Word: biked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cambridge Bicycle Committee, a citizen's group commissioned by Mayor Alice K. Wolf, urged the city to establish more bike routes, construct bicycle racks, and implement biker education courses...
Cool as Ice does serve as an excellent example of the triumph of hip-hop urban cool over middle America. It is an old story: the street kid on the bike with bad grammar is the coolest thing there is. The small-town girls fall for him, and the small-town boys idolize him and imitate his haircut. And not only does he vanquish their Seventies rock with his rap, he also captures the crooks when the WASPs fail...
Police records have shown a high rate of bike theft s both on campus and in Harvard Square so far this year...
Some enthusiasts want a bike to suit every occasion. While one is fine for long solo rides, another might be more appropriate for family outings. Even Michael Sinyard, a regular racer in his spare time, often spends the afternoon on a Specialized Deja Two tandem with his seven-year-old daughter. Says he: "She loves it. She says, 'Dad! This is a great bike! My legs never get tired!' " Other parents tow their youngsters in the $300 Cannondale Bugger, a polyethylene shell that allows the whimsical child to sit facing backward, watching the landscape spin away...
That dictum inspired him to save up the money for his first bike at the age of six. Today it underpins the "toughlove" policies he is pursuing as Governor of Wisconsin. "We're glad to say he's a typical Wisconsinite," says Tilmar Roalkvam, 72, a retired Elroy postman who has known Thompson from childhood. "It's them work ethic. Being a good person...