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Cooper, the British car company, which makes the Mini and was a highly successful race car company in the 1950s and 1960s, is launching a bicycle line.
According to British cycling Web site BikeRadar.com, four models are expected to be unveiled next week. Three of those are single-speeds named after Formula One races that Cooper cars […]

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With the intense interest in cycling that always accompanies the last week of the Tour de France, bike shops and manufacturers typically hold sales and offer special incentives. Performance, the nation’s largest bike shop chain however marked the occasion with the announcement of layoffs.
According to a short article in the Charlotte Observer, the Chapel Hill, […]

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The gates of the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known as the Lehigh Velodrome, near Trexlertown, open tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for the 7th annual Spring Bicycle Flea Market.
The largest bicycling-specific spring swap meet on the East Coast will include 120 vendors, including shops clearing out old inventory at greatly reduced prices and about individual bike enthusiasts cleaning out […]

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Trish Karter was looking for an interesting way to mark the 15th anniversary of the company that she founded, the Boston-based Dancing Deer Bakery.
And, the company CEO wanted to draw attention — and donations — to the company’s partnership with the Boston-based non-profit organization One Family Inc. With One Family, the company funds college scholarships […]

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Martin’s Bike Shop, on Division Highway in Hinkletown, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The shop, started in Henry Martin’s basement in 1959, is now operated by Martin’s son, grandson and great-grandsons.
The shop is giving away 50 items, including three bikes, during its anniversary sale. The sale continues through Saturday, May 9.
The shop is […]

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Bike maker Cannondale will cut 200 jobs from its Bedford, Pa. plant, sending its frame-making operation to Taiwan, news sources reported recently.
According to an article in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Dorel Industries, parent company of Cannondale, will retain about 100 employees at the Bedford plant, which has been making Cannondales since 1983. The remaining […]

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Professional race promoter David Chauner is working with economic development officials in neighboring Chester County to find a site for an indoor cycling track, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday.
Chauner is president of the Pro Cycling Tour, which promotes the Pennsylvania Triple Crown professional races in Allentown, Reading and Philadelphia. Until recent years, the Allentown race was […]

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Quietly tacked onto the end of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill last fall was tax provision that could benefit bicyclists.
A long-sought bicycle commuter tax provision now allows employers to provide regular bicycle commuters as much as $20 a month. The money is intended to be used for expenses related to bicycle commuting, such as […]

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The expansion of Green Mountain Cyclery last year provided space in the Ephrata bike shop to hold classes. The first of those classes, a basic bicycle maintenance class, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 6-9 p.m. The cost of the class is $20 and registration can be done via e-mail. Pre-registration is required.
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Local bicycle racing promoter Rich Ruoff announced over the weekend that he has redesigned the former RedRoseRaces.com website and he promised a schedule of races from his new company, “All that is Good.”
Ruoff promises to post a 2009 race schedule on Sunday on www.allthatisgood.org.
“From the Tour de Ephrata to the Tour of Lancaster County and […]

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