"As you get older the appeal of a bike for transportation to all but the most devoted geriatric athlete diminishes." This just isn't true. The reason that Amer

"As you get older the appeal of a bike for transportation to all but the most devoted geriatric athlete diminishes." This just isn't true. The reason that Americans give up cycling as they get older is because it's inconvenient. Plenty of cities in other countries make cycling convenient, so a lot more people do it. Sure, there's a substantial portion of the population (15-20%?) who aren't physically capable of cycling, but that doesn't mean that getting closer to 40% of people commuting on bikes like Amsterdam does is impossible. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/16nine/sets/72157618392219467/ https://secure.flickr.com/photos/16nine/sets/721576183922194...