‘Wheelies are not a crime,’ say cyclists riding in support of handcuffed teen
Updated 10:59 AM;
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After police handcuffed a Perth Amboy teenager and confiscated his and three friends’ bicycles after a wheelie-filled ride through traffic captured on video last week, dozens of cyclists held a ride in support of their younger two-wheeled compatriots on Monday night.
“We wanted to support the young men who wanted to ride without being arrested,” said Alturrick Kenney, 44, a member of the largely Black, Newark-based RBG Cycling group, who is also the Essex County surrogate. “We feel that laws that discourage people from cycling should be removed from the books.”