European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse A i am re i s1 staff writer la a i Lite Siim Tih audible a tin list. Nit h Ould a e been tip luf a a e. But Luik . Prev a be hit1 tires ind it i flipped i 1.1 in he warm ski hum i to last my i tin it the i of Aru i a map a ent i k. T t k if fines us the pm m were the Torst Lue. A set ind e re rated unusually stat it handlebars and ii abundant e of Eav and when the pc list. Slowed Down Long enough i Altos. A t loser Ink names like to shopper and stump mixer Here he i Iva was they a Ere hikers the Neussl Breed of it lists to hit the road1 into trails i Europe. Teh ears a of. B it tired hikes were ten in the i United states i in m 1 Europe. And Mountain hike Ere it Trost unheard of i of Lay. Stores have foul e Kei Ping engr a mini stain hikes m Slot k the big it Institute t f amen a .1 asset , estimates that 2 million hikes he sold in the uni live slates this Ivor. An lot a percent of adult be Pun hams Mountain hike Rai in now is All up and t Ommy sport Lor the More uvin Vurnus cd lists. Incr National Drupe Litins ski tie Swap h world Mountain hike cd ii inn she i a Mammoth Mountain in c draw thousands of t a lists my All Over the Vordt. And tin enthusiasm has spread to . Mount. Utt biking has been popular in the slates Tor Otmis Espe tally in California hut in the year or in has really Aii lit on in i or opt said Darrel c Lisa atm. 7, o air n Kaist n 1 h1 was one of the bikers up for this my c. A 2r Kil meter 1 1 5v.--Nuu ride through the i Hinl Hivo Eveh shipping . 70 linkers t ten nails and aim films showed up Lor the event sponsored by the local military i osmium by s outdoor ret of fit e. I Var vim e i finl my new Mountain Bike about three months Ai �. I see them everywhere says Doug n Elson 1. A Inker f Rorn Sewitt a h a. I everyone Sei ins to have one with the average ens of ,1 Mountain Bike in the $5 1 1 ran a and Prit is or More ext Fusile models into in thousands those outside the sport might wonder hat the Alt Tat Tion is. Some pass it Olf As the . Of us Pitt and but despite e liners these Mountain bikers were eager to talk about Why they left their heart a and lighter Road hikes at Home. Versatility and reliability were key a words. I ride my Ike to Ork and then Bat k Home As of Tim As i can. Then on weekends i an go out on the trails and explore said kit h Bors Diel a id year old cyclist from i and stud f be s one of the rare old timers he s had his Mountain hike Lor m years almost As Long As they be been around i Fet l safer on my Mourlan Bike than on a Road hike said Amy Simon. To a Mountain hiker from the states Tio was visiting friends at Zamstein a. I be had too Many a dents on my Oiler bikes added William Markham pm from Karnstein. But despite All the i at tit a explanations the most response Vas Mountain hikes Are it jul Plain Tun Tor me Mountain hiking is Ivi l Lun of Tun to Nurk involved " m in i a u old Ini Untsain biker Tom a Tali re Ken Alt it s like in u a kid i if it a i Aid Nuli Markham to of Ham teen and it s a i us it to rivet it o i and Inak 1 a mejids it Onk there were Firne Mot mud not a. Led Mike Kay jj1, of kaisers Lautem. Conversation Lagg As the Omiya t lock t it ked t k tier to 1 i a. Inv. Hen in riders were to i urn peddling Ott through the goods in one minute interval1. It was to be a rat e against the us k. A Battle against the Hilts 1v\en Tive Kilometres later the Lettun sent Aly ind duty in the hot midday Sun but Loni Dently peddling towards the finish tide 111" top riders finished in about i minutes. " his course v., a lilt easier than the last on. We did at Bat Kreuz Nath it was Talter and pm John will Ihns to who took Tir to plate with to John Thaxton stand on in ppm is Toi a input 1h minutes my mid he my his Friend a i All in molten in i taints on in in ? id i a Fiul i him in vat e Muk h Nife i n in in o i he i hit up e i it usher a Li-.-1 cart dim ii ii i Inda t f of parm tall. ,-.,is is if or Jth her Eti i her Iofi i Tantam Ink i s us who rain on Ion and Fuji Ith in r he Harui Fini Elm Teuvo v,.i-ll i thu Tsalios Tails or a realms11 ind it i i Nuila to storms up ,1 Hill in Ftp 25 Kris Rasht Itcan Mcc. Off if if eth ii ?1 men r. Tutors ?9 and or nth a j Chi 48 ii by Jott ju.iro/.51 15 /4.ana. 65 58 32. Ana Many a who g 55 11 men s fnaw5 40afdwp Broo to 8oor,sv37 7? top u.t/"5�.3fle? ant Kovan Pon Nuin. S7 496. Com a images Elwin 8 53.15. Maty pin. 07.6813 Arr c Nita Hufy. I of 5s 3.1 related stories pages 12& 1 i Breed i �9fl9 stripes Ujj inc 77
