Should You Bike to Work?Bike to workNo mention of wind, hills, rain and most of all distance. I work at several locations and the nearest is 12 miles away. The majority of my colleagues also live as far or even further from work. How many people do live close enough...
Kids, Bikes, Office Land and LiabilityOne sentence shows the greatness of an articleThank you for the below start of the article"Kids, Bikes, Office Land and LiabilityI'm the senior vice president in charge of the regional office for a large company. About a year ago, some kids from the neighborhood came...
My editor called me the other day asking about the fitness column I was supposed to be writing for today's paper. Aaaah! Yikes! Is it getting hot out here or what!? "Oh, yeah. It'll be there first thing in the morning," I replied, trying...
Cyclotherapy I couldn't help feeling rather angry last week, when I stumbled across yet another newspaper article claiming that cycling can be bad for men's sexual health. I must have seen at least half a dozen of these kind of scare stories over the past few years,...
Businesses in downtown West Dearborn arecoming together through a new web site, www.DearbornWestOnline.com , topromote their wide variety of products, services and entertainment venues. The web site, developed by the West Dearborn Downtown Development AuthorityWDDDA, is designed to showcase this vibrant business district which hasundergone dramatic growth during the...
Summer 2008-Upstate New York is home to some of the nation's most captivating art and architecture, set in a scenic landscape marked by great lakes and natural wonders. Visitors can discover one of the world's finest collections of modern art; tour landmarks by the nation's greatest architects, including five stunning...
A Correction from Source is issued for the Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau press release issued on July 16, 2008 at 2:41 pm ET. The spelling of Frank Lloyd Wright was noted incorrectly. The corrected and complete release follows. Summer 2008-Upstate New York is home to some of the...
Hardcore riders more willing to curb spouse/significant other before motorcycle NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Virtually all hardcore riders answered they would give up their spouse or significant other before their motorcycle, according to the recent results of a consumer study commissioned by Allstate Insurance Company. Also, riders across all...
LEADING ARTICLE CYCLING Nobody ever believed that Utopia would actually work, but it still comes as a disappointment when reality intrudes on idealism. This is surely one's immediate response to the news that in the year since Paris's free bike-hire scheme was introduced,...
The self-service, Parisian bike-for-hire - the velib' - was intended mostly for short rides when it was introduced 12 months ago. More than 3,000 of the sturdy grey bicycles have gone missing since then. Some have turned up as far away as Romania and, according to one...
MADRID AFP — Spanish MotoGP title contender Dani Pedrosa said on Wednesday he was going to push himself to the limit to try and make the line-up for this weekend's United States race despite carrying injuries from last Sunday's German race. The Honda rider broke his left wrist...
PARIS AFP — A flagship bike rental scheme in Paris marked its first birthday on Tuesday, hailed by city dwellers as a welcome new fixture despite teething problems with vandalism and road safety. "Velib," as the cheap cycle-hire scheme is called, has clocked up 26 million rides since...
*CYCLING After losing the Tour de France by a mere 23 seconds last year, Cadel Evans finally donned the yellow jersey at the race's first major summit finish yesterday by an even more heart-stopping margin of just one second. Evans's tenuous hold on yellow...
*CYCLING After losing the Tour de France by a mere 23 seconds last year, Cadel Evans finally donned the yellow jersey at the race's first major summit finish yesterday by an even more heart-stopping margin of just one second. Evans' tenuous hold on yellow...
North Texans are hiking & biking the mountains, canoeing, trout fishing, enjoying luxurious log cabins and doing it on one tank of gas BROKEN BOW, Okla., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourism is up 40% in Southeast Oklahoma, primarily because North Texans are staying closer to home due...
BAGHDAD AFP — Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's former enemy of Iran has finally succeeded in an invasion -- of sorts -- of Baghdad, as everything from household appliances to medicines sweep into Iraq's shops and markets. Leaning on the handlebars of his Iranian-made...
On December 20, 2008, Cinsay.com, theunique interactive entertainment and social networking website, will giveaway to one lucky member the custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle owned andridden by movie star Matt Schulze ("The Acquirer," "Fast and the Furious,""Blade"). The custom 2001 Harley is in prime condition, and is valued at$20,000. To...
Cycling team takes three-day journey from Albany, N.Y. to Boston, MA. to raise awareness and funding on behalf of young people living with HIV and AIDS NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The Safe Haven Project, Inc., a non-profit organization that strives to improve the physical, emotional and social well being...
NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Between the Tour de France, Bastille Day (the Fete Nationale - France's Independence Day), and the numerous summertime activities awaiting you, it's no wonder France has such a festive air each July. In this episode, Sheri Sauter Morano, Master of Wine and Wines...