We have to believe in miracles, we really do. We have to believe in dreams. If we don't, we have no reason to live. The story of the Wright brothers gives us one thing, miracles can happen. If man can fly we are capable of anything.
Man can fly.
At the turn of the century, the bicycle really was a very high tech device. First of all it was made out of a steel rather then iron. It had very close tolerances, the parts had to fit closely together and turn the hub, for example. If you used roller bearings, which was a very new technology to reduce friction they were mass produced, so there was all kinds of production technology that was new. Thus, to be a mere bicycle mechanic was to be on top of a very cutting edge technology.