With its lease up and owner Cheryl Oliver ready to shift gears, Back Bay Bicycle will shut its doors next week, ending a three-decade run as a key cog in the city’s cycling community.
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Builder aims to pedal his mammoth-tired bicycle into record books
The bike already outweighs the current Guinness World Record holder’s 1,900-pounder, but Frank Dose is still adding weight.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
It’s Worth the Trip: Great biking along the East Coast Greenway
A trail that will stretch all the way to Florida offers many highlights in Maine.
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Leg Work: Use your head and wear a helmet when bicycling
Choose one that’s right for you and replace it as necessary.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Biddeford nonprofit bicycle center names new director
Bronwyn Potthoff Barnett, who previously worked at the Community Bicycle Center, will lead the organization starting in August.
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Bicyclist injured in collision with car in Portland
Police say the 23-year-old man was riding his bike against the flow of traffic Saturday in Portland when the accident happened.
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Truck slams into bicyclists in Michigan, killing 5
Authorities began receiving calls about a blue pickup truck driving erratically about 30 minutes before the crash, Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeffrey Getting says.
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Leg Work: Kids ready to ride, thanks to Monmouth school’s 3rd-grade tradition
The annual spring trek teaches healthy habits and a sense of accomplishment, the principal says, and the entire school gets behind it.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s alarming bike, pedestrian toll demands road rules refresher
An average of 11 people a year are killed while cycling or walking in our state. There have already been six such deaths in the first five months of 2016.
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Volunteers keep annual bike swap on track
Dozens of helpers keep the lines moving and the bikes rolling at Sunday’s Great Maine Bike Swap.