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Recruited by Harvard as both a runner and swimmer, Shoemaker already possessed a requisite level of mastery over two of the three triathlon sub-events. But with practically no experience on a bike, the transition wasn’t quite seamless...
...Riding in groups] is one of the things that triathletes have a problem with [because] they tend to train alone,” Shoemaker said. “[Cyclists] hate triathletes because they tend to be so bad at riding a bike, but now I have the mind set that, well, I’m on the cycling team and I am a bike racer...
...next big thing out of California is 18 in. high, weighs about 50 lbs. and is capable of traveling up to 70 m.p.h. Meet the pocket bike, a scaled-down motorcycle that is selling faster than low-carb hot cakes across the Golden State--and causing nightmares for traffic police...
...Today's kids want the coolest, fastest ride-on toys," says Carlton Calvin, president of Razor USA, which sells the Razor Pocket Rocket bike ($230). "The play pattern of racing and the freedom of transportation never go out of style...
...Razor Pocket Rocket is an electric model that reaches 15 m.p.h., and the company specifies that its bikes are designed for controlled environments like go-kart tracks and are not for use on public streets or sidewalks. But websites of other pocket-bike sellers boast "no registration or insurance required in most states," and some show promotional videos of people riding the bikes on public streets...