Potholes and Road Apples

David Byrne, front-man of the 1980s band the Talking Heads, was known for on-stage performance art as well as music. As a regular New York City bicyclist, he is now providing practical public art along the city’s streets.
Byrne has designed a series of hip bike racks. The nine racks were recently installed. They are intended […]

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May might be fine for the rest of the country, but local bicycling advocate Mike Ridgeway wants September to be bike month in Lancaster County.
Ridgeway, whose Dream Ride organization organizes charity rides and bike safety classes, will be approaching officials in the next few weeks seeking recognition of a September bike month. More importantly, Ridgeway is making September a […]

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The Lehigh Wheelmen will be celebrating Labor Day with bicycling and gluttony. The annual Donut Derby fun ride begins at 9 a.m. Monday from the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known as the Lehigh Velodrome.
This event rewards both speed and consumption. Riders will pedal 12 miles to the first donut stop, consume as many donuts […]

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COBYS Family Services, a social service agency based in Lancaster County, will hold a fund-raising event Sunday, Sept. 7 that includes options of 10- and 25-mile bicycle rides, a three-mile walk and a 60-mile motorcycle ride. The walk and the rides begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Lititz Church of the Brethren.
Last year, the annual […]

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Bikes Belong, a national bicycling advocacy organization, has provided 1,000 bicycles for a bicycle sharing program in Denver this week for the Democratic National Convention.
Another 1,000 bikes will be provided in Minneapolis-Saint Paul early next month when the “Freewheelin” program is moved there for the Republican National Convention.
The simple, crusier-style bikes are being provided for free at […]

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The Dream Ride for Lancaster Cycling Program is inviting all interested cyclists to join for a ride and a potluck meal to celebrate the closing of the summer season on Saturday, at 3 p.m., in front of Donegal Middle School, along Route 441 in Marietta.
Participants can do a 10- or 20-mile ride along the marked […]

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The men’s and women’s Olympic road races are already in the history books, but for those interested in watching NBC’s coverage of the remaining time trial, track, cross-country and BMX events, here is a schedule:
Day 5 Wednesday, August 13
11:30 a.m. Women’s Individual Time Trial
1:30 p.m. Men’s Individual Time Trial
Day 12 Wednesday, August 20
10:15 a.m. Men’s BMX […]

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Long dismissed as a child’s toy by traffic planners, the humble bicycle is beginning to get the attention of local municipal officials. More people are dusting off old bikes for commuting or errands to avoid the high price of gasoline. Officials in Lancaster County’s city, towns and townships have taken notice and want to encourage […]

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A series of thunderstorms dumped on Christiana Sunday afternoon causing the cancellation of some of the Tour de Christiana events and the delay of others.
Racers and spectators alike huddled under porches and overhanging roofs as one storm after another lit the sky with lightening and created channels of water along the gutters of the small town on […]

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Last Friday, race promoter David Butterworth cancelled his Deodate Road Race. This Friday, it was Rich Ruoff’s turn.
Ruoff, former director of RedRoseRaces.com, cancelled his Londonderry-Conoy Road Race late this morning. In an e-mail message sent to registered riders, Ruoff wrote that “registration is slow and I’m not in a position to absorb a loss.”
There were 116 […]

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