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riding we found so beautiful will not to them, as
to him, be but a vain wriggling on wheels. We
also thought we might prove to the average cycler
how much better it is to spend spare time and
money in making Pilgrims’ Progresses and Senti-
mental Journeys than in hanging around race-
tracks. However that may be, we have at length
accomplished the object of our riding, and that is
the great matter after all. As to future rides and
records, if we make any, it is our intention to for
ever keep them to ourselves, and so—spare the
public.
Preface
riding we found so beautiful will not to them, as
to him, be but a vain wriggling on wheels. We
also thought we might prove to the average cycler
how much better it is to spend spare time and
money in making Pilgrims’ Progresses and Senti-
mental Journeys than in hanging around race-
tracks. However that may be, we have at length
accomplished the object of our riding, and that is
the great matter after all. As to future rides and
records, if we make any, it is our intention to for
ever keep them to ourselves, and so—spare the
public.
Preface