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Frank Lenz: Local Adventurer, Avid Photographer, Big-Wheeled Bike Enthusiast

June 20, 2013 Tim Leave a Comment

Last Friday evening, I went searching for Frank Lenz, one of Pittsburgh’s most notable cyclists. To be fair, Lenz went missing almost 120 years ago, in Erzurum, Turkey, so I really didn’t have much hope of finding anything, but I figured I’d give it a shot. I headed over to the Brew House Art Gallery on the South Side, where David Herlihy, the author of The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance, was slated to give a talk about Lenz’s journey by bicycle around the world, his disappearance, and the adventures of William… Read the rest

Filed Under: Cycling, History, Outdoors, PGH Trivia Tagged With: Bicycle, David Herlihy, Frank Lenz, pittsburgh, Three Rivers Heritage Trail, William Sachtleben

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