Word: gearing
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...bones are in different places in their pelvises, each saddle has its own fervent fans. "Comfort," says Spoke's Rinehart, "is in the butt of the beholder." For ease of body and mind, many new bikes are equipped with easy-grip handlebar gearshifts and an easier-to-read gear display mounted right in front...
Century Day, May 21, dawned with a 49[degree]F drizzle requiring layers of clothing and rain gear. While most of New York was sleeping, Jane and I gamely cycled to Penn Station to join a colorful flock of metric riders at 6:30 a.m. (Those doing longer distances had already departed amid pelting rain.) Bagels, bananas, oranges and energy bars--foods that quickly refuel muscles with carbohydrates--were provided at the train station and later on at rest stops. While 5BBC volunteers loaded our bikes onto trucks, we boarded the train for a 2-hr. ride to Mastic-Shirley...
...GRADUATE and 11) RUSHMORE Swimming pools symbolize the gaping hole of family life. In The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman's Ben tries out his snorkel-gear present; underwater, he can see his parents talking but can't hear a word they say. Rushmore transfers the loneliness to the father (Bill Murray). Polishing off his whiskey on the diving board, he jumps into the pool feet first, his wife and children staring at him with confused contempt...
...bring extensive rain gear. Umbrella, rain coat, duck boots--the whole works. It rains here. A lot. Sometimes, an umbrella alone does very little to protect you from Boston's torrential downpours, which are usually accompanied by gusty winds. And the old brick sidewalks of Cambridge have a way of collecting rainwater and ruining shoes. If you don't like getting wet, consider transferring...
...will probably ultimately be the way I'll go," says O'Connor. "Obviously I am a very sexual person, and that's why it's a struggle." O'Connor opens up her jacket to reveal her sleek figure. "I do insist on wearing very feminine and feminine-cut priest gear," she says. "And I don't feel that being celibate means I have to cut off my sexuality, because that's my life force...