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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, September 16, 2006
Saturday Century - The Short VersionMiles: 76.31 September Total: 666.39 My first long ride after Ring of Fire was very interesting. First, just a few miles into the ride, I had a flat in the rear. Brian List, who came down from Portland to join me, had an easy time finding the cause. The largest piece of glass I have even seen in a tire was embedded in the tire and the tube. I used my only spare tube to fix the flat. The weather was much cooler; it is certainly fall. We rode south toward Turner and then Jefferson before doing the Deaver/Connor loop. Back in Jefferson, it was Brian's turn to have a flat. While he fixed his, I noticed that my rear tire was low on air. I used one of my three remaining CO2 cylinder to fill it. As Brian need to be back in Portland for a commitment, and I was still sore from the Ring of Fire, we headed straight back using Jefferson Hwy (fast traffic with no shoulder). In Salem, my rear tire was low again, so I used another co2 cylinder. Then, as we neared my home, it was low again and I used my last co2 cylinder. The hole must have been getting larger as this time the tire began to go flat almost immediately. I barely made it back to the house! In the Deaver/Conner area, we stopped at the Millersburg Market, where I was pleased to learn that they serve sandwiches. I must stop there during my long winter rides.
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