Bicycles and lifeThe bicycle was a truly exciting machine when it was first invented, over a century ago; it has been improved with each step. A bicycle has many advantages: it is the most energy efficient means of transportation on earth, it is healthy, non-polluting, economical and safe, but its most unique, exceptional and fun quality is that a bicycle is totally personal. The experience is unlike anything you encounter while cycling. Hurtling around corners, the wind brushing across your face and through your hair, the smell of grass, morning bakeries and evening dew is sensational. By moving your legs steadily and evenly, you create and experience both rhythm and rhythm. When you squeeze the pedals hard, the power and speed you create are totally yours. The ideal of classical Greek culture was the most perfect harmony between mind and body, therefore a human being and a bicycle are the perfect synthesis of body and machine, of art, craftsmanship and technology, the pure joy and vitality of life. It's the nature of experience that cyclists have always wanted the best machines they could build or get. However, recent advances in gears, brakes, tires and, above all, lightweight materials have been enormous. Compared to those of ten years ago, today's bikes are simply fantastic and the demand for quality is greater than ever. The only viable private means of transport in the world today is the bicycle. The main threat to this claim is the automobile, which helped industrialize the world in the 20th century. But the car has already demonstrated its limitations. It is running out of space and energy resources and is now responsible for both severe environmental pollution and 250,000 deaths and 10 million injuries worldwide. As the truth emerges that the disadvantages of the automobile outweigh the benefits, industrialized nations are beginning to look for alternatives to the car. One of the main beneficiaries of this awakening is the discovery of the bicycle as an ecologically clean and efficient machine. As far as technological development is concerned, the bicycle appears to be at the dawn of a golden age in the Western world. Encouraged by the growing interest in mountain biking,