MONTREAL — “Where do I begin?’’ Shirley Bassey purred 40 years ago while singing the theme from the film “Love Story.’’ “To tell the story of how great a love can be?’’
In my case, where I begin is not to profess a deep love for Ali MacGraw — or even Ryan O’Neal — but I’m declaring my love for approximately 5,000 bicycles that reside in Montreal. It’s hard not to fall in love when you’re in Montreal on a balmy summer evening. Meandering through this charming Quebec city can feel like a stroll in Paris, but with more strip clubs,
, and fried chicken restaurants. My heart was unprepared, however, for the moment that I laid eyes on my first Bixi.
Bixi, short for Bicycle Taxi, is a one-piece, aluminum frame bicycle that is part of the bike sharing program that was introduced in Montreal last summer. It’s such a success story here that it migrated to the US this summer. With a sleek exterior and pedal-powered f …
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