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Best Places for Cyclists By League of American Bicyclists and Epodunk Inc., November & December 2004

Flat Biking Trails (September-October 2004)

Products That Make Biking More Comfortable (September-October 2004)

Ride Your Way to Fun and Fitness (AARP.org)

AARP.org's Health and Wellness Channel (AARP.org)

15 Best Places to Reinvent Your Life (May-June 2003)

"Life is like riding a bicycle," Claude Pepper, the late Florida congressman who achieved fame as a champion of older Americans, liked to say. "You don't fall off unless you stop pedaling." For those who want to take Pepper's words literally, here are bicycle-friendly communities in the United States with the highest share of residents 50 and older.

1. Orlando, Florida
2. Ashland, Oregon
3. Chattanooga, Tennessee
4. Chico, California
5. Eugene, Oregon
6. Portland, Oregon
7. Tucson, Arizona
8. Brunswick, Maine
9. Boca Raton, Florida
10. Miami Beach, Florida