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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, January 04, 2004
Joanne was the ride leader for both rides today. So, out came the tandem again. The first ride was to Hopewell. Four of us started off and we keep the pace slow. We were having a nice enjoyable ride when the tandem stopped shifting. We discovered that ice was forming on the cables as they went underneath the front bottem bracket. A little cleaning and a little lube kept us going, but shift preformance was poor. The second ride began at 1:30 in the afternoon and Joanne and I were hoping that no one would show. The temperture was dropping fast and we were cold. But, Martin and his son Jeff were foolish enough to venture out so we had to do the ride. I have not been so cold in a very long time. My fingers were freezing! But, any day on the bike is a good day. The ride went quickly and soon we were in our nice warm home.
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