On weekdays, Darby Jack bikes the 15 miles from his house in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, to his workplace at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in Washington Heights. Unlike many people who bike to work, the 42-year-old assistant teacher of environmental health wears sensors that monitor just how much air he inhales during the tri …
Eighty-five degrees. 80% humidity. Opposing White Street, Tarrytown’s meanest hill. We’re going to bike up that wall? No sweat. Actually. I’m test-riding an electric bike with Edward Busk, owner of Smooth eBikes on Main Street, Tarrytown. With a few strong pumps on my pedals, the battery-powered motor presents me a set of bionic legs. First …
For the majority of us, summer is a time to laze on the beach, capture in a little swimming, do a little hiking, and simply chill. However for a Boston University finance teacher and a Newton investment manager, this summertime has actually been the season for biking, from one end of the nation to the other. Advertisement Mark Williams, who teaches at BU’& rsquo; s Questrom …
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