Potholes and Road Apples

Pennsylvania’s Olympic bicyclists got international attention this week even before Friday’s opening ceremonies. Mike “Meatball” Friedman, a Pittsburgh native, and Bobby Lea, of Topton, arrived at the Beijing airport this week wearing surgical-type masks. The masks, also worn by cyclists Sarah Hammer and Jennie Reed, were worn because they feared the negative affects of the much-discussed air […]

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Last week I had a peach thrown at my head.
Coming toward Lititz, I had stopped at an intersection for a passing car. I looked the other way to see if traffic was also coming from the other direction. When I looked back toward the approaching car, I saw an orange orb flying directly at me. A good […]

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Despite a mid-morning rain storm north of Lititz Saturday, there was a good turn out of riders for the Hammer Creek Road Race.
More than 200 riders registered by the Thursday evening deadline for online, advance registration. The ranks of the six category races were further swelled by the cancellation of the competing Deodate Road Race. […]

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An 11-year-old Lancaster City boy was struck and killed by a motorist while riding his bicycle near Reservoir Park on Sunday evening, city police reported.
Drew Bogroff, whose family lives near the park, had seen a fight or some other disturbance in the park and was riding to his home to alert family members to call the police, […]

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Local bicyclists Mike Ridgeway and Robin Smith will be taking turns on the pedals this weekend to raise money for a single mother and her infant daughter with brain tumors.
Ridgeway, founder of the local Dream Ride for Lancaster bicycle rides, and Smith will be doing “The Longest Day” ride, beginning Saturday afternoon.
They are asking for […]

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