(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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Tuesday, October 11, 2005
From the Ultracycling mailing list... My Recent Deer Accident/Crash at Columbus Fall Challenge in OHIO Daniel Chew Oct 10, 2005 13:40 PDT Last weekend, I collided with a deer and crashed HARD - cracking my helmet and breaking my bicycle (the black Softride which I won the 1999 RAAM on will finally have to be retired after 100,000 miles - more miles than any other bicycle I have ever ridden. Caludio gave it his blessing to be retired. I recently came close to hitting a deer that stepped our of the forest in front of me while I was descending at 42 mph. As I read Danny's posting, I felt the same chills that I felt when I nearly hit a deer. Be careful out there.
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