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Howard Meyerson
After more than 25 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: bicycles
Mackinac Island: The Isle of Bike
It’s hip to ride a bike these days. It doesn’t matter whether you ride a mountain bike and take on technical terrain or spin down roads. Biking is in. But to glance at what’s being written about cycling, you get … Continue reading
Pedaling to Prosperity: Biking Saves U.S. Riders Billions
Common sense would tell most of us that it is cheaper to ride a bike to work than to drive a car, but data compiled by League of American Bicyclists and others suggests a vast amount could be saved by … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycles, Cycling, Environment, League of American Bicyclists
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Boomer Boom: Recumbent trike a hit with older crowd
A three-wheel recumbent bicycle known as the Terra Trike appears to be a hit with aging Baby Boomers. “We’ve got 10,000 of them retiring every day for the next 14 years,” says WizWheelz Inc. Marketing Director Jeff Yonker of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomers, bicycles, Cycling, Recumbents, Terra Trike
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Breathtaking: A special moment in the Upper Peninsula
Photo from Michigan’s Western U.P. Visitors Bureau on Facebook.
Michigan attracts visitors of motor-less bent
By Dana Hollowell/Bridge Magazine For seven days last summer, James Jeske, 66, bicycled along Michigan’s western shore. The 500-mile-long trek took him from New Buffalo at the base of the Mitten to Mackinaw City at the tip of the Lower … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycles, Bike Touring, Cycling, Rail Trails, Tourism
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