saddlesores

why? 'cause i'm not speaking to "the children." i'm speaking to you.
we're discussing (i thought) what is and is not a bicycle.

that fact that some people are unable (or only in a limited way) to ride
a bicycle doesn't mean that some other vehicle can or should be
called a bicycle to make them feel included.

i see quite a few hand-cranked bikes ridden by folks that have had landmine
accidents. those are bicycles. add a motor and they are not bicycles.
they are either motorcycles or motor-assist vehicles or whatever, but
they aren't bicycles.

it's not mean-spirited to accept reality. i'm certainly not going to go
up to the hand-crank bike fellow and say "you're doing it wrong"
because webster's say a bike is pedalled with your feet.

a discussion on a bicycling forum about what indeed constitutes a
bicycle should be possible without implying (how i read it anyway)
that a traditionalist is a mean, heartless so-and-so.

the dude with the heart problem is riding an e-assist bike. that's super
awesome! (no sarcasm, it's freaking amazing!!). it's just not a bicycle,
and we really don't need to pretend otherwise just to feel good about
our celebration of diversity.

i'm not picking on him, i'm not telling him he's a loser, i'm not saying
he should not be posting on the touring forum. i'm not talking to him.
i'm discussing with you the definition of bicycle.

now about those fantastical fairytales....welcome to the world of tomorrow!

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