Originally Posted by bshow1
From the article:
"Of course, there's nothing wrong, per se, with dangerous things. Speedboats, racecars, fine shotguns, whiskey, and love are all very dangerous. Bicycles, however, are dangerous without being any fun. You can't shoot pheasants with a bicycle or water-ski behind it or go 150 miles an hour or even mix it with soda and ice. And the idea of getting romantic on top of a bicycle is alarming. All you can do with one of these ten-speed sink traps is grow tired and sore and fall off it.
Being dangerous without being fun puts bicycles in a category with open-heart surgery, the war in Vietnam, the South Bronx, and divorce. Sensible people do all that they can to avoid such things as these."
Great stuff
Ol' P.J. O'Rourke needs to get back on a bike on top of a long hill and race a few cars down said hill... waddya mean "no fun?!?"
P.J. O'Rourke needs a long tour with a good tailwind... waddya mean "no fun?!?"
P. J. needs a midnight bike ride with a couple thousand of his best friends... waddya mean "no fun?!?"
Sorry P. J., you just forgot what it meant to be a kid again... Shotguns, speedboats, racecars, and whiskey... indeed!