Cycling has recently become a trend in this city we live. Many of my friends and colleagues purchase their own exquisite bicycles, and enjoy their leisure time by riding on it. Robert Penn’s “It’s All About the Bike” echoes this ‘bike-fever’ as it tells how the bicycle has changed the course of human history. It’s the story of why we ride, and why this simple machine remains central to life today. After reading the book, I was just wondering whether Hong Kong, a tiny city, is really suitable for bikes to survive. My answer is negative and that explains why I fall behind the trend of cycling.
我們居住的這座城市最近似乎掀起了一股踏單車的風潮。身邊不少朋友、同事紛紛選購美侖美奐的單車，在空暇時間踏着單車四出晃蕩，好不寫意。Robert Penn的新書《It's All About the Bike》也正好以此為題，細述單車如何改變人類歷史。這是關於我們為何依然喜愛踏單車的一本書：這是關於單車這簡單代步工具無視社會洪流，仍然屹立於現代城市之中的一本書。關於單車，當然我也有自己的一套想法：香港真箇適合單車生存嗎？馬路旁左穿右插的單車，也着實觸目驚心。這，也就是我沒跟上加入單車潮流的最主要原因。
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