NAME: Brad Gehman

LOCATION: Lititz, PA

OCCUPATION: Depression, Full Time

Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?

I live in a town called Lititz, winner of Budget Travel Magazine’s “America’s Coolest Small Town 2013.” There currently aren’t any bike shops here. One that used to be around was called The Village Peddler, where I bought my first skate shirt in the eighties. Another was called Bicycle World, which held a few Tour de Lititz races in the mid-90s. Stage racing returned in April 2012 with a three stage race called The Rock Lititz Tour whose third stage was a criterium downtown. A clip of a crash during the crit went viral via NBC Sports’ Off The Bench blog.

Why do you love riding in the city?

When I’m out pedaling around town, I’m either getting coffee in the morning at Dosie Dough’s, (best buns in town), getting a beer at The Bull’s Head, or off to Appalachian Brewing Company to either get my growler filled or buy some bottles of ginger beer. You also might find me riding to the post office to mail random stuff to random buds, or making a trip to the library for reads. I occasionally ride just for fun as well. Like to the mom and pop pharmacy to pick up my
Ativan.

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