David, Track down "Taming the Bicycle," an 1884 essay that hilariously draws upon bicycle lessons Twain attempted with Joe Twichell. Twain wasn't happy with it, so the piece didn't see print until it was published in "What Is Man? and Other Essays." But I read it out loud to my daughter several years ago, and it makes for a wonderful comic monologue. On 1/29/2011 8:21 PM, David Foster wrote: > Everyone knows that Hank Morgan is rescued by bicycle riding knights in the= > Connecticut Yankee, but does anyone know whether Clemens himself ever lear= > ned to ride a bicycle? If so, where could I find an account of that?=20 > > Thanks for any leads, > David= >