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The Bike Shop is closing due to lack of funding

About 3 years ago, I wrote about a great program started by Matt Velguth in Portland, Maine called The Bike Shop. He operated in some space owned by the Portland Housing Authority in one of the poorer neighborhoods of the city, where he taught civic values to kids by...

This Week Last Year: Halloween, Rest, and New York City

by Blaine Moore | Last Year

This week last year I began my final preparations for the New York City marathon and completed my marathon preparation series. I finished up the series on rest by describing how to time rest during a workout. I described different types of rest, and gave a few tips...

The Bike Shop: Community Bike Education

by Blaine Moore | News

I was reading an article in the Portland Forecaster yesterday about the Bike Shop in Kennedy Park. The owner, Matt Velguth, sells donated bikes to the local youths (aged 8 to 17) for $5, and bike parts for $1. He teaches them how to ride and how to maintain their...

The Bike Shop is closing due to lack of funding

This Week Last Year: Halloween, Rest, and New York City

The Bike Shop: Community Bike Education

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