Balance bike racing for kids as young as age 2 moves indoors for the winter at Central Maine Powersports in Lewiston.
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Cyclist, 72, killed in crash with SUV in Gorham
Police say Stephen Palmer of Gorham died of injuries he sustained in the collision as he pedaled along Sebago Lake Road on Thursday.
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Soaring global demand leads to shortage of bicycles in Maine
The coronavirus pandemic triggered a cycling boom, and sales the U.S. has not witnessed since the 1973 oil crisis.
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Pandemic sparks bicycle boom, and Mainers overwhelm supply
Stay-at-home orders created ideal market conditions for a surge in cycling, but now consumers face a shortage of bikes because of supply chain disruption.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
PHOTOS: Bike to School Day at Geiger
Police escort bikers to Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston Wednesday morning.
Posted inOxford Hills
Bethel businessmen weigh in on cyclists
BETHEL — The recent debate over cars and bicycles sharing the road ramped up emotion at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, but all concerned agreed they have a common goal of safety on the road. A proposal in April to add signs to three Bethel roads reminding motorists to keep at least 3 feet between their vehicles […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Local cyclists asked to map popular routes
OXFORD HILLS — Local bike riders are being asked to provide input on their favorite routes in an effort to improve safety for cyclists and drivers in greater Oxford Hills. A mapping session and get-together will be held Thursday, Nov. 21, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Cafe Nomad in downtown Norway. Anyone who rides […]
Posted inLetters
R. Tolman: Law needs to be changed
This is in response to Donna Spaulding’s letter (Oct. 25). Laws sometimes need to change, and the law regarding on which side of the road people ride bicycles, I believe, is one of them. What cars are supposed to do is irrelevant in this phone and texting world. Recently, my husband was walking behind my […]
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D. Rosenberg: An idiotic decision
Things I no longer worry about because I cannot change them are: The world. The economy. The jihads. Health care. The weather. Things I do worry about, just because are: Congress — why do people gripe about Congress, then vote for the same incompetent, greedy people? You are supposed to volunteer to serve in politics […]
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Police investigate alcohol as a possible factor in a pickup-bicycle accident
BIDDEFORD — Police say alcohol may have been a factor when a driver with four previous drunken-driving convictions struck a family as they bicycled in southern Maine. Fifty-six-year-old David Labonte of Kennebunkport initially said he had a coughing fit and fainted early Friday evening just before his pickup truck hit bicycles ridden by a man […]