I doubt that you'd find 73-year-old Glenna Hunter sitting around her Truckee, Nevada, home in a rocking chair. But if you did, she'd probably be reminiscing about a 3,100-mile cross-country bicycle ride she took earlier this year.
Glenna rode her bicycle from San Diego to St. Augustine, Florida, in 58 days. She was the oldest in a group of 20 women over …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/23/age-doesnt-stop-cross-country-cyclist/
If all went well, and I'm sure it did, Lawrence Dye (left) chalked up career mile No. 100,000 this weekend.
The 73-year-old cyclist has logged 85,000 of those miles on the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34.5-mile rail-to-trail crushed gravel route in southwestern Virginia, since 1990.
Let me do the math. On average, Dye has knocked out 5,600 miles a year …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/08/85000-miles-on-the-34-5-mile-virginia-creeper-bike-trail/
If you want to lose weight by riding your bicycle into the ground, go ahead. It won't weaken your bones.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say that, unlike dieting alone, exercising to lose weight doesn't reduce bone mass, even in people aged 55 and older.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/25/biking-to-lose-weight-wont-weaken-bones/
Those cycling miles can really add up if you keep at it. Consider Dudley Boycott. He rides just 10 to 12 miles a day when the weather is nice, but he's logged about 25,000 miles in the past 13 years.
Now 82, the Maryland resident tells the Dundalk Eagle that he started riding on doctor's orders. Boycott had diabetes and the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/28/cyclist-82-nearly-circles-globe-10-miles-at-a-time/
For many years, neck pain had become such a normal part of riding for a bicycling buddy of mine that he had come to expect it — just like getting thirsty on a hot day or getting out breath on a long climb. He's not alone. Neck and back pain is a common ailment for cyclists, according to an excellent article in Roadcycling.com. The authors explain in detail the causes of neck and back pain and give some suggestions on how to treat it.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/15/neck-pain-all-too-common-in-cycling/
I started my TransAmerica bicycle tour at the ripe old age of 34. That doesn't seem so old to me now.
Apparently the age of 55 didn't seem too old for Al Galletly, left. That's how old he was in 1993 when he rode his first bicycle trip cross-country, covering 4,500 miles and raising $300,000 for Alzheimer's research.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/15/its-never-too-late-to-saddle-up/
The school year started Friday for teacher Joe Bowen as the 62-year-old Kentuckian began his cross-country bicycle tour. He's recreating a 14,000-mile bicycle tour he took in 1967 from Lompoc, California, to his home in Eastern Kentucky. Along the way, he's teaching kids about America.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/09/bicycle-classroom-begins-cross-country-tour/
What's the draw for electric-powered bicycles? They look cumbersome and heavy. It makes sense that you'd need the extra boost from an electric motor to get over hills because of all the weight from the electric motor — a self-fulfilling prophecy. A doctor in the UK, however, says they're very useful for patients recovering from knee surgery or those with circulation problems in their legs.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/05/electric-bicycles-for-the-weak-kneed/
A 62-year-old cyclist from Kentucky is embarking on a cross-country bicycle trek this summer to teach kids a lesson. Joe Bowen is cycling 14,000 miles to retrace the route he took 38 yeas ago. Along the way, he'll file reports aimed at schools in eastern Kentucky.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/11/bicycle-tour-repeat-38-years-later/
This might be a little bit like preaching to the choir, but it's something that's important to remember these cold winter days when we face the choice of getting on the bicycle or plopping down in front of the TV or computer.
We all know that exercise is good for us, and we've chosen …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/02/15/sit-or-go-cycling/
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