Four classes of cyclists in Florence
When we imagine gliding through European cities on two wheels, Amsterdam and Berlin immediately spring to mind. Florence, with its narrow streets, one-way system and uneven paving, twisting the ankles of even the most sensibly shoe-d tourist, is not a city usually associated with cycling. There are, however, four types of cyclists who have mastered, in their own way, a life behind handlebars: heard before they are seen, a metallic symphony clatters and a bell dings as these casual commuters quite literally knock you off your feet.