Monday, May 23, 2011

National Bike Month – Quotes and Websites

Kids Without Stuff
by Jan Shoop
May is National Bike Month!
To help celebrate, Kids Without Stuff has created a great list of
bike quotes and websites.

When was the last time you rode a bike?
For me it had been awhile -- however last summer I went for a ride with my family.
Quite an experience!

Jan Shoop and family enjoying a bike ride.

Best National Bike Month Websites:

Inspirational Bike Quotes:
“For instance, the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon.”
Bill Strickland, Author of Make the Impossible Possible

“The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them to ride bicycles. A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization that this is what the child will always need, can hit hard.”
Sloan Wilson (American novelist)

 Following up on Mr. Sloan's quote, "A shaky child ... needs both support and freedom."

“Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein

“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.”
John F. Kennedy

Do you have a great bike story, website, quote or video?
Send them to us in our comments section below
 or email us at jan@kidswithoutstuff.com.