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...they journey up to 1,500 miles a year by bike, and their social life revolves around the local HOG (Harley Owners' Group) club. "It's renewed our romance," Gary says...
...carefree abandon of these older riders, they tend to forsake the noise and vibration of sports bikes. Data from JD Powers show that the median age for sports-bike owners is 30, but for cruisers and touring bikes, which offer more comfort and luxury, it is 45 and 50, respectively. Older riders opt for add-ons besides a comfy seat and a windshield, like a CD player with wraparound stereo and an intercom to keep the couple connected on the bike...
Although it's true that more wives have been coaxed--or have leaped--onto the back, getting "the" bike remains mostly a male dream, one that's typically realized after the last kid's college tuition bill. "My dream all my life was to own a Harley-Davidson," says Mike Becar, 57, who directs a police-training organization in Meridian, Idaho. When his five kids were grown, he bought one. His wife of 30 years, Rene, 59, found it scary at first, but now she's his partner in speed and power. "When he named his bike 'Sylvia,'" she says...
...When training on his bicycle, Blake uses the SRM Powermeter, a data-crunching disc attached to the bike's crank arm. Invented by a German company, the device measures the power and rhythm of each pedal push, as well as the cyclist's heart rate. He's even got gizmos working for him as he sleeps. Blake has pitched a plastic "high-altitude tent" atop his queen-size bed at his home in Victoria. A compressor pumps in air containing 15% oxygen, equal to the rarefied air 3,000 meters above sea level, compared with 21% oxygen at sea level...
...year, down from $1.90. That's assuming Yukos keeps pumping oil, no terrorist attacks disrupt Saudi production and an oil workers' strike in Norway is resolved. Until then, cost-conscious drivers can compare prices at sites like gasbuddy.com--or think about breaking out the bike. --By Bill Powell. With reporting by Barbara Kiviat