Derk2000 said:
"I don't think cycling gets the credit it deserves over here in the States."
Two centuries (or one century and a few years) ago bicycling was very big in this country. Just surf for Major Marshall Taylor.
Ofcourse that was a different time in America when the bike played more of a major roll in people transportation than it plays today were today the car has taken its place for roads are built for cars not for bikes.