard.Bikes have only a handful of moving parts — pedals and chains, sprockets and wheels — but make the most of their simplicity like few objects in our lives. We take our seat, start pedaling and can travel near or far. Using our own muscles we can cover mile after mile without, blessedly, the need for any digital devices. And it’s a means of transportation that has relatively little adverse effect on the environment . . .
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