▁makes ▁me ▁independent ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁no ▁other ▁form ▁of ▁transport ▁can ▁- ▁it ▁needs ▁no ▁fuel , ▁no ▁documents ▁and ▁very ▁little ▁maintenance . ▁Most ▁important ly ▁it ▁goes ▁along ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁speed ▁for ▁seeing ▁everything , ▁and ▁as ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁cut ▁me ▁off ▁from ▁my ▁surr ound ings , ▁it ▁also ▁makes ▁me ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁friends . ▁ ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁years , ▁British ▁advent ur ers ▁Al ast air ▁Hum ph re ys ▁( M ood s ▁of ▁Future ▁Jo ys ), ▁Mark ▁Be aum ont ▁( The ▁Man ▁who ▁Cy c led ▁the ▁World ), ▁and ▁Rob ▁Lil wall ▁( Cy cling ▁Home ▁From ▁Si ber ia ) ▁have ▁all ▁been ▁on ▁ep ic ▁b icy cle ▁exped itions ▁and ▁written ▁popular ▁books ▁about ▁their ▁explo its . ▁But ▁most ▁b icy cle ▁tour ists ▁are ▁ordinary ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁spot light . ▁ ▁One ▁economic ▁imp lication ▁of ▁b icy cling ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁liber ates ▁the ▁cycl ist ▁from ▁oil ▁consumption . ▁The ▁b icy cle ▁is ▁an ▁in exp ensive , ▁fast , ▁health y ▁and ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁mode ▁of ▁transport . ▁Ivan ▁Ill ich ▁said ▁that ▁b icy cling ▁extends ▁the ▁us able ▁physical ▁environment ▁for ▁people , ▁while ▁alternatives ▁such ▁as ▁cars ▁and ▁motor ways ▁deg rade ▁and ▁conf ined ▁people ' s ▁environment ▁and ▁mob ility . ▁ ▁Types ▁▁ ▁Dist ances ▁vary ▁consider ably . ▁Depending ▁on ▁fit ness , ▁speed ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁stops