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...innovation consultancy and research institute, has his doubts. Segways, he notes, are competing with established products, like electric golf carts, and stealing only a share of their market. Price is a problem, too. "Value is benefits per dollar," says Carlson. "For a lot of the world, a small lightweight bike is a good alternative to a $5,000 Segway...
...house that would not only comfortably accommodate all three of us and afford privacy," he says, "but also be in a location that would please my mother-in-law, who wanted to be near retailers, restaurants and church, and Maureen and me, who like to hike, mountain-bike and sail." Sperl-Bell found the perfect three-bedroom ranch in Lewes, Del. Says Dailey: "Her specialty made the process go very smoothly...
...Bramble's theme is inclusiveness. Women are welcome, as are younger riders. So are those who may be embarrassed about the power or quality of their bike. "We don't care what someone's riding," says Bramble, "whether it's a 250-cc or a motor scooter." Bramble happens to have a fine set of wheels-a Honda ST 1300-but there's not a trace of pride about him. He taught himself to ride when he was 13 and spent most of his 25 years in the police force on motorcycle patrol in Sydney and the Hunter Valley. Riding...
This one hurt. A sudden, fall-off-the-bike at 40 m.p.h., road rash, legs mangled in the wheel hurt. After Marion Jones, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, aren't we immune to the fact that our beloved athletes might not have achieved immortality on talent alone? Hell, no. Last week came word that Floyd Landis--the fun-loving Mennonite from Pennsylvania, the guy whose Alpine comeback in the Tour de France was dubbed, properly, "The Ride of the Century" (and he did it with a bum hip to boot)--that guy might have cheated...
Landis seems prepared for an ugly ride. "Unfortunately, I don't think it's ever going to go away, no matter what happens next," he said of the allegations. Landis has fallen off his bike before. Let's see if he can get back on this time...