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Robert Hurst is the author of The Art of [Urban] Cycling, Road Biking Colorado, Hiking Through History Colorado, The Art of Mountain Biking: Singletrack Skills for All Riders, The Cyclist’s Manifesto, Best Easy Bike Rides Denver, Best Bike Rides Denver and Boulder, Road Biking Colorado’s Front Range, Mountain Biking Colorado’s San Juan Mountains: Durango and Telluride, and The Bicycle Commuter’s Handbook.
When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man’s moral constitution and make a temporary fool of him besides, what excuse are you going to offer for preaching it, teaching it, extending it, perpetuating it?
Shall you say, the best good of the country demands allegiance to party? Shall you also say it demands that a man kick his truth and his conscience into the gutter, and become a mouthing lunatic, besides?
Looks like something that could have been invented in the 1890s (and probably was). Not high tech, but maybe that’s good. Maybe leaving tires on the train will make Americans more likely to use it. Put some sidepipes on it and a hood scoop.
