There are no races. Only lotteries.
- Jacques Anquetil

I don't know what utopia will be like exactly, but it will have bicycles
- Frank Barron

Pain is weakness leaving the body
- Scott Martin

One crack in the saddle is plenty
- Uncle Al (Alan Ardizone) Cascade Bicycles Montrose, Colorado

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving
- Albert Einstein

...bicycling is the new golf
- Noah Budnick - deputy director at Transportation Alternatives

Light. Strong. Cheap. Pick two.
- Keith Bontrager - Bicycle Builder.

Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle.
- Earl Blumenauer

I was passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
- Red Fisher

Exercise is for people who can't handle drugs and alcohol
- Lily Tomlin

Pain is good. Extreme pain is extremely good...
- Navy Seals

It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse
- Ann Trason

There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhood you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open
- Nike

The only way to eat a elephant is one bite at a time.
-- Anonymous

Remember the three times to take a sip: when you're thirsty, when you're not thirsty, and in between.
-- Ed Burke Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling

Don't buy upgrades; ride up grades.
- Eddy Merckx

Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. It has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.
-- Susan B. Anthony, New York World, February 2, 1896

The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community.
-- Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895