today was a great...

day to get out and catch a ride. so i did. just a small road ride around town. nothing big. i had a head wind the whole way, except going north on twenty-one. the dog on hillside road did not give chase. it was out. and so was its owner. i was waiting. i've come to the realization that it's more about my heart rate and cadence than my miles per hour going up hill. i'd rather have a good cadence and heart rate, than a quicker mph going up hill. just a note.

so i've been reading "bicycle" by david v. herlihy. it's the history of the bicycle. i'm looking and reading about its evolution, and a couple of things have come to mind. first, i believe that the cyclist is still an outcast just like the riders of the velocipede back in the early eighteen hundreds. second, a question comes to mind: how has the bicycle changed since its first inception? two wheels in a straight line. it took over fifty years for inventors to figure out a rear-drive. thus moving from the velocipede to the bicycle. so how has it really changed? what defines a bicycle? two wheels. check. rear-drive. check. sure there have been advancements, i.e. suspension, frame material. but what really has changed?

i want to know in your view: what is the greatest advancement of the bicycle, and why? i encourage you to send this blog to everyone you know that rides. i think this is a very interesting question, and i would love to know what people think. respond. leave comments.