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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...clutch handle snapped clean off in the fall, but that was not the most pressing disaster. My hulking Minsk dirt bike was lying on the only road up the mountain?and so was its less-than-hulking rider. Fumbling to find second gear, I had stalled the bike, wobbled and fallen over. Now I had to get myself and the bike off the road, fast. An adrenaline-driven heave on my part and the help of a passerby pulled us out of immediate danger, but that still left the problem of the clutch handle. It was the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'Old Buffalo' Charges On | 12/15/2002 | See Source »

...More recently, the Minsk has attracted a cult following among expatriates in Hanoi, who are discovering what the Vietnamese have known for decades: the hardy dirt bike is ideal for touring mountain roads, gravel roads and places where there are no roads at all. In other words, perfect for the little-explored villages, wildly varied landscapes and historic sites of the north...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'Old Buffalo' Charges On | 12/15/2002 | See Source »

...shed its graphically/visually challenged image the moment it met Sarah P. Law. Sarah glides through campus on a bike, constantly on FM’s call, ready to drop her orgo books in favor of hotter FM assignments. Slaw, as she is called when FM refers to her by her e-mail address, stands out from other photogs for her dazzling style and utter chutzpah. She wasn’t afraid to tell FM’s 15 seniors to stand up on their chairs so she would be able to snap impeccable shots of their uproarious presentations. And speaking...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FM Heroes | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

...briefly tried it, but I usually wear a walkman, and I hop off the bike all the time to visit people and go to record stores and make deliveries and stuff...and since I wear sunglasses, it’s just too much stuff around your head,” Griffin said...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study Finds Work Risk Great for Bicycle Couriers | 11/26/2002 | See Source »

Despite this, being a bike messenger is rarely a lifetime proposition...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study Finds Work Risk Great for Bicycle Couriers | 11/26/2002 | See Source »

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