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Even before last week's outbursts, doubts had arisen about Dinkins' ability to foster an improved racial climate. During his 35-year climb up the Democratic Party ladder, he was more a follower of aggressive black politicians than a force in his own right. Having spent most of his career in Harlem, he has few close links to the boisterous community leaders in Brooklyn, where 42% of the city's African Americans reside. His political base among the swelling ranks of Caribbean and Asian immigrants clustered in the borough is virtually nonexistent...
...eased the control stick back for a gut-wrenching turn and climb, then rolled my fighter above the enemy plane. The California desert spun dizzily when I came zooming down behind him as he tried to shake...
...Combat operations shack at Fullerton Municipal Airport is a beehive, as pairs of fledgling aces go through their briefings, don flight suits and parachutes and climb into the low-wing propeller planes for the thrill of a lifetime. When the planes return from the hour-long flight, airsickness bags are discreetly discarded and a debriefing takes place using videotape from the cockpit and gun camera of each airplane. (Trainees keep the videotapes as a souvenir...
FRAMES. Whether carrying Greg LeMond in a Tour de France alpine climb or a suburban parent with a child in tow, bicycle frames undergo incredible stress, especially where the hollow tubular pieces are joined. For decades, engineers struggled to strengthen frames while making them lighter. That task seemed impossible until manufacturers turned to materials used for jet fighters and missiles. Frames constructed of aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber and various metal combinations have proved to be stronger, stiffer, more shock absorbent and lighter than steel ones. The popular Kestrel frames from Cycle Composites, based in Watsonville, Calif., are made of molded...
SHIFTING SYSTEMS. Changing gears on a ten-speed can be difficult and dangerous. Riders have to look away from the road to see and adjust the shift levers. If a cyclist tries to change gears while standing up to climb a hill, the chain -- and rider -- can slip. "Gear fear" is the main reason why "so many of the ten-speeds that were bought in the cycling boom in the '70s are hanging in garages," says Fred Zahradnik, technical editor of Bicycling magazine. But with new index shifting systems from companies like Shimano of Irvine, Calif., he explains, "you just...