8. He bought a Mongoose BMX at a bike shop in Lititz, PA-the bike shop closed in the early 90's (?)

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2025-12-16

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8. After his race, he went back to the bike shop in Lititz, PA. He walked out with a new Mongoose California. This was in 1985.

The picture shared here is from his first race on that bike. Kyle shares that he hadn’t heard of the Lititz bike shop before - so he would like to pick his brain about it more in the future.

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

I went we ended up going back to that bike shop and I went out with a Mongoose
bike shop and I went out with a Mongoose California.
California. >> Oh,
>> Oh, >> that was 85.
>> that was 85. >> Nice.
>> Nice. >> So, the picture that I sent to you
>> So, the picture that I sent to you >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> is actually my first race on that bike.
>> is actually my first race on that bike. >> Oh, okay. Oh, that's awesome. You got
>> Oh, okay. Oh, that's awesome. You got that at the Lits Bike Shop?
that at the Lits Bike Shop? >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> Interesting. So, I've never actually
>> Interesting. So, I've never actually heard about the Lits Bike Shop, so I'm
heard about the Lits Bike Shop, so I'm going to have to inquire about that at
going to have to inquire about that at some point in the future. Yeah, they
some point in the future. Yeah, they closed down. Oh man, the early early 90s
closed down. Oh man, the early early 90s maybe.

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