Potholes and Road Apples

Democratic Presidential candidate Barak Obama is turning to bicycle racing imagery in his latest e-mail to supporters. The short video urges them not to become complacent by poll numbers projecting an Obama victory on Tuesday.

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Costumes. Treats. A haunted barn. “Harvest-themed beverages.” Pulsating music. Oh, and there’s a bicycle race too.
The Wayne Scott Xross race will be held this Saturday at Fair Hill, Md., at the northeast tip of Maryland, just below the Pennsylvania line and about an hour and 10 minutes by car south east of Lancaster. The first race begins at […]

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A freestyle BMX show originally scheduled for last Saturday was pushed back by a week due to the rain.
This Saturday, Nov. 1, there will be three free demonstrations of BMX bike riding, jumping and tricks on new wooden halfpipe constructed behind the Green Mountain Cyclery bike shop, 285 S. Reading Road, Ephrata.
The 45 minute shows will […]

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No one can accuse Mike Ridgeway and Lauri Ahlskog of thinking small.
In two weeks they intend to announce a big goal and start what they hope is a communitywide conversation about how to get there: making Lancaster “bike friendly.”
Ridgeway, the local bicycling advocate and founder of the Dream Ride Projects bike tours, and Ahlskog, the […]

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This morning was the first frost of the season. At 32 degrees, it was time to break out the tights, heavy shoe covers, fleece top and headband. The heavier stuff stayed in the closet.
It’s just the beginning. According to an article in today’s New Era, it hit 29 this morning in Millersville between 6 a.m. […]

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There are a pair of cyclocross races this weekend that are not too far from Lancaster County.
Saturday’s race is the Granogue Cross, a Mid-Atlantic Series race, near Wilmington, Del. On Sunday, there is the Wissahickon Cyclocross race, at Ludwig’s Corner, in neighboring Chester County. Both races are attracting some of the top names in cyclocross.
The […]

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When George W. Bush took office in Jan. 2001, he was running a seven-minute training mile. Whether you like his politics or not, that’s impressive for a 54-year-old man who had spent most of the previous two years campaigning for the presidency.
The pounding, however, did in Bush’s knees. The gift of a mountain bike from […]

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There will be free demonstrations of BMX bike riding, jumping and tricks on Saturday, Oct. 25, at a new wooden halfpipe constructed behind the Green Mountain Cyclery bike shop, 285 S. Reading Road, Ephrata.
There will be three shows, each 45 minutes to 1 hour in length. The shows start at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
 Four […]

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USA Cycling, the governing body of professional bicycle racing in this country, today published its 2009 National Racing Calender on its website. The schedule lists 34 events, up by one from this year. Strangely absent from the list are nearly all the annual professional races held in this region by the Norristown-based Pro Cycling Tour.
The only Pro […]

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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 33rd annual Fall Bike Swap.
The largest bicycling-specific swap meet on the East Coast will include 20 shops clearing out old inventory at greatly reduced prices and about 175 individual bike enthusiasts who will be cleaning […]

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