1; THE DALLAS POST/Wednesday, March 30, 1988 d:0:0 SPRING - Americans are taking to the roads-on two wheels! & BY BONNIE DOMBROSKI Staff Writer ‘““Nearly 30 million adults bicycle for fitness reasons’ and their numbers are growing, up some three million in 1987 : alone, U.S. News & World Report said in a recent story. This growth is being aided by a trend toward moderation in the country’s fitness culture. Even physicians publicly debate the wisdom of the “no pain, no gain’ ethic. ‘‘Overdo- ing it is out,” according to U.S. 4 News. Low impact sports like bicycling, swimming, hiking, and walking are in. Vermont Bicycle Touring (VBT), the originator of coun- try inn bicycling vacations, has announced a’ tempting variety of active, adventurous vaca- 3 tions for its 17th season. With 32 different vacations and over 300 departure dates this year, VBT vacationers can find themselves in deluxe coun- try inns in New England, on the deck of a windjammer schooner or cruise ship, at a performance of England’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, in a New Zealand castle, or atop | a Hawaiian volcano. Bicycling has become enor- mously popular over the last decade. And, according to VBT Director Bill Perry, that popu- larity shows no signs of waning. “A lot of these people are looking for something diferent for their vacations and find bicyle touring the perfect alter- native,” Perry said. VBT com- ~ bines bicycling with first-class food and lodging and a variety of other activities along with professional leader support. VBT vacations are designed for beginner through expert cyclists and last from two to 18 days. This season’s weekend tours begin April 22, with inn- to-inn vacations beginning May 8. : VBT’s all-inclusive vacation package relieve busy people of the necessity for a lot of time- directions, consuming planning. Tour prices include accommodations, breakfasts, dinners, gratuities, taxes, maps, complete written leader-mechanic support and, on inn-to-inn vaca- tions, an accompanying van. “And finally,” says Perry, “we offer more than just bicy- cling. There's swimming, hiking, boating, dancing, summer theatre, and much more.” Vermont remains the primary focus of VBT’s popular country inn bicycling vacations. Week- end and inn-to-inn vacations are offered throughout the state and in adjacent areas of New Hampshire, New York and Canada. One tour visits rural north- western Connecticut, providing a perfect weekend escape for the East Coast’s city dwellers. Another gives mountain bike lovers, riding unpaved roads, a unique visit to Vermont's spec- tacular back country. Weekend tours base cyclists at a deluxe country inn, with day rides over quiet roads through the adjacent country- side. On inn-to-inn tours, last- ing four or five days, cyclists explore a more extensive area, pedaling from one inn to the next. A support van carries luggage, spare parts and a daily gourmet picnic lunch. The company’s base in the Green Mountain State also gives it access to some of the Northeast’s prime hiking terri- tory and a growing number of their inn-to-inn cycling vaca- tions are incorporating a day on the trail in their agendas. In the Back Mountain, the Wyoming Valley Bicycle Club has its headquarters at The Recyclery, Main Street, Dallas. Bike shop owner Hugh King is also the president of the Bicy- cle Club. King said there are no official bike trails in the area, but there are many trails through state game lands for mountain bikes. King recommends that for safety .reasons, cyclists should wear bright colors and helmets and should obey traffic rules. “It is illegal and extremely dangerous to ride against the traffic,” stated King. Drunk drivers, not narrow roads, are the major problem for cyclists according to King. ‘““When riding a bike, you should always know where you should be in different situa- tions,” King said. ‘‘Riding a bike safely is more complicated than people think and is differ- ent than driving a car.” A handbook called “Effective Cycling’’ by John Forester is a good manual for beginning cyclists. It tells how to ride safely, what rules to follow, and ' the reasons behind the suggested procedures. Those interested in further information about The Wyo- ming Valley Bicycle Club should contact Hugh King at The Recyclery. The Club is a member of the League of American Wheelmen, a national organization devoted to legislative action, education, and the promotion of bicycling. 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