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Remember when you pedaled that first bike down the block? When you took off on your own--faster and farther than ever before? Freedom and fun: that's what people most remember when they return to cycling later, says Dave Glowacz, author of Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips. In the seniors' riding courses he teaches at the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, Glowacz has seen a burst of 25% to 30% in over-50 riders just in the past year. Nationally, more than 7 million riders who are over 50--including 3 million over 60--have taken to two wheels, according...
...While bikes are back, they're not your father's Schwinn or Raleigh. Since his day, bikes moved from the road or racing models, with their skinny tires and hunched-over riders, to mountain or off-road bikes on which cyclists in a half-upright position rolled on fat, nubby tires, cushioned by front and rear suspension. Then came the hybrid, combining tall, medium-width tires and a broad seat with springs, allowing for an upright riding position. Now comes the ultimate body-coddling machine: the "comfort" model. It marries the seat, tires and upright ride of the hybrid with...
...Police interviewed three juveniles who were checking out a bike rack near Harvard Hall. The subjects were issued trespass warnings and tools were confiscated by the police pending retrieval by their parents...
...HUPD officers observed three black males acting suspiciously near the Dunster House bike racks. When the officers approached, the subjects fled, leaving two bike tires in their path...
...fathers as guest stars in the family drama. Dads would show up at birthdays and holidays, take their bows and repair to the garage or the golf course. Dads were champion grass cutters and turkey carvers, the grand adjudicators in family disputes. They taught us how to ride a bike and throw a baseball but didn't hang around long once we had learned. We adored our dads, and we also ignored them...