5. John Stancliff went to the bike shop in Lititz, PA. (mid-80s) - he saw kids with helmets - where

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B42Gcoq_wT8

Published

2025-12-16

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Public

Duration

0:23

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John Mark Stancliff explains that he took a trip to the bike shop in Lititz at the time. Kids with BMX race bikes and helmets came running into the shop with helmets on. He asked… “Where are they going?” … “Take this all the way down to the square, go through the park, and there is a community track down there.” They went down to the track.

The two started the conversation to lead to a discussion about building a pump track in Lititz, PA. Their full-length conversation is available at https://youtu.be/atlbARdt2q4?si=V0lTnyXNX0WbpBaP 

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Transcript

So I went up to the lit bike shop. My dad pulled in there. There was a couple
dad pulled in there. There was a couple guys on race bike, like actual BMX race
guys on race bike, like actual BMX race bikes like running in there with helmets
bikes like running in there with helmets on. And I was like, "Where are they
on. And I was like, "Where are they going?"
going?" >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> And he's like, "Take this all the way
>> And he's like, "Take this all the way down to the square, go through the park,
down to the square, go through the park, and there's a track down there." We went
and there's a track down there." We went down and there was nobody

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