, ▁and ▁strongly ▁suggested ▁evidence ▁of ▁another ▁secret ▁life . ▁That ▁discovery ▁was ▁a ▁tra um atic ▁experience , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁two - volume ▁bi ography ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Nov el ist ▁and ▁Story ▁T eller : ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁C . ▁S . ▁For ester . ▁ ▁Cy cling ▁advoc acy ▁For ester ▁was ▁a ▁passion ate ▁cycl ist ▁from ▁child hood . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁cy cling ▁activ ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁after ▁being ▁ticket ed ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁for ▁r iding ▁his ▁b icy cle ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁recently ▁legisl ated ▁separate ▁bi ke way ▁for ▁that ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁street , ▁the ▁side walk . ▁ ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ticket ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁ordin ance ▁was ▁over turn ed . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁published ▁article — the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁publications ▁on ▁alternatives ▁to ▁bi ke ways ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁four ▁dec ades — app eared ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁issue ▁of ▁Bi ke ▁World , ▁a ▁regional ▁Northern ▁California ▁b imon th ly ▁magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁his ▁focus ▁bro aden ed ▁as ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Product ▁Saf ety ▁Commission , ▁or ▁C PS C ) ▁issued ▁extensive ▁product ▁safety ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁b icy cles . ▁Origin ally ▁intended ▁only ▁for ▁children ' s ▁b icy cles , ▁the ▁reg