What is good?: Object: Bicycle

Why Bicycles are good:

- They make walking laughable!

- They make my life so much easier.

- Bikes are beautiful

- Learning to ride a bike is a stage in EVERYONES life.

- They can adapt to the environment

- Traffic jams are a doss

- They ALL have names.

- There is a range of styles from BMX's to mountain bikes

- Some of them can fold up to fit under you arm

- You can take them on trains

-It saves me so much time getting anywhere I would usually by foot

- They last ages

- There are so many attachments for bikes

- Gears save your legs going up a hill, gear 1 all the way

- They help me get fit, without realising it

- The more you pedal, the faster you go!

- If you have a pink one, as a kid, you are suddenly 'cool'.

- You don't need a licence to ride one

- There's no speed limit!

- You don't have to stick to a path or road, off road is the way forward

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Facts about Bicycles:

- Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide, twice as many as automobiles

- They are the principal means of transportation in many regions

- They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for such uses as children's toys, adult fitness, military and police applications, courier services andbicycle racing.

- Theres several world wide known races dedicated to them.

- They are used to compete in the olympics

- The first mechanically-propelled 2-wheel vehicle was built by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, in 1839.

- They can be used for work

- They can be used for recreational purposes

- Bicycles can be categorized in different ways: e.g. by function, by number of riders, by general construction, by gearing or by means of propulsion.

- The more common types include utility bicycles, mountain bicycles, racing bicycles, touring bicycles, hybrid bicycles, cruiser bicycles, and BMX Bikes.

- Less common are tandems, lowriders, tall bikes, fixed gear, folding models, amphibious bicycles and recumbents.

- Unicycles, tricycles and quadracycles are not strictly bicycles, as they have respectively one, three and four wheels, but are often referred to informally as "bikes".

- A bicycle stays upright while moving forward by being steered so as to keep its center of gravity over the wheels.

- A human traveling on a bicycle at low to medium speeds of around 10–15 mph (15–25 km/h) uses only the energy required to walk.

- Different gears and ranges of gears are appropriate for different people and styles of cycling.

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Opinions about Bicycles:

- Francies Willard: "I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum."

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Words associated with bicycles:

- Ride
-Bike
- Pedals
- Crank
- Gears
- Helmet
- Frame
- Tyres
- Speed
-Racing
- Track
- Olympics
- D lock
- Spokes

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