1.   Although only several hundred riders a season use the Appalachian Trail railroad stop, both Metro-North and trail managers call it a success.

2.   A newer device many serious riders are using is a cycling computer.

3.   It allows a rider to use a squat toilet.

4.   It also will be easier for the bus system if more riders use their plastic, reducing the amount of actual money being placed in the system.

5.   Riders first used cocaine, then turned to amphetamines.

6.   Riders use their body weight to accelerate and steer the device.

7.   Some riders use mountain bikes, but purists ride modified road bikes equipped with nubbly but still narrow tires.

8.   Taped over his heart, the outside of the device resembles the tube that bicycle riders use to pump air into flat tires.

9.   Transit officials are optimistic that by next year, nearly every rider will be using the electronic card.

10.   Transit officials are optimistic that by next year nearly every rider will be using the electronic fare card.