Red Exercise Machine

Bicycles offer exercise and transportation

I am an engineer and love machines. In my opinion, the wheel is one of the most incredible history-changing technologies of all time.

All of us who live in modern society either directly or indirectly use the wheel in some way, but for most persons the wheel is just something on our cars that need to be checked from time to time.

One of the most intimate ways to become familiar with the benefits of the wheel is to ride a bicycle.

I have always been amazed by how simple a bicycle is, yet how liberating this simple machine can be. In the 1890s a bicycle boom swept Europe and American cities.

Personal History

About 30 years ago I became seriously addicted to bicycling. I loved the speed, the wind in my hair, the freedom of travel and movement brought by simply pushing on the pedals and keeping your balance. After I learned to ride, my wonderful parents bought me a shiny red 12 speed bicycle and I was hooked!

It transported me everywhere! Not only did I get new freedom to go places but I learned how to pull things apart and sometimes I could even get it back together again. I attribute my career choice in large part to the fact that I learned to pull apart and maintain my bicycle.

With my Boy Scout troop, I learned about bicycling long distance. My scout troop pedaled from San Francisco to Los Angeles on a weeklong trip and the following year we then pedaled from Los Angeles to San Diego on an extended weekend.

Enthused with my new found freedom, I began to dream of riding across the United States by my own power. Later as a senior in college my cousin and I started from the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles and pedaled our bicycles across 14 states to the Atlantic Ocean in New York City on a five-week, life-changing journey.

Too Busy to Ride?

After my cross country trip I largely put away the bicycle, got busy with work, graduate school, and family and generally felt I was too busy to ride.

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