Gary Allan Tobin Quotes

The ordinary horseless carriage is at present a luxury for the wealthy; and although its price will probably fall in the future, it will never, of course, come into as common use as the bicycle.

The truck farmers, whose produce-laden wagons could formerly be seen at any time in great numbers stopping at the various road houses, now hurry over this portion of their cityward journey, or take other routes to avoid ‘them dern bicycle fellers.’... Bicycle riders, the road house keepers have found, are a better class to cater to than the vegetable raisers who drive to the city with their produce. Not only are their numbers greater, but they spend money more freely.... Hence they have altered the character of their hotels entirely. The names once so common of ‘Farmer’s Home,’ ‘Marketman’s Hotel,’ etc., have been supplanted by ‘Bicyclers’ Retreat,’ ‘Wheelman’s Rest,’ and similar names. Every hotel keeper has supplied himself with a foot pump and repair kit for the use of the wheelmen.

The urban middle classes found the bicycle so appealing because it was the first transportation mode that was both private and within their economic grasp. The price of new bicycles ranged from $100 to $150 in 1893 and averaged $80 in 1897. Used bicycles were also available at cheaper prices

I'm no Lance Armstrong, but I do use a bike to get from place to place in Manhattan, a little bit of Brooklyn.

My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.

Every day since the start of the Tour de France, the popular 'Le Parisien' newspaper has published a story about a book written with the bicycle in mind.

I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian.

There has always been at each decisive period of the world’s history some voice, some note, that represented … prevailing power …. And now finally, there was heard in the streets the murmur of the newest and most perfect of forces, the automobile, rushing along at the rate of 25 miles and hour.

Quadracycle

While I was in Chicago, I rode my bike everywhere.

I'm a Londoner. Embankment. Big Ben. Cab drivers.

The wealthy are doing just fine in the Obama economy.

Cars let us out of the barn and, while they were at it, destroyed the American nuclear family. As anyone who has had an American nuclear family can tell you, this was a relief to all concerned.

Cars are my life. They're my everything, and if it has a motor, I love it.

Cycling was the sport of our family - we did it all the time, five days a week.

I like cars and houses. I have three houses - in Atlanta, in Kansas City and Houston.

Betty Sutton and I will make it a point to put state government back on the side of the middle class, not the wealthy and well-connected who have run the show at the statehouse for far too long.

Automobiles are fun and exciting. We need them. They are a part of our lives.

Yes, the car is still useful - for a few people it's essential. It would make a good servant. But it has become our master, and it spoils everything it touches.

This is the beginning, and the dawn of a new era of transportation.

We humans are great at creating tools with unforeseen consequences. For instance, when we invented the wheel, we had no way of knowing we were also laying the foundations for the TV show 'Top Gear.'

Vehicles are just something I have always felt connected to whether it is the bus or the plane.

People don't cut through Michigan the way they cut through Ohio and Pennsylvania and Illinois. So tolls are more complicated for us because we're a destination state.

The similarities between commercial airplanes and automobiles are striking. It's all about safe and efficient transportation using the latest technology and the best fuel efficiency.

Cycling is a part of my life; it always has been, and I will always continue to cycle. I won't be doing it on the world stage, doing it competitively, but I'll still be out on the weekend with the masses riding around Richmond Park in my Team Sky jersey or whatever. I just love it.