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A bike has just as much individual personality as a car, if not more: it curves and shines in all the right places, grows old gracefully, and carries with it all the promise and adventure of that first and sweetest freedom, the one that belongs to a kid who has just learned that they can, in fact, fly.

Up close, this bike is big and bold. It’s right in your face. It can’t wait to get going, and you’re going to be the one to go with it—your hand on that bright blue handlebar, your thumb ringing that brash, jangly bell to let everyone know they really oughta get outta the path, my bike is on its way!

Best of all, a bike (Michael and Daisy notwithstanding) is not a conveyance for the masses. Do superheroes take passengers? Do rebels chauffeur? No way, dude. A bike is a selfish vehicle. It’s built for one. It’s built for you. Get on it.

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