Fall 1998 / Winter 1999

 

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Covering cycling interests in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania & Beyond ...

• Salt In the Wounds  By Andy "the Mechanic" Wallen  TBEx-clusive
       That sloppy, slushy--salty--wintry mix some of us know all too well: What it means
       to your bike frame. Vintage excerpt from our current Ask the Mechanic.
  
  
• Touched By An Angel?  By Bill Joyce  TBEx-clusive
        Uh-oh, it's a holiday surprise: Double flats, far from town, for PA native and
       California transplant. Read how his spirits are lifted despite mishap.
  
  
• Special Feature from Afar: Our Best Ride Ever  By Geoffrey Husband
        TBEx-clusive
       Cyber Cylist Touring Editor and proprietor of tour co. Breton Bikes  relates a tale
       of a monumental husband-wife climb in France.
  
  
• Vermont's Finest  By Jim Joyce  TBEx-clusive
       TBEx editor departs tristates for Vermont honeymoon and excellent mountain bike
        ride with special tour guide.
  
  
• Road Cyclists' Heaven in "The Heart of It All"  By Theresa Russell
       TBEx-clusive
       Toledo author celebrates the diverse terrain, neat B&B's, and downright pleasantry in
      and around three Ohio spots.
  
  
• Poor Performance Bicycle  By Jim Joyce  TBEx-clusive
        A touchy e-zine editor has recent bad experience with popular mail order company,
      and it's mighty fresh in his mind.
  

The Best of The Bicycle Exchange (9/96 through 9/98) ....
       To commemorate the beginning of our 3rd year on the net, we've selected
      a flock of our favorite features that have appeared on past TBEx Features
       pages. Listed in chronological order, they include:

• Photo: Tom Ryan and Friends, Circa 1900  Photogphr Unknown  Fall '96
• Cold Weather Biking Tips  By Jay T. McCamic Winter '97
       Brrr! It's cold, but these fine tips from a WV bike club Prez will help
     keep Old Man W. at bay.
• Andy the Mechanic Inspects Interbike Show By Andy Wallen Winter '97
• Be a Denizen of the Night!  By Jim Saulters Spring '97
      Dirt bikin' night owls unite! But be well prepared.
• A Guide to West Virginia Biking Guides  By Dale Porter Summer '97
       Avid WV road and dirt biker picks, pans, and gives mini-reviews of
      10 books. Here's the dirt...
• 1997 Thrift Drug Classic In Photos By Jim Joyce/Dale Chenault Sum '97
        This photo feature captures the USPRO Women's Championship and
        Men's Race in grueling 110-mile journey through Pittsburgh on June 8.
       ~ Race Facts and Results in Brief
       ~ Selected Women's Race Photos
       ~ Men's Race -- Sycamore Street Climb Up Mt. Washington
       ~ Selected Men's Race Photos
       ~ Winners Gather to Collect Honors
• Bike MATH  By Patrick Clendenon Fall '97
       Go figure, who ever knew there was so much math in cycling? This feature by
      young teen also appears in our Kids Only section.
• What's Ailin' You? By Alan Ira Fleischmann Winter '98
       Ah, that two-wheeled universal elixir. Hop aboard, urges our favorite
      WV cycling essayist.
• Cross Country Tandem Journal (II) By Rhona & Dave Fritsch Winter '98
       Our "Traveling Kerouacs" duo from the Tandems of York (PA)
      Society--TOYS--chronicle second half of coast to coast ride which penetrates
      OH, WV and PA. Appendix follows final day. Recount first half in Part I.
• Cycling Causes Prostate Cancer...NOT By Alan Ira Fleischmann Spring '98
       WV Cycling essayist participates in study that casts doubt on the prostate
      cancer-cycling link.
  
• Regional Website Roundup (all from sites in OH, WV and PA)
         News From Crank Mail  Edited by James Guilford
               Timely briefs from the magazine that serves bicycling in Northeast Ohio,
             especially Cleveland area.
         New Hubs and Couplings By Damienne Grant Dibble
              New rail trails are being laid in some of the wildest, most exciting places
              in the Mountain State. From the excellent, 1998 Bicycle West Virginia
        ARD's Bike Shorts  By Al Dolan
              A cornupopia of food for cycling thought tin Stark Co. (OH) Bike Club's
             Spokin' Word.
        Bike Law 101  By Steven M. Magas, Esq.
               You just may be able to sue if a creep intentionally runs you off
             the road, says lawyer and member of Cincinnati Cycling Club
       Tour Packages in the Mountain State By Timothy Boring
                Nice selection of road and off-road tours for all levels in WV.
             Also from Bicycle West Virginia
         Don't Lose Your Ride
                A half-dozen good tips on how to keep your bike from the hands
             of thieves. From Keystone Biking
         Cycling Quote of the Day  By Dave Ohmer
                Helpful tidbits of truth from "Coolest Bike Shop On the Planet,"
                Erie PA's Frontier Bike Shop (Very Cool Site, too).

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