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Charles Armstrong, a homeless artist who travels around the country by bicycle, was profiled in the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era Tuesday. This is staff writer Larry Alexander’s article:
When Charles Armstrong rides his bicycle through a town, people take notice.
The 30-year-old homeless artist rides a bike attached to a two-wheel infant carrier attached to a […]

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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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The two-day, three-event Tour de Ephrata will be held this weekend under what is forecast to be warm and sunny skies.
With the loss two years ago of downtown Lancaster’s professional bicycle race, the Tour de Ephrata is now the county’s largest bicycle race. Online registration closes this afternoon, at 1 p.m. By mid-morning, 530 racers had already […]

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Seeing the need for a local youth cycling organization, Mike Farrington, owner of the Green Mountain Cyclery bike shop, is stepping up to sponsor a club.
The Rockets presented by Green Mountain will serve youth ages 12 through 16. The club intends to teach road riding skills, basic racing skills, and basic bicycle maintenance. Youth would […]

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Emergency Medical Personnel, firefighters, police officers, fire police and other emergency responders are being invited to race their bicycles in a special Emergency Services Bike Race on Sunday, April 26, as part of the Tour de Ephrata. A special celebrity race will also be held for local politicians, VIPs and media personalities.Those races, along with […]

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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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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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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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The Green Mountain Cyclery bike shop in Ephrata will hold the local Trek WSD Breast Cancer Awareness Ride on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 10 a.m.
Green Mountain, 285 S. Reading Road, is one of six Trek dealers in Pennsylvania and one of 100 participating dealers in the United States and Canada. Trek hopes to have 10,000 men, […]

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The Green Mountain Cyclery bike shop in Ephrata will celebrate its expansion later this month with a week of special events, give-aways and sale prices from Monday, Sept. 15 to Saturday, Sept. 20.
Final building inspection was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
The shop, at 285 S. Reading Road, undergone a major renovation in the past six months. […]

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