Everyone who cycles, has a lot of love for their bike. Even when that bike succumbs to a flat at the worst possible time.

And so, for your Friday, some famous and inspiring words about bikes. And some eye-catching photos, too.

"It would not be at all strange if history came to the conclusion that the perfection of the bicycle was the greatest incident of the nineteenth century."  - Author Unknown

"Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world." - Grant Petersen



"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live." - Mark Twain, "Taming the Bicycle"

"Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein



"For instance, the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon." - Bill Strickland, The Quotable Cyclist

"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." - John F. Kennedy



"Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia." - H.G. Wells

"Things look different from the seat of a bike carrying a sleeping bag with a cold beer tucked inside." - Jim Malusa



 

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Karen Beaudoin is an online editor for Maine Today Media and contributes two blogs to the company's websites.

In the City tells readers what to know if they want to know Portland. Pedal On offers info, events and advice for people who love their bikes more than, well ... almost anything.

Get in touch at kbeaudoin@mainetoday.com

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