Susan Hinchey I can’t possibly explain why, after 40 years since riding one, I suddenly bought It’s over 40 years since I rode a push-bike to Saturday afternoon sport, but humans, on the whole, have been riding bicycle-like contraptions for hundreds of years. Staying upright, then steering, is not as easy as it would first… Continue reading How I fell in love with riding a bike
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Anyone Can Bike – Still cycling at 106 – 16 miles in a hour
Shane Stokes - CyclingTips It’s a well-earned rest, although he’ll continue to cycle for pleasure. At 106 years of age, French rider Robert Marchand has ended his competitive career, with a friend saying that he will no longer seek to set new records. The rider stunned the world of cycling in February 2012 when he… Continue reading Anyone Can Bike – Still cycling at 106 – 16 miles in a hour
Why sitting is bad for your heart
Rails to Trails - Walking, biking and spending time on the trails you love makes your heart happy for several reasons—here's one. By Gretchen Reynolds Dec. 20, 2017 Sitting quietly for extended periods of time could be hurting your heart, according to a surprising new study. It finds that the more people sit, the greater… Continue reading Why sitting is bad for your heart
I pedaled my ELF from Virginia to Arkansas
By M. Glenn I’m very pleased with my ELF, which has now logged over 2,000 miles in a variety of conditions. My primary purpose for buying it was to help me stay physically fit during my sunset years. I’m 80 years old, with slowly dimming eyesight, stiffening joints, weakening muscles, and slowing reaction times. After suffering some hard… Continue reading I pedaled my ELF from Virginia to Arkansas
Commuting via bike in a winter wonderland
“That’s not snow, that’s a light dusting!” I can already predict some comments on this week’s video. For the people in north-west Europe, not used to heavy snow, it was a bit more than that! With snow from Friday to Monday, leading to a “code red weather alarm” that last day in the Netherlands, public… Continue reading Commuting via bike in a winter wonderland
Five Rail-Trails for For Cruising thru National Monuments
Posted 06/01/17 by Suzanne Matyas in Trail Use There are countless special places in America, but only about 100 have been distinguished enough to be called national monuments. Granted protection by Congress or the president by way of the Antiquities Act, these emblems of our country’s landscape allow us—from generation to generation—to learn, discover and… Continue reading Five Rail-Trails for For Cruising thru National Monuments
Commuting via bike can be safe and easy
One hundred years ago, something momentous happened in U.S. cities: They started connecting their first full networks of paved streets. Link by link throughout the late 1910s, cities from coast to coast turned mud and gravel to asphalt and concrete, creating the first continuous routes for people to comfortably roll in private cars from homes… Continue reading Commuting via bike can be safe and easy
Spring 2018 the Adventures Begin!
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