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For Your Special Gifts Laverne's Town & Country Gifts 1331 N. RIVERSIDE DRIVE 385-0297 Open Dec. 3 thru Dec. 24 SUN. 10-4 WEEK DAYS 9-9 SAT. 9-6 \y PAGE 10-SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLAINDEALER-NOV. 24, 1972 Student Set Starts Bicycling Boom; State, Private Agencies Give Hand If all the bicycles Santa Claus Is expected to deliver this Christmas were laid end to end, they would stretch out almost 2,000 miles, or roughly, from White River Junction, Vermont, to the outskirts of Amarillo, Texas. And if Santa expects to get them all delivered in one sled, he'd better add a few more reindeer power than he's already got on hand, for this Christmas' bike load will weigh in at a hefty 40,000 tons. In simpler terms, American families are expected to buy $| 'MR. DON'S"! 1 HR. 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Draperies Winter fitness -- bundled warmly, bicyclists are discovering that even in blustery weather when street conditions are dry, cycling ran be fun, especially on those newly-delivered Christmas wheels. The Bicycle Institute has some ideas, too, for winter bike fun. While stores are featuring festive windows and whole neighbor- hoods are out-doing each other with Christmas decorations, a Christmas bike tour ran be great fun for the family crowd. I .3 nearly two million bikes this Christmas, more than in any other Christmas buying sea­ son in history. Recession or not, America is experiencing a bicycle boom of supersonic proportions, and total 1971 sales are expected to ap­ proach 8.5 million units. Explain Popularity Good health and physical fitness, economical means of transportation, a near-per- fect vehicle for family recre­ ation, an absolutely non- polluting vehicle... all these adjectives apply to the bi­ cycle, and, taken collectively, they help explain the bike's growing popularity, not only with millions of kids, but with growing numbers of not-so-youngsteis over 30. Additionally, the bike has almost universal appeal. Tall or short, thin or fat, black or white, rich or poor.... anybody can ride one. Bike riding requires no special skills, nor a high degree of athletic prowess. And Ameri­ can manufacturers are pro­ ducing a wider variety of styles, sizes, colors, models, optional equipment and price ranges than ever before. Lit­ erally, there is an American- made bike to fit every taste, need and pocketbook. This year's Christmas bikes can cost as little as $30 and as much as $350, with the average price running some­ where between $50 and $150, depending on quality and optional equipment. A big contributing factor to the current bike boom is I BEN|FRAN KLI INI f I GWmadauaffiu the fact that there are more places to ride a bike -- more Interesting, pleasant places--than ever have been .... and more are on the way. For Just as the federal high­ way building program has helped stimulate auto sales, so too, the recent growth of federal, state and local Bike- ways development has made bicycle riding a more popular activity for whole families. Nearly 10,000 miles of specially marked Bikeways, paths and trails have been developed across America in the last seven years, with the Bicycle Institute of America cooperating with the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, as well as with many state and private agencies in the development of the scenic, historic and recreational trails. I^eads Way Recently, the state of Oregon passed historic legis­ lation, decreeing that a mini­ mum 1 % of all state highway funds be spent on bike and foot trail development-. In 1972, this will amount to nearly $2.5 million in Ore­ gon. In Washington, Con­ gressman Ed Koch (D-N.Y.) and Senators Alan Cranston and John Tunney (D-Cal.) introduced identical versions of the Bicycle Transportation Act of 1971 into their Houses. This bill would provide matching funds from the federal highway trust fund to states and communities for bike path construction. 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