In 1913, Raleigh was the largest bicycle manufacturing company in the world. From 1921 to 1935, #Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors. Raleigh #bicycle is now a division of the Dutch corporation Accell. #BicycleHistory

"I always felt a strong attraction toward the #bicycle, because it is the vehicle of so much harmless pleasure and because the skill required in handling it obliges those who mount to keep clear heads and steady hands." — Frances Willard, American educator and women's suffragist.

It's no trick. A bicycle is a treat. Healthier than candy, a bicycle is dandy. "Happy children were also much less likely than others to develop mental disorders throughout their lives - 60% less likely," University of Cambridge. Bikes make kids happy. A great health investment.

“When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day’s sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay’s call, ice melting and so on. I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else’s heart.” – Diane Ackerman: poet, writer, and naturalist #Cycling

Not many CEOs in this world would stay up until 5 in the morning to help two "no fixed address" folks with better transportation than relying on walking long distances to survive. Sometimes, it takes going that extra mile to help a fellow human. If that's what it takes, we do it.

“The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets.” – Christopher Morley: novelist, essayist, poet, lecturer, stage producer I often pass a gracious tree Whose name I can't identify, But still I bow, in courtesy It waves a bough, in kind reply.

Researcher, Wouter van der Veen says he has uncovered the precise location where Vincent van Gogh painted “Tree Roots,” (thought to be the last painting he worked on the day he shot himself) from a faded postcard featuring a man standing next to a bike in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.

For well over 100 years, bicycles have been the best of Christmas gifts. That still applies today. All kids love bicycles. Most adults do too. Even ithough they are too large for a box or stocking, a bow on the handlebars will suffice. (Indian Bicycle advert.) #BicyclesRecycle

Overman Wheel Company was located in Chicopee Falls, Mass., from 1882 to 1900 and was the first American manufacturers of the safety #bicycle. It was known for bicycles of higher quality and lower weight than other #bicycles of its time. Victor was the flagship. #BicyclesRecycle

Jean-Michel Basquiat - born December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York; died August 12, 1988 in Manhattan, N.Y. Top left: The Bicycle Man, 1984 Bottom left: Bicycle Rider Jean-Michel Basquiat and his #bicycle, "his main method of transportation since he had trouble catching a cab."

The gift of a bicycle is a gift of promise, of happiness, of health and wellness, of friendship. It is a time-honored treasure as special to children today as it was for kids who now are great-grandparents. Think. Aren't memories of a bicycle some of the best in your entire life?

Hijacking the slogan from a bicycle company advert from decades prior: A Very Murray Christmas is a 2015 American Christmas musical comedy film directed by Sofia Coppola and co-written by Bill Murray, Mitch Glazer, and Coppola. Perhaps Mr. Bill had a Murray #bicycle as a child.

A holiday gift that keeps on giving and is never re-gifted. Benefits Regular cycling can significantly improve your mood and overall mental well-being. The physical exertion involved triggers the release of serotonin which helps regulate mood and promotes feelings of happiness.

We've been told that Santa has gone green again. The reasons are ones that concern many kids: climate change, and the fact that cycling is so good for overall health in that it controls weight, lowers the risk of heart disease, diabetes and improves mental health. Happy Holidays!

The night before Christmas and all through the place each kid tucked in bed with a smile on their face in hopes that good ol' Santa would bring what they'd like that being their wish of a brand new bike A bicycle is a gift to make anyone happy from little kids to mammy and pappy

Though these once giants of retail are pretty much gone, the really cool bikes they sold still live on. (And some, if in great shape are worth small fortunes!) Over half a century hence bicycles are still some of the best gifts ever - gifts as exciting next Christmas as this one.

Some things in life deserve a second chance. A beat-up #bicycle that'd been cast away, a couple of colors of cheap spray paint and a bit of magic happens. A bit of Alchemy. Turning lead into gold. What do the kids think? It's better than 2 new bikes. The Art of Bike. How we roll.

. Elon Musk - Request for Grok 2: "Please create a cartoon of an elderly man and elderly woman wearing helmets riding #bicycles" This was a result. It seems you have successfully integrated diversity into your AI. That should make some critics of yours feel more comfortable. #DEI

"Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'..." ― Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet PUCK'S GREETING TO THE NEW YEAR "Good luck to you! No punctures, no breakdowns and easy roads!" Be well. Stay healthy. Have more fun. Peace+Love #BicyclesRecycle

The bicycle, always a faithful friend, Carries one where earth and sky blend, As landscape changes, mile by mile, With every turn, another smile, At pedals' push, grand vistas unfold, Paths or roads, some new, some old. For in the cycle of each day, A bicycle chases worries away.