All bicycles sing. It's just difficult to hear it sometimes since you are invariably surrounded by noise. And also because there are several parameters that must be met before your bicycle will enchant and serenade you. The bicycle rarely sings when there are cars present, and like a true wild bird, it will rarely break out into song unless it knows its territory and where it is. This is why my bicycle sings all the time, because it knows the land and respects it, and it is always (even in the city) as far away from cars as possible. Yet, there is another stipulation for the bicycle's song, that is, that it will only appear after you have dismounted and are walking alongside the bicycle. This is why most cyclists never hear their bicycle's song: because they're always sat on its mouthpiece and 'forcing the bike to move'. But when the bicycle starts walking, and enters the great paradox that life is, its song is never far away. Try it and see. And don't wait for a steep hill either. You can get off your bike anytime and listen to its song.
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