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<DIV>A nice article on recumbents, from the folks at Adventure Cycling, who
occasionally recognize that bents do exist. Also something on a cardboard
bike. -Steve</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 7/3/2008 1:18:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
bikebits@adventurecycling.org writes:</DIV>
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size=2>LAID-BACK CALIFORNIANS<BR>Recumbent bicycles may not be for everyone,
but you'll find that a<BR>lot of those who ride them promote and defend their
attributes with<BR>tremendous zeal and fervor. For one thing, they say,
recumbents are<BR>great for people who've suffered injuries to their backs,
necks, and<BR>other, more sensitive, parts of the body. Take, for example,
former<BR>recumbent skeptic Gary Souza of Sacramento. About a decade
ago, due<BR>to a rupture in the area of his rear end, Souza was told by
his<BR>doctor to stay off bicycles for a year. But for Souza, an
avid,<BR>high-mileage cyclist, that was unthinkable. "He had seen a
few<BR>quirky souls, mostly aging baby-boomer men, on the road,
pedaling<BR>away on what seemed like a modified Barcalounger," writes
Sam<BR>McManis of the McClatchy Newspapers. "These guys always drew
snickers<BR>from the serious cyclists. But Souza was desperate to ride." So,
he<BR>got a recumbent--and he hasn't looked down from the seat of
a<BR>standard diamond-frame bike since. Click here to read the rest
of<BR>McManis's story, which also includes a list of recumbent pros
and<BR>cons:<BR>http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/392773.html<BR><BR><BR>*******<BR><BR><BR>FOR
SEATTLE? NOT. PHOENIX? MAYBE.<BR>Phil Bridge is a 21-year-old design student
at England's Sheffield<BR>Hallan University who has built a bicycle almost
entirely out of<BR>cardboard. The cost to construct the bike was only around
$30, but<BR>its durability is still an unknown (you'd definitely want to keep
it<BR>out of the rain). Read more
here:<BR>http://tinyurl.com/6ztco9<BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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