When a bike isn\’t a bike?! How could a it be anything else?

When it\’s a sulky, that\’s when! \”The sulky (informally known as a \”bike\”, and also known as a spider) is a light, two-wheeled cart equipped with bicycle wheels.\”

I was surprised to finally learn what a sulky really is. I\’d always had the notion that it was some sort of horse-drawn carriage that could hold an entire family. I saw the sulky plow mentioned in some children\’s literature, but didn\’t know what it really meant; and I never thought to look it up.

Sulkies are used as rural transportation in many locations. They are also used in racing, and can be pulled by either horses or dogs. Looking at such pics makes me think of a recumbent pulled by an animal.

Now that we know when a \”bike\” isn\’t one, let\’s get over being \”sulky\” and climb aboard our BICYCLES.