Why Don't You Fly? by Christopher Smith Ref: P 978-1905203253 ‘Why Don’t You Fly?’ is the amazing story of a single handed bicycle ride from the UK to Beijing with a round tour of the Indian sub-continent thrown in just for fun. The unusual response to redundancy had neatly polarised reactions amongst family and friends. My sister and youngest brother had loved the concept of a bicycle ride across Asia and their enthusiastic support helped me through those times when, assailed by doubts, I wondered if I ought to go through with it. My other brother, though, was less sure. ‘It seems a very Chris Smith type of thing to do,’ he remarked dubiously when he phoned from his apartment in Manhattan. My father pronounced himself undecided as to whether it was a good or a daft idea, or a combination of both. ‘I don’t think you should go,’ declared a former girlfriend. ‘It’s too dangerous.’ ‘Eighteen months by bicycle?’ exclaimed a friend who clearly thought that I’d finally lost my sanity. ‘Why don’t you fly, Christopher?’ Price: £9.99 Quantity: