My Favorite Bicycle as a Child

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Rufus: What was your favorite bicycle as a child? Do you remember your first bike that you loved? Ah, i had a lot of bikes as a kid in tnat. And the truth is, i don't remember all of them very well. Rufus: The one that kind of sticks with me, the one that i'll say here is my favorite; it's an old girl's bike from 19 sixtis vintage.

Jody Rosen is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and a bike nut who has just published a rousing (and sometimes arousing) book called “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.” Today, he takes us on a rollicking ride through the two-wheeled revolution, revealing the surprising ways bicycles have shaped the world in which we live.

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