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Smile on a bicycle, or cry in a BMW?

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Would you prefer to smile on a bicycle, or cry in a BMW? That is a question.“I would rather cry in a BMW" is a quotation that became an online sensation in the People's Republic of China in 2010. It originated from Ma Nuo, a 20-year-old female contestant on the television show Fei Cheng Wu Rao (also known in English as If you are the One). The line was in response to a question by an unemployed suitor who asked if Ma would "ride a bicycle with him" on a date. The series of events have been summed up in...

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Does Long-distance riding harm to reproductive health?

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Yesterday, I read an article on whether cycling for a long time is good or not by chance. Someone posted the question on a website. And many netizens freely expressed their views. I will give my answer, too.In 2007, an experiment conducted in America Cologne University showed unreasonable saddle in the structure was bad for the urogenital system. In fact, medicine community and bicycle industry had concerned the relevance to bicycle saddle and male erectile dysfunction (ED) in 1997.The cyclists who like reading magazines might be familiar with the article published on BICYCLING magazine. Irwin Goldstein, a urologist, pointed the...

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Cycling Popularity in Britain Compared to Belgium and Netherlands

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In Belgium and Netherlands, almost everywhere is designed to have cyclists in mind, larger motorways will have a detached cycling road next to it, and smaller roads will have a colored part, usually red, signifying that that is meant for cyclists. Some roundabouts are designed so that cyclists have the right of way before a car. See the triangles telling cars to stop for oncoming cyclists. People of all age groups cycle to school or work, vehicles go around them carefully and the drivers don’t seem to moan or complain constantly.In the UK, there are hardly any cycling facilities. Roundabouts...

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Some Common Problems May Occur in Long-distance Cycling

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It may be a wonderful and enjoyable thing to have the long ride for cyclists. They can enjoy the process of flying up and down hills, riding solo or in line with companion into the wind, feeling drained at the end of an all-day ride but full of pride.—no other sports compare to the most challenging, and rewarding things. Nothing compares to the feeling of satisfaction. Cycling is very low impact and one of the safest sports but there's still a few risks of inducing problems. Here is going to point out some common problems and also some suggestions to...

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Should You Choose Bicycling or Skateboarding in a City?

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Living in a city, maybe you are considering about which one is more efficient. Or maybe you think bicycling or skateboarding is better, but want to know more about how they work differently. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of bicycling or skateboarding? If you want to know what you should consider choosing one of them for going out, here I have some opinions to share with you.DistanceBicycling vs SkateboardingIt depends on how many miles you will get over to choose a method of transportation. Are you going for a long distance, for example, 5 miles? Here bicycling would...

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