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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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Saturday, January 10, 2004
Today was dreary. I left the house this morning at 8:00 am for a long, 75 mile ride. While the temperature has warmed up, it was still in the low 40s. A persistent fog hung over the valley. At times, I could only see for an eighth of a mile, while other times the fog would lift off of the valley floor but would hang in the air. I never saw the sun today. At 70 miles, my front tire suffered a catastrophic loss of air containment. It went "bang" and I was on the rim before the "bang" was over. I had just turned south on commercial St so I got up on the sidewalk and started to fix it. However, fixing the tire was not to be. I went through three tubes and still air would not be contained. My ride was over. Using my cell, I called for help and Al Dependbrock was kink enough to rescue me. Thanks Al!
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