Bicycles:

“The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community.”

Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895

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"To prepare for a race there is nothing better than a good pheasant, some champagne and a woman."

Jacques Anquetil, 5 times winner of the Tour de France.

I must prepare a bit more..........

:o)