| If I asked you what the most used
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| | roads are for cars and it's just too
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| transport in China is you'd be forgiven
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| | dangerous to take bicycles on them (plus
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| for replying "The Bike". During my
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| | in the UK bikers do not require
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| adolescence whenever China was discussed
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| | insurance, don't pay tax and there's no
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| in the classroom we would see masses of
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| | need to wear any safety gear).
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| cyclists clogging the streets on their
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| | A growing quantity of special cycling
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| bike. Just like the food in China is
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| | paths have been built in cities that lead
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| nothing like Chinese food the transport
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| | directly from the suburbs into the heart
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| is no longer jammed up with bicycles
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| | of town. These can be used to save time
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| either.
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| | and money as well as keep you healthy.
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| The growth of China's expanding economy
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| | I keep a fold up bike in my car trunk I
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| is generating huge wealth and the price
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| | park outside of the city. This saves
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| of a car is no longer outside the reach
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| | money on parking meters but eliminates
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| of the ordinary metropolitan citizen.
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| | the frustration of locating a free
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| Their demand for CO2 producing gas has in
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| | parking place or returning to discover a
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| a few short months out stripped the USA
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| | fine or wheel clamp too.
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| and they are now the largest polluters on
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| | I prefer to find a Park and Rideif the
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| the planet.
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| | city has one. I take the bike on the
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| As Al Gore's Live Earth comes to a close
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| | bus, shoot around town and then ride back
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| it's obvious that many Americans are
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| | or if it's wet use the bus to return.
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| ready to shoulder the responsibility for
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| | This is one way that cycling is safe and
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| much of the worlds decline and are
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| | if Europe, USA and hopefully China really
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| pledging money to the cause and taking
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| | want to cut their pollution they're going
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| steps to reduce their own pollution.
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| | to need to work hard to convince the non
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| Growing up in Europe it was common
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| | cycling community of the benefits.
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| knowledge we used lower carbon based fuel
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| | America may not be leading the battle
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| per person than our American
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| | against pollution but that doesn't mean
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| counterparts. It was common belief that
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| | they don't care. Twenty years ago I went
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| an American would prefer to get in his
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| | on hoilday to Eugene Oregon and the local
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| motor vehicle than walk the short
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| | government had made it a bikers heavan.
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| distance to the closest shop. To
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| | They spent money persuading locals to
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| generalise is often dangerous and I have
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| | leave their cars at home. Cycle paths
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| to confess, at least in Europe, this does
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| | were built and although cars were not
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| appear to have become general practice.
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| | castigated they were obviously mot
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| The increasing health issues of the 21st
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| | encouraged and on a sunny Sunday
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| century include obesity and poor health
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| | afternoon there are more people on their
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| through little exercise. It's ironic to
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| | bicycles than in their cars.
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| listen to Al Gore, a fairly good diplomat
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| | If the weather hassles you or you live in
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| for the USA, warning us to avoid our
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| | a neighbourhood where you would rather
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| motor vehicle in favour of {{{our|a}
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| | not go out on a bike, go to your local
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| bike. What a strange world we inhabit.
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| | sports authority and try out one of the
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| Equally strange is to observe the change
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| | many new work out at home fitness
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| in China. As we are generalising;
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| | products. I have a silent Trojan Stamina
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| imagine the ordinary Chinese person in
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| | in the spare room in view of a TV. 30
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| your mind, not local Chinese but the
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| | minutes each day in the comfort of my own
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| people you see on TV who live there right
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| | home and it cost less than $200, lower
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| now. Do you see someone unhealthy and
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| | than the price of an ordinary bike.
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| obese or someone healthy and trim?
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| | Whatever your goal, better health, better
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| Chances are you see the latter. As they
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| | planet the noble bicycle is a good
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| throw away their bicycles in favour of
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| | choice, not only do you improve your
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| the family caravan is this likely to
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| | health, not only do you reduce pollution
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| change?
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| | but you get somewhere for free too.
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| For years I avoided riding my bike. The
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