Bicycle Diaries
Bicycle Diaries
By David Byrne
–Reviewed by Ellis Song
Could all of society’s ills be cured if more people rode bikes? While David Byrne doesn’t go that far in The Bicycle Diaries, he does make a number of observations that might convince readers to think that way.
Byrne, a founding member of the Talking Heads, has been known to pedal his way through cities on his trusty fold-up bike. His journaling of these rides reveals how much we miss when we drive, and what happens to cities and communities when we stop living …
