Beyond Quote by James May

The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind.

— William Saroyan

To me the bicycle is in many ways a more satisfactory invention than the automobile. It is consonant with the independence of man because…

— Louis J. Halle

Since the bicycle makes little demand on material or energy resources, contributes little to pollution, makes a positive contribution to health and causes little…

— S. S. Wilson

“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of…

— Elizabeth West

Possibly the tragedy of the bicycle is that it was invented too close in time to the car. In the historical scheme, pedal power…

— Richard Ballantine

Riding a bicycle is the summit of human endeavour - an almost neutral environmental effect coupled with the ability to travel substantial distances without…

— Jeremy Corbyn

As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers…

— James Gleick

The bicycle is a vehicle of revolution. It can destroy the tyranny of the automobile as effectively as the printing press brought down despots…

— Daniel Behrman

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention,…

— Dave Barry

The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man's metabolic energy to the impedance of locomotion. Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency…

— Ivan Illich

The bicycle had, and still has, a humane, almost classical moderation in the kind of pleasure it offers. It is the kind of machine…

— J. B. Jackson

To ride a bicycle is in itself some protection against superstitious fears, since the bicycle is the product of pure reason applied to motion.…

— Angela Carter