Letters

BICYCLES AND HORSES

I am very envious of cyclists and equestrian enthusiasts - not that I wish to participate in these activities, I've tried both and found them each extremely scary in different ways. When cycling, the car driver was my enemy, and while horse riding it was the equipment which was trying to kill me. No, my envy emanates from the almost imperceptible evolution of their sports. Someone who has been riding horses for the last 50 years has probably not experienced any change whatsoever in basic technique or equipment and while bicycles have benefitted from advances in materials the method of propulsion is unchanged.

So I've