Winter - Spring 2000

 

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We asked Maurice Tierney, Publisher, Dirt Rag, to give a prediction for the next century...
"I predict we'll burn up all the fossil fuels in our SUV's and all start riding bikes
everywhere again. Then we'll live in a Utopian society where people actually get
along with each other. Peace."

• Predictions for Cycling In the 21st Century
  Two distinguished leaders in cycling journalism and one editor of a peculiar webzine known as The Bicycle Exchange--each takes a look into the crystal ball to see what will emerge in the cycling world in the next 100 years. Here's a random sampling of what they find...
      Richard Fries, Editor-In-Chief and Publisher, The Ride Magazine
      Maurice Tierney, Publisher, Dirt Rag
      Jim Joyce, Editor, this here webzine, The Bicycle Exchange
  
  
• The Next 100 Years: The Shop Owner/Mechanic's View By Andy Wallen
  Our own bikesmith/wordsmith bears an uncanny resemblance to Nostradamus. Or is that Rasputin? Classic Andy pulls no punches and sends a few New Year yuk-yuks yer way.
  
  
• Steel Yourself  By Geoffrey Husband
  "Steel the One" choice for frames, as European cyclist (and fan of steel) explains in depth.
  
  
• Yucatan Peninsula Beckons Bikers  By Theresa Russell
  What has caused the love affair between cyclists and this off-the-beaten-path, obscure part of Mexico? Distinguished Ohio
  author and tour operator unravels the mystery.
  
  
• Happy Reading: A Review of the Book, Happy Endings  By Theresa Russell
  Poignant, entertaining memoir of mother-daughter tour is critiqued by seasoned author/mother/cyclist/teenagers' tour operator.
  
  
• Bridges To the Heart: A Review of the Book, Cycling the Covered Bridges of Ohio  By Jim Joyce
  This gem includes 11 detailed, self-guided tours (all of which include a collection of covered bridges), plus neat history and facts on these beloved structures.
  
  
• From The (tbe)X Files:
     Timely selections from the Ghost of Features Past.
           Is Your Tandem Ready For Spring? By Rodney Moseman
           Don't mount that tandem without reading these tips from PA
           tandem enthusiast.
           Beat the Winter BLUES By Jim Wright
            Without breaking your piggy bank suit up safely and comfortably
           for the cold--advice of seasoned racer from Wheeling, WV.

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