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RIDING BIKES IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE. Those first few wobbly childhood attempts at staying upright and moving forward may leave some scars but after that, the basics become ingrained and we revel in the miracle of motion for a golden time. Then, inevitably, we try to go faster, or farther, or we try to make our wheels fly. This desire to push beyond what we already know is innate. It’s part of the human experience, existential angst ingrained in our DNA, a restlessness to move past our boundaries. And, just like the rest of life, the quest to achieve always carries

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