I have often spoken of the many benefits of rail trails when it comes to health, the environment, alleviating traffic congestion, family togetherness, and saving fossil fuels. Rail trails are for everyone. Another benefit of rail trails is their versatility. Not only are they an ideal fit for nearly all possible riders, regardless of age, …
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Dec 06 2010
Recumbent bikes and trikes
For those of you interested in recumbents, I just added the recumbent bicycle source to the blogroll (in the left column). I still think that recumbents and rail-trails are the perfect mix. Riding a recumbent trike or bike on a rail trail is about as close to heaven on earth as we can get. I …
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Dec 04 2010
Freecross perfect for rail trails
OMG!! Can you imagine this on the Silver Comet Trail or the Tammany Trace trail or… Well watch this video of the Freecross, a cool outdoor elliptical machine and tell me you’re not dying to get this on a nice paved path or concrete trail somewhere: According to the Freecross website, founder Wolfgang Eisenberg started …
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Nov 22 2010
Another huge rail trail fan is out there in the blogosphere.
“Rail trails are one of the great ideas of the century, in my book.” – a year of getting up blog Great Allegheny Passage trail in Pennsylvania It’s nice to find someone else out there who appreciates rail trails as much as I do. If you want to see some great fall color pictures on an …
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Nov 09 2010
Bicycle Travel on the Rise
Active travel in general and bicycle travel specifically is on the rise. More people are choosing to jump on rail-trails or pedal the highways & byways of this country rather than lounging around the pool or zipping by the monuments and mountains in their cars. Looking down on the C & O Canal Towpath trail …
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Nov 02 2010
The Buddy Bike is the trailsnet bike of the month
How cool is this? The buddy bike is one of the most useful bike discoveries I’ve seen in a long time. As quoted directly from the Buddy Bike website: Check out the Buddy Bike. Can’t you justsee this rolling down a great rail trail? “The Buddy Bike is an inline tandem bicycle (bicycle for two) …
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