Brut McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

No kid forgets getting his first bike.

Nor the surge of independence he felt the first time he peddled away from his parents.

And even as adults, the bike seems to give off a feeling of romance, a freedom, when

you get going fast enough, even a flying.

The special allure of the bicycle can really be traced back to its simple yet elegant design.

My guest today will unpack the intriguing history of its creation.

His name is Jody Rosen, and he's the author of Two Wheels Good, the History and Mystery

of the Bicycle.

Tay and the show Jody explains the origins of the bicycles design, including how it was

an enactment in that it's birth, may have been inspired by a volcanic eruption, and

help liberate mankind from dependence on draft animals for transportation and exploration.

We also get to know how the bicycles is associated with flight right from the start, along the

way we discuss how cycling represents an uncanny fusion of man and machine and produces

a set of one of a kind pleasures.

This episode will make you want to mount your trusty bicycle steed and take a ride.

After it's over, check out the show notes at aam.iaslashbike.

Alright, Jody Rosen, welcome to the show.

Thanks so much, Brett.

Glad to be here.

So, you've been an avid cyclist in childhood.

You ride a bike for transports how you get around, you've never owned a car, and you've

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