teigyr, have you talked to your friend yet? Have him look at this link:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=320748

I know we can tell your friend all day about the benefits of riding a bike, but this is a great story. We can't all hope to achieve this, but we can all aim for that same goal--to help ourselves get more fit, and to help beat diabetes.

East Hill