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...nasty spill if it doesn't navigate this generational speed bump. Despite its powerful brand, Harley has failed to attract enough young riders, who prefer the speedy, more technically advanced machines from Asian powers like Honda and Yamaha and European rivals BMW and Ducati. While it still leads the pack when it comes to the heavyweight cruisers favored by Mom and Dad--they're cute on their big bikes, aren't they?--Harley is no longer the No. l seller in the U.S., having been overtaken by Honda last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Youth Must Be Revved | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

...fact is that many Americans don't have the genetic makeup to develop a visible six-pack. They are either unable to attain the requisite muscle mass or they can't lose enough fat to make a difference. Even if the underlying musculature is well developed, all it takes to obscure it is a layer of fat one-sixteenth of an inch thick. That's enough to exclude most healthy women as well as plenty of guys who do crunches every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Absolutely Fabulous? | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

...marketing guy who came up with the “new economy ad” no longer works here. No, he wasn’t fired, but about three weeks into my summer, he decided to pack his bags and return to Apple. I can only fathom that the fantasy utopia still lives on there, in ultra-hip advertising and candy colored computer shells...

Author: By Robin S. Lee, | Title: POSTCARD FROM SAN FRANCISCO: The New New Economy | 8/10/2001 | See Source »

...discovery. You set off from your memories of being a kid, all the blessings, all the scars. You overreact, improvise and over time maybe learn what works; with luck you improve. It is characteristic of the baby boomers to imagine themselves the first to take this trip, to pack so many guidebooks to read along the way and to try to minimize any discomfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents and Children: Who's In Charge Here? | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

...that day approaching the Alpe d'Huez, one of the most famous climbs in cycling, Armstrong was struggling. For six hours, Ullrich's Telekom team had set a nasty pace; riders were dropping out of the main pack by the minute, from above, looking to be almost falling down the mountain. All of Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service teammates, except for his mountain concierge, Roberto Heras, had slipped into the wake, leaving him unprotected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three Lance in France | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

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