Fall 1997

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• Cross Country Tandem Journal  By Rhona and Dave Fritsch
       Team from the Tandems of York (PA) Society--TOYS retells first three weeks
      of coast to coast ride. Part 1 of multi-part series.
  
  
• S-T-R-E-T-C-H It Out  By Jim Joyce TBEx-clusive!
       Leaves are falling, but don't fall into a poor stretching routine, says OH physical
      therapist.
  
  
• What's Chasin' You  By Alan Ira Fleischmann  TBEx-clusive!
       "Doggone it!" barks our noted WV author/cyclist.
  
  
• NEOC Turns Silver By James Brink TBEx-clusive!
       The oft venerated Northeast Ohio Century still cranking after 25 years.  See this and
       other '97 ride reviews in Ride Reviews.
  
  
• Photo Feature: WV MS 150 Tour  By James Johansen
       Friend of TBEx and crack photographer (10-95 Dirt Rag cover) shoots local MS
      tour through Southern West Virginia.
  
  
• A Bicycle for Those Who Wear Street Clothes: Rebirth of an Old
  Idea  By Jay T. McCamic
        It's love at first ride for WV club prez and newsletter editor.
  
  
• Bike News  By George Schmidt
        WPA Wheelmen's newsletter columnist gives scoop on terrific rail trails for fall
       foliage and great vistas, plus skinny on other trails and maps.
  
  
• Capri Cycling Tours: A Welcome Addition By Colin Maddix
        Small Western PA tour company starts off on right foot.
  
  
• The Rowbike  By Nathan McCamic
        New biking contraption designed by roller blade originator is reviewed by WV teen.
  
  
• Congressional ALERT! E-mail from Marty Weirick
        Charlestonian (WV) calls for action, esp. letters, to Congressmen re: a proposed
       bike ban and trail bill. Three recent e-mails posted.
  
  
• Bike MATH  By Patrick Clendenon  TBEx-clusive!
        Go figure, who ever knew there was so much math in cycling? This feature by young
       teen also appears in our Kids Only section.
  
  
• Snowshoe Mountain Biking  By Josh Cook  TBEx-clusive!
        Youngster recalls family's 3-day trip to Eastern mountain biking mecca. Also in
       Kids Only
  
  
• Regional Website Roundup (all from sites in OH-WV-PA)
         News From Crank Mail  Edited by James Guilford
               Timely briefs from the magazine that serves bicycle organizations in Northeast
            Ohio, esp. Cleveland area.
        Advocacy: ISTEA, AAA Support in Question, Louisana Bans
         Bikes  By Barry Fluxe
            See how Ohioan keeps eye on the road, Congress, and other  matters in Stark Co.
           Bike Club's Spokin' Word.
        FYI: The Latest Scoop
            "All the Pittsburgh Cycling Club news you need and more."
        Lard of the Fries  By Michael Barath 
            Spokin' Word columnist lements his high cholesteral. Great Spam background!
        Riding In a Group  By Rob Westerndorf
            It can be pretty hairy in there. Expert advice from the archives of  the
            Queen City (Cincinnati) Wheelmen Newsletter.
        Interactive PA Rail Trail Map
            Click on a region to find active, under construction, and proposed rail trails
            on this excellent map of the PA Rails-to-Trails group.
        Book Excerpt: "Oil Creek State Park" By Mary Shaw and Roy Weil
             Free look at area noted for history and good biking, including trail, from the
             pages of Free Wheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania.  
     
• Special Feature From Sites Unseen (outside region)
       Bike Wizard World Tour  By David Herdegen
              Follow the author as he cycles 24,000 miles around the world (regularly updated)
       How to Respoke Your Wheels, Part 1  By Jim Burton
               Repair novices, take heed, with this helpful piece from
            The Antique and Classic Bicycle Exchange

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