Harish DN sitting beside his bicycle in India philosophizing about life in India with his bike.
Three important things in life — freedom, ambition, health. And that is why I ride a bike. ~ Harish DN. This quote comes from our fan, Harish, pictured here in India philosophizing about life on a bicycle.

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Pray
Every
Day
And
Listen
~ .

With every revolution of the wheels… a prayer goes up to Heaven. ~ . The reverend is one of our guest adventurers.

Biking is good for the brain and not bad for the butt, either. ~

Riding a bike is the best antidepressant drug and only has good side effects. ~

Cycling has nothing to do with riding a bike. ~ , Birmingham UK

The cyclist creates everything from almost nothing, becoming the most energy-efficient of all… animals and machines and, as such, has a [genuine] ability to challenge the entire value system of a society… The bicycle may be too cheap, too available, too healthy, too independent and too equitable for its own good. In an age of excess, it is minimal and has the subversive potential to make people happy in an economy fuelled by consumer discontent. ~

For every uphill, there’s a downhill. ~

Play
Energize
Discipline
Appreciate
Listen
~ , Auburn, CA

I have the reason to practice. The ability of accomplishing. The art of becoming. Just do it. ~

Bicycling unites physical harmony coupled with emotional bliss to create a sense of spiritual perfection that combines one’s body, mind and spirit into a single moving entity. Bicycling allows a person to mesh with the sun, sky and road as if nothing else mattered in the world. In fact, all your worries, cares and troubles vanish in the rearview mirror while you bicycle along the byways of the world: you pedal as one with the universe. ~

Three important things in life — freedom, ambition, health. And that is why I ride a bike. ~

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