National Road Bike Show draws huge crowd, hundreds of motorcycles into downtown

Heather Sevigny
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Terry Bitecofer, also known as T-Bit, with his custom-built Harley-Davidson, at the National Road Bike Show. The bike is a Q4 by Q-Tec that Bitecofer designed as a parade and show bike. Bitecofer is the president of the Combat Veterans of America Motorcycle's Club local chapter. For more photos visit www.daily-jeff.com.
Terry Bitecofer, also known as T-Bit, with his custom-built Harley-Davidson, at the National Road Bike Show. The bike is a Q4 by Q-Tec that Bitecofer designed as a parade and show bike. Bitecofer is the president of the Combat Veterans of America Motorcycle's Club local chapter. For more photos visit www.daily-jeff.com.

CAMBRIDGE − Hundreds of motorcycles roared onto Wheeling Avenue for the annual National Road Bike Show on Saturday.

Members of the Cambridge chapter of the Warthogs Motorcycle Club took care of registering the bikes for judging and deciding which ones were the big winners of the day. The Warthogs is a national club of motorcyclists, made up mainly of first responders such as fire, medical and police personnel. A small percentage of each chapter is allowed to be non-first responder members. The Warthogs recently lost a member, Army veteran Herb Gerdau to cancer, and his vest was on display at the show.

The vest of former Warthogs member Herb Gerdau on display near the registration table at the National Road Bike Show. Gerdau, an Army veteran, recently lost his battle with cancer and a plaque will be dedicated in his honor at Downtown Arena for the Best in Show bike of the day. For more photos visit www.daily-jeff.com.
The vest of former Warthogs member Herb Gerdau on display near the registration table at the National Road Bike Show. Gerdau, an Army veteran, recently lost his battle with cancer and a plaque will be dedicated in his honor at Downtown Arena for the Best in Show bike of the day. For more photos visit www.daily-jeff.com.

The event was expanded this year further east on Wheeling Avenue to accommodate the number of vendors and food trucks. Food vendors such as The Naughty Lobstah, J Smoke BBQ, The Wood Chuck BBQ, and local vendor Rock Dawgs were just some of the businesses selling concessions.

Thousands attend the National Road Bike Show on Wheeling Avenue on Saturday, June 17 in Cambridge. The Warthogs motorcycle club judged the motorcycles, while food trucks filled the air with the sweet smell of barbeque.
Thousands attend the National Road Bike Show on Wheeling Avenue on Saturday, June 17 in Cambridge. The Warthogs motorcycle club judged the motorcycles, while food trucks filled the air with the sweet smell of barbeque.

Live music kept the huge crowd dancing with performances from Tracy Blaine, BFH Band, Rattlebox and Lock 17. Kids and adults could try out temporary tattoos and the 21 and up crowd could grab a cold beer from the Half Throttle Saloon stand.

Champaigne Navarro Harris and her team had an outdoor boxing ring set up, where her Warriors Boxing club put on sparring demonstrations and matchups throughout the day. Harris is the president of the GMN Sheriff Activity and Athletic League in Cambridge. Boxing leagues from Lancaster and Logan also attended, giving their teams a chance to box others in the area.

The bike show gave out 14 awards for the day. Categories winners included: Bagger − Kenny and Janie Jones; Vintage − MarkTaylor; Custom − Kyle Gallagher; Rat − Lloyd McGilton, Jr.; Metric − Scott Chesser; Ladies − Robin Arrington; Trike − MargeGerdau; Veteran − Richard Parmiter; Sport − Bodnie Furbee; American − Shane Schwendemen; Best of Show − Shane Schwendemen; Farthest − Buddy Baker of Sandusky.

The People's Choice award went to Jeff Ogle, and the Warthogs Choice went to Marge Gerdau.

For more information about the National Road Bike Show contact Cambridge Main Street at 740-439-2238.

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