Potholes and Road Apples

A bicycle commuter in Washington, D.C. intervened Wednesday morning to stop syndicated political columnist Robert Novak after Novak reported struck a pedestrian on D.C.’s K Street and then kept driving.
According to a Washington Post account, Novak was driving his black Chevrolet Corvette with the top up when he struck a homeless man crossing the street. The […]

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Lancaster’s Intelligencer-Journal this morning carried a preview article of next month’s Covered Bridge Metric Century ride. The Lancaster Bicycle Club’s recreational tour is one of the largest in the Mid-Atlantic, attracting about 3,000 riders annually.
The article, done for the 30th anniversary riding of the tour, focuses on Harold Baughman, the only rider to have done […]

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Steve Helm, of East Petersburg, and Greg Weaver, of Lancaster, are taking the long way to the beach in Florida this year.
The two men will leave early Saturday morning on their bicycles with maps and a single change of clothing. They plan to arrive in Largo, Fla. twelve days later, on July 2.
Helm, 47, and […]

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More than 800 bicyclists weathered oppressive heat and raised more than $56,000 for the Lancaster Farmland Trust during the 11th annual Pedal to Preserve ride on Saturday, June 7.
The funds will be used in the Trust’s effort to purchase perpetual easements on 40 farms. The 11th annual ride was sponsored by First Priority Bank and […]

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The Lancaster Farmland Trust’s Pedal to Preserve charity ride will be held Saturday morning, beginning at 8 a.m., at Garden Spot High School in New Holland.
On-line advance registration for the 51-mile, 20-mile and six-mile rides closes at midnight. Saturday morning registration is also available. The advance registration fee is $25. Children under age 12 are […]

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Denver, Colo. bicyclist Chet Andes is making the 2,000-mile trek to his hometown, Denver, Pa., beginning Wednesday, to raise funds and awareness for cancer research.
Andes, a middle school technology-education teacher, will take a month to do the ride, covering between 50 and 120 miles each day. He plans to arrive in Denver, Lancaster County, on […]

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On Wednesday, bicyclists in 17 countries, participating in 263 rides, will honor fellow cyclists who have been killed or injured on the roads.
 The Ride of Silence will be a rolling wake and protest, in which riders are asked not to exceed 12 mph or speak. There is no brochure, no sponsors, no registration fees and […]

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The Lancaster County Parks Department will celebrate National Trails Day with a bicycle tour of the Conewago Recreation Trail on Sunday, June 1, from 1-3 p.m.
Ranger Darren Weimer will guide bicyclists on a two and one-half mile stretch of the trail from Route 230, northwest of Elizabethtown to Route 743. The tour is free and […]

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A local bicycling advocacy group is unveiling an expanded program this weekend that aims to teach as many children and adults as possible to cycle smart.
Cycle Smart, a program of Dream Ride Projects, hopes to teach children to ride their bicycles and to ride comfortably, even in traffic.
Skills taught in monthly bicycle derbies, in an area of […]

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Students and faculty of Lancaster’s Franklin & Marshall College have begun exploring the community mounted on new blue and white college bicycles.
The mountain bikes were donated to the school by alumnus Michael Zane earlier this month. Zane is the founder of Kryptonite Bicycle Lock Corporation and the company’s chairman and president until its sale to […]

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