“I wonder if the decline in road bike sales isn't also a reaction to the perfection of the road bike. Maybe once
you get everything you want, you lose interest. Back when road bikes had cottered cranks, Simplex derailleurs
made of flimsy plastic, Universal brakes that couldn't arrest the forward motion of a determined box turtle, and
tires so miserable they will remain nameless (Hutchinson, I lied), you could hardly wait to buy a better one.
Now, with factories pumping out an endless stream of perfect bicycles --functionally perfect anyway -- who cares?"
-- Ted Costantino

“My mother and I have a difference of opinion. She thinks I should go see a shrink; I think I should buy a new bike."
-- Alex Obbard

“Lemond was in trouble. He had a bout of diarrhea. He rode by me with thirty kilometers to go, surrounded by his
domestiques bringing him to the front. God the smell was terrible. It was rolling down his legs. I know if it was
me I would stop. But then I am not capable of winning the Tour de France. He is, and I suppose that's the
difference."
-- Paul Kimmage