The bicycle kick explained...

Speaking of football -- er, soccer-- folks watching yesterday's EuroCup final might have noticed that Spain's Fernando Torres normally plays for Liverpool, and he beat goaltender Jens Lehmann, the German goalkeep for Arsenal.

Both Liverpool and Arsenal, along with Manchester United, have the distinction of being the flagship cycles built by footballbikes.com. (Count on it: American dyncrappy manufacturers have already been busy building American football bikes. Wonder if there are bikes representing Canadian and Australian-rules football? How about a rugby bike?)



I don't want to diss little footballers worldwide, but from the looks of this ride, cycling is in no grave danger of overtaking football in the popularity department. Crappy bikes are crappy to ride, thus giving the kids more time to watch football on the telly and at the pitch. Think of it as footballer job security through widespread licensing.