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Archive for July 23rd, 2008

Patrick Sawyer Memorial Ride

Posted by Henry Scott on July 23, 2008

There will be a fundraising ride in Pat’s honor next Tuesday night, July 29th. The ride will start from the Northpoint Elementary School in Granger, IN. There will be a prayer at 6 PM immediately preceding the ride.

Update July 28: The Outpost Sports Tent will be set up at 5:00pm for donations at Northpoint School, and after the prayer at 6 PM there will be a 4 mile family-style memorial ride for everyone. Following the 4-mile group ride for everyone there will be several group rides covering varying distances at different paces.

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Sunday Tribune had 2 great cyling articles

Posted by Nate Barnett on July 23, 2008

It was nice to see that there were not one, but two articles related to cycling this weekend.  The first one, “Elkhart cyclist still strong at 80” was an article about Carl Grove an avid cyclist celebrating his 80th birthday Link. The other, “Who needs $4 gas?” is an article about the just opened Avenue Bicycle Station on Mishawaka Ave.Link. Definitely worth a read.

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Is it time to update Indiana Bike Laws?

Posted by Paul Taylor on July 23, 2008

Indiana, like all other states, has some rinky dink laws,  some too-restrictive laws,  some dated laws, and some missing laws. I think it is time for change.

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