I was riding my singlespeed on a trail yesterday and started thinking about how empowering it is to ride a bike. People who transport themselves from place to place through their landscape are using their own pure human power. They have an energy-efficient, cost-effective vehicle that is fun and provides exercise.
I found the following links to illustrate my point. From treehugger.com:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2004/11/ecotip_2_bicycl.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/world_most_ener.php
From the same website, I found another interesting link from Princeton's International Networks Archive:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/the_bicycle_is.php
Filled with interesting facts, the graphic is a detailed picture of transportation and the world today. It's amazing to think that China has more bicycles than the world has cars.
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