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Mmmm, Donuts

August 20th, 2009 · No Comments

For those of you looking to get a head start on your winter spare tire, the Lehigh Wheelmen are here to help.
The Allentown-area cycling club will again hold its Donut Derby ride on Labor Day, Monday, Sept 7. 
 The annual ritual of bicycling and gluttony begins at 9 a.m. at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known […]

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Tags: holiday · food · ride · cycling

Modest resolutions

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Velonews legal writer Bob Mionske, in his latest posting, calls on us all to make a modest step to improve their health and the health of the planet by resolving to take at least a few short trips within a mile of home on foot or by bicycle.
“Nearly half of all trips in the United States […]

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Tags: holiday · Lancaster · ride · cycling

Halloween ‘cross race in Maryland on Saturday

October 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: food · holiday · cyclocross · races · children · cycling · sports

Mmmmm, Donuts

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: holiday · food · ride · cycling

Bicyclist assaulted, robbed

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A gang of young males pushed a Lancaster man off his bicycle, roughed him up, and then robbed him on East Fulton Street on Monday, Memorial Day, the Lancaster New Era reported.
According to Lancaster City police, the 33-year-old victim had several injuries,  including scrapes  and abrasions to both elbows, soreness to the face, and a […]

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Tags: holiday · Lancaster · safety · cycling

Riding into 2008

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Every year at this time, following the excesses of Christmas celebrations, we are bombarded with advertisements for diets, gyms, cosmetic surgery and exercise equipment.
All play on the common New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and live a more healthy lifestyle. For bicyclists, the answer is simple: just ride.
Winter officially started Dec. 22 and so far […]

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Tags: Transportation · commuting · holiday · Ephrata · Lancaster · cycling · ride · season · sports

A little bike music

November 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Specialized has posted holiday greetings on its website that will be music to the ears of all bike geeks.
Using only bicycle parts, Specialized has created it own rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite.”
Engineers for the California-based bicycle company mixed the sounds of pedals, spokes, derailleur cables, freewheels, disc and caliper brakes, shifters and chains to imitate […]

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Tags: holiday · cycling