Adirondack Explorer

Allow electric bikes on forest preserve

In his prime, Bill Dodd ran marathons, pioneered dozens of rock climbs and competed in cross-country skiing in the Empire State Games. Now 70, he is feeling the aches and pains of growing older, but he remains active. “I’ll keep doing what I’m doing until I can’t,” he says.

One of things he does is ride a mountain bike on trails and dirt roads, often with his wife, Diane. In a concession to age, both purchased

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