This article appearing in the AZ republic is an associated press release.
However AZ Republic did not see fit to mention any of the local shops selling
recumbents!

>>>> Associated Press
Jun. 7, 2004 12:40 PM

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The first time Rob Gentry saw a friend riding an
odd-looking contraption known as a recumbent bike, he laughed. But not for long.

"After I got done making fun of it," Gentry said, "I found I really liked it."

It wasn't just the comfortable ride Gentry liked, but also the panoramic view
and the bike's speed. Now, barely five years after buying his first "bent,"
Gentry is not only riding recumbent, he's doing a brisk businesses selling
recumbents - and only recumbents - from his central Pennsylvania bike shop.

More and more baby boomers who want to stay physically active are turning to
recumbents to ease the strain on their shoulders, arms, backs and knees. As a
consequence, sales are rising for these laid-back bikes - known as "bents" to
those who ride them. <<<<<


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