What with the new movie that just came out, and my acquisition of several books over Christmas, I've
been in a Tolkienish mood lately. So naturally, my mind turns to bicycles in Middle-Earth.
Now, when most people hear "the riders of Rohan", they assume horses. But bikes would make a lot of
sense too -- can't you imagine the Rohirrim pedaling down into pellinor fields?
Actually, this all started when my friends and I were debating the
(well, if Eowyn were around now, she'd definitely ride a bike," but my friends just looked at me
funny. The fools.
So:
In the ongoing debates on frame material, how would mithril be?
Would orcs drive SUVs?
Should helmets be manditory at least in battle situations? And would styrofoam/steel really protect
you against boulders being flung by orc catapults?
Peter
Three wheels for the elf-lords under the sky Seven for the dwarf kings on their bikes of stone Nine
for the mortal men, biking till they die One for the dark lord on his dark throne
One wheel to rule them all One wheel to bind them One wheel to roll them all And in the
darkness find them
In the land of Mordor where the freeways lie.