Potholes and Road Apples

In case you missed it, the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era had a feature story on Thursday on the Old School Schwinn Bike Club, a group in Lancaster with restored or tricked out Schwinn, Sears or J.C. Higgins rides.
The article is here. And the video is below.

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 UPDATE:
East Earl Township police late Tuesday afternoon identified the cyclist killed Sunday morning as Harold L. Hartzell, 61, of Manheim.
Hartzell was riding the Covered Bridge Metric Century route. He apparently lost control of his bike turning from Centerville Road to Sensenig Road at about 8:46 p.m. According to the police report, Hartzell’s bike left the roadway, […]

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The Lancaster Sunrise Rotary is holding is sixth-annual Ride for Literacy on Saturday, with 10-, 21-, 43- and 62-mile rides leaving from Manheim Township Community Park in Neffsville, beginning at 7 a.m.
The cost to participate in each of the rides is $25. Proceeds from the event go to support the Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon and […]

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The 10th annual Turkey Hill Country Classic bicycle races will be held Saturday, beginning with the pro/elite level race at 10:20 a.m.
According to BikeReg.com, there are 375 riders pre-registered for the six different race categories. Same-day registration will be available to the master’s categories and the pro/elite race. Other categories are full.
In addition to the […]

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The Sauder Easter Egg recreational ride begins Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. at Lititz Spring Park, near the center of Lititz. Cyclists can do day-of registration for 10, 25 and 50 mile recreational rides. The cost to register is $22. Proceeds benefit the Lititz Fire Company. Limited information is on the event brochure, at: http://saudereggs.com/documents/eggrunbrochure2009.pdf
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The Hempfield Triathlon Club is holding its Tri For Life triathlon and a duathlon on Sunday, April 19, beginning at 8 a.m.
The triathlon includes a 300-meter indoor pool swim, a 16-mile bike leg and a five-kilometer, or 3.1-mile run. The duathlon is a 1.5-mile run, 16-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run. The events can either be done by an individual or […]

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Registration has opened for the 2009 Pedal to Preserve ride. The fund-raising event for the Lancaster Farmland Trust will be held Saturday, June. There will be six-mile, 20-mile and 51-mile rides.
More than 1,000 riders are expected to participate. Last year, more than $56,000 was raised for the preservation of Lancaster County farmland. The cost to […]

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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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In a development that would have seemed impossible only a few years ago, townships in Southern Lancaster County are working together to develop a public rail-trail on the former Enola Low-Grade rail line.
The Lancaster New Era reports today that four contiguous townships - Conestoga, Martic, Providence and Eden - are actively working to develop a […]

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