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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, November 24, 2007
Saturday Century in the ColdThe weather took a turn toward the cool and cloudy today after several days of spectacular sunshine. There was even a threat of rain. So, we decided to stay on the flats and we rode to the small town of Shedd. Mark Newsome had told me that the local market served food, so we just had to check it out. Joanne and I met Mark Janeba in West Salem and headed south through Independence, Buena Vista and Albany where the casing on the front tire of our tandem failed and we had to resort to the emergency tire. Thanks to the two lovely young ladies in the local coffee shop who share their table with me as swapped tires. Leaving Albany, we noticed a cyclists behind us trying to close the gap to us. We eased up and soon "Cookie" joined us and rode with us. Cookie move to the US back in '84 to Tuscan, Arizona from northern India. In April of this year, he move to Oregon and is enjoying his first winter here. The market in Shedd met our expectations. Two very nice women welcomed us out of the cold. In addition to the ever popular chips and beer, the market offers a small deli that includes real, sandwiches. Joanne and I shared a turkey sandwich before the group headed north toward home. He headed north on Seven Mile Rd and cross Scravel Hill Road to Jefferson. There, we turned to the west and rode through the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge before crossing the Independence Bridge over the Willamette River.
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