H.G. Wells

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
H.G. Wells

What do you think he meant by this?
I'm an adult who has started riding his bike to work, and I was inspired when I read this. Should I be?

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Look up early bicycles on google images or wherever and you'll see what he meant.

They looked ridiculous, and people riding them looked ridiculous - so much so, that riding one might be considered awesome (in our internet-age usage of the word) by people that were themselves awesome, like Wells certainly was.