"My wife...thinks cycling is great way to spend time as a family while burning a few calories. For her, the family ride is quality time. Then again, she does not have the trailer with 50 or so stuffed animals and the 2-year-old singing "Old McDonald" attached to her bike as we climb what must be Mont Ventoux. Hmm ... now that I think about it, cycling is the best way to burn a bazillion calories and hang with the family." — bike shop owner John Kibodeaux, VeloNews, 2005

"Regular cycling makes you fitter - as fit as an average person 10 years younger"