Bells & Shouts

Life in the not-so-fast lane

Riding a bike is not very sociable. Not that you can't ride with others, but you can't really talk to them as you go, unless you are in a place where you can ride side by side, and where the wind doesn't take the words out of your mouth.

You certainly can't chat with pedestrians while riding, though you wouldn't know it from the number of cyclists who sh…