During my bicycle tour from France into Spain and back, I pedaled up some of the steepest climbs I’ve encountered. As I pumped and grunted my way up a pass that crossed the border, some mountain goats seemed to line up for the spectacle. I couldn’t help but to think they were chuckling, or even laughing, to themselves: “That human thinks he’s* all that. We climb these mountains every day—and we don’t have low gears!”
I couldn’t have blamed them. After all, compared to many other species, we’re not very strong, fast, agile, flexible or durable.
If they learned how to ride bikes, would goats—or horses, cows or other creatures—beat us in a race? Or ride for longer?
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