A number of companies specialise in organising cycling and triathlon events, including challenges that take you the 950 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats (the length of Great Britain, south to north), jaunts to the picturesque Mediterranean island of Mallorca or novice rides in a park that last just a couple of hours.
On jaunts to Central Park and the Brooklyn waterfront with his boxer Mister, friendly riders say hello and ask to pet the dog.
In song, the lazy months of beach trips and top-down country jaunts are supposed to be a golden time of the year for romance.
The cars would complement what he hopes will be a full system of sharing, from bicycles and scooters for shorter commutes to cars for longer jaunts.
