I was not provided with enough space to adequately answer the question.

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I was updating my Blogger Profile today, and was quite disappointed to find that the space provided in which to answer the "Random Question" was woefully inadequate.

For those of you who are not familiar with this feature, Blogger.com allows webloggers to complete a personal profile by entering personal data and answering revealing questions. At the end of the profile form, Blogger asks the weblogger to answer a "Random Question" that it provides, at random.

The Random Question Blogger selected for me was: "Well, maybe they don't need them, but don't you think that some fish might like a bicycle?"

This is not a simple "Yes" or "No" question. There are many intricate details that must be taken into account in order to provide a suitable answer -- one capable of holding up against the rigorous examination typical of avid weblog readers. It is for this reason that I consider the 150 character limit on my answer applied by Blogger to be entirely unacceptable.

My full answer to the question is as follows:

No.

For starters, no fish species currently known to humankind has the requisite appendages to operate a bicycle. (See Diagram Below.) Indeed, it is difficult to imagine how a bicycle could even be modified for use by fish without eradicating any and all resemblance to a bicycle.


(Not to scale.)

Furthermore, swimming is far superior to bicycling as both a mode of underwater transportation and a source of cardiovascular exercise. In fact, researchers consistently identify swimming as one of the most efficient total-body workouts available. Thus, from a practical standpoint, there is no reason for a fish to prefer cycling to swimming.

I will allow that many of the optional features commonly available on bicycles and their ilk (i.e. horns, bells, headlights, turn signals, grocery baskets) may appeal to some of the more advanced species of aquatic life; however, these features have only a tangential relationship to, and are conceptually separable from, the bicycle itself.

In short, there is little reason for any logical fish to have any desire whatsoever to own a bicycle.