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Riding a bicycle is Earth Week-Friendly

Going Green and Staying Fit: Diamondback Bikes

By: David Weiss
April 17, 2012
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Diamondback's STI-8 Performance Hybrid Bike

Diamondback STI-8 Hybrid: Review
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Divorce Diaries: Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in the Year of the Divorce

Divorced? Let 2012 be a year of peaceful parenting and partnership with your ex

By: Pamela Cytrynbaum
January 1, 2012
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Divorced? Don't get torn apart or tear your kids apart. Follow these New Year's Resolutions and let 2012 be a year of peaceful parenting and partnership with your ex.

Divorced? These Should Be Your New Year's Resolutions for 2012
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Xdream Cycling: More Fun, Better Workout

Boredom out, virtual racing in....

By: David Weiss
May 25, 2011
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If you're at all like me — and I wouldn't wish such a fate on friend nor foe — the prospect of exercise without competition is no more welcome than a visit to the orthodontist. Whenever I pass one of those mega-gyms and see a roomful of panting treadmill fanatics staring into space and going nowhere in a hurry, I feel vastly superior. If I break a sweat, it's generally with a basketball or tennis racket in hand, and a worthy opponent nearby to potentially humble/humiliate with my cunning and skill. En garde!

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Bike Tours: Finding The Right Ride

A great, fun way to see the world is from a bike seat

By: James A. Frank
April 11, 2011
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About a decade ago, when I still had knees, my family took a bike trip in the Canadian Rockies. Not so much through the Rockies as alongside them. It remains one of my favorite vacations.

Bicyling is growing in the US as a way to get to work, get some exercise, or get the competitive juices flowing. Which makes sense: Biking is fun and easy (as easy as riding a bike, after all), and good for both you and the environment.

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Taking The Travail Out Of Travel

Lessons Learned: It's not just where you go, it's also when and how

By: James A. Frank
March 17, 2011
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I just returned from 36 hours on the road, during which time I was in six airports (three airports twice each), four planes, one rental car, and one hotel. As a friend of mine used to ask, isn't travel glamorous?

Here are a few observations and lessons learned that may help during your next trip.

Airports Aggravations

I know airports are designed to be way stations, not destinations. However, if we were to tear them all down and begin again…it would be a good idea.

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