(Long Distance) Ramblings |
I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Sunday, April 21, 2002
On Sunday, my wife Joanne and I took our Meridian tandem out on the Salem Bicycle Club ride - The Hills East of Sublimity. This includes the infamous Flypaper Hill, a 22% grade! Our lowest gear (30x32) allowed us to get up the hill, but it was a chore! Fifty miles later, we were glad to be home.
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