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CART WALDMAN
Special to the Jewish News
t's a typical Wednesday at
Ely Tama's Farmington
Hills accounting firm. He
has been at work since 6:30
a.m., so by noon his office is free
of clients.
Trading his pressed wool gabar-
dine for Lycra gear, he grabs his
bike from his van and heads for a
40-mile bike ride to Milford.
With Power Bar and Gatorade
in hand, the 132-pound, 53-year-
old Tama jokes, "Lunchtime can be
a different experience for everyone.
For some, it is eating or spiritual.
For me, it is exercise. Within three
hours, I'll be back at the office, take
a shower and be back to work."
Tama, Ken Manko, Berl
Falbaum and Harry Denman are
among many Detroiters who are
long-distance riders.
Wild Cycle
• Ride with traffic and have a
mirror on your helmet.
• Cars have the right of way.
They are bigger than you.
• Be alert. Make eye contact
with drivers to see who is going
first.
• Control your speed and pass
with care.
• Respect property. Minimize
impact by avoiding muddy
trails, excessive braking, or
crosscutting switchbacks.
• Know local traffic rules.
• Head out early to avoid traf-
fic and hot temperatures.
• Plan ahead.
• Never ride alone, or at least
let someone know where you
plan to go.
.Clockwise from top left:
Ely Tama has become
a serious ride,:
Berl Falbaum completed
his cross-country jaunt.
Ely Tama and
Ken Manko in Houston
in May.
"I'm motivated by challenge, moti-
vated by enjoyment, " says 61-year-
old Berl Falbaum, a Farmington
Hills public relations specialist,
political journalist and journalism
professor at Wayne State University.
Falbaum knows about stamina.
A runner for 30 years, he trained
for his first 300-mile Rails to Trails
bike ride from South Haven to
Rochester in 1992. After riding for
seven days straight and sleeping in
tents on high school grounds, he
was hooked on biking.
"Labor Day 1995, I began to
train for a 3,700-mile trip across
the country. I was bored of just
seeing trees on my local rides,"
says Falbaum. "I took to weight
training with a personal trainer,
and for nine months worked on
building up my distance. I would
sit for three hours at a time on a
stationery bike — it certainly
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