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'I think that I shall never see, a sight so lovely as ... as ... Al Gilens on a Pocket Rocket Pro!' 'I have TWO Bike Fridays' he is saying in sign language.
New Year's Resolution: Get fitter, live longer! This month's Travel Story of the Moment spotlights the hundreds of 55+ Bike Friday owners who out-pace, out-distance and out-adventure many younger riders, simply because they discovered the fit, convenience and ease of riding a Bike Friday early in later life - before keeping fit becomes an uphill battle. Read about these super BF seniors who'll challenge you on your next hill. Remember - you can train too much, but you can't ride too much. A Bike Friday lets you ride your bicycle every day, because you can take it with you ... 12,000+ owners can't be wrong!
PHILADELPHIA to PITTSBURGH. 450 MILES, SEVEN DAYS. Al Gilens, photographer, author, and one of the fittest 71-year-youngs on the planet, rode the 450-mile Tour Des Trees on his Pocket Rocket Pro. Here's his story about using his little wheels to help make the world a better, greener place.
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THE WORLD AS WE KNEW IT was left behind. We were in darkness, the only illumination coming from the tiny light on each bike. The beam hardly pierced the darkness; in truth it disappeared within a few feet, sucked into the enveloping black. We couldn't see the tunnel's walls unless we pedaled into one. Within thirty seconds we had left the daylight of the entrance behind us, the invisible other end was well over a mile away. The four of us slowly pedaled on, guided by the faded yellow line in the center of the old road.
It was the fourth day of our cross-state adventure and we had entered the Sidling Hill Tunnel, abandoned over forty years earlier from the interstate highway system. A mile-and-a-quarter of seemingly infinite blackness was an alternative to another hill. We were no longer part of a group of cyclists pedaling through the glorious countryside of rural Pennsylvania; we were four souls slipping into an unseen universe.
Fifty four cyclists started out from Philadelphia on the 2004 Tour des Trees, an effort to raise funds for, and awareness of the value of urban trees. Our destination was Pittsburgh, 450 miles and two mountain ranges away; our goal was to raise $200,000 for tree research and education...
Holy moly ... 71-years-young Al gives a whole new slant on the term 'over the hill' - leaving a big wheeler somewhat his junior WALKING in his slipstream ...
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Bike Friday Club of Canberra, Australia leader Nic Gellie tours Austria in self-supported style.
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 The book that interrupted a thousand schedules - 'I can't put it down' was the most common reader comment on Amazon.com and the Handsomest Man Review Forum. It's been called the ultimate Bike Friday travel story, a tale of what you can do on a Friday with a chunk of leave without pay, a ticket to a far away place, a strong stomach and your trusty travel companion in your suitcase. Get your free copy when you order a Bike Friday in this special offer! |
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MORE BIG NEWS FROM OUR LITTLE WHEELED WORLD
 NEW BIKE FRIDAY 2005 CATALOG! Replete with stunning photos submitted by Bike Friday owners in action worldwide, you can get hold of this catalog three ways: 1: Download it here (1.9 Mb PDF) 2. call 1-800-777-0258 and ask us to mail you one 3.Submit an info request. |
WINNER OF THE $1000 BIKE FRIDAY TRAVEL SYSTEM was Jerry Jaminet of The Appalachian Mountain Club CT Chapter. Welcome to the fold! |
2005 PACTOUR/BIKE FRIDAY DESERT CAMP FEB 26 - MAR 5, 2005 has over 40 registered riders this year and there's just a few places left ... be coached by cycling legends Fred Matheny of www.RoadBikeRider.com, Jim Langley, Lon Haldeman and Bike Friday's famous co-founder in his own right, Alan Scholz. Hurry, reserve your spot now: (262)736-2453 (BIKE). All cyclists welcome - big wheels, be prepared for some impressive performances by our little wheels! |
HEINZ STÜCKE, World's Most Traveled Man by Bicycle, now breaking Guinness World Records on his new Bike Friday, pops up to give us an update from Bike Friday dealer Flying Ball in Hong Kong. |
LOG YOUR BIKE FRIDAY MILES AND SMILES on BIKEJOURNAL.COM! The **Bike Friday** group has gone 'off the front' several times since this great little facility for logging your miles was brought to our attention. And it's free. |
BIKE FRIDAY CLUBS all over the country have started to stir from their winter hibernations, like the Bike Friday Club of Hawaii (and who doesn't want an excuse to go to Hawaii?), the new Bike Friday Club of Central Jersey, and the Bike Friday Club of Amsterdam. Some, like the Bike Friday Club of Boston never slept a wink! Join a local chapter now or start your own. |
WHAT DO YOU DO ON A FRIDAY? Would you like to share your adventure with the Bike Friday Community? Email your story and at least one photo (high resolution) to bfclub at bikefriday dot com. We'll select a story each month for publication as Travel Story of the Moment and for the Foldable Flyer newsletter. The author will receive a nice thank you gift from Bike Friday. Examples of what we're looking for are in our recent Holiday Reading Guide 2004. Great shots go in the WHAT DO YOU DO ON A FRIDAY gallery!. |
UPDATES TO THE BIKE FRIDAY WEBSITE and useful links can be found by bookmarking: www.bikefriday.com/bf/updates REMEMBER, little wheels make you fly! |