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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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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
PRESIDENT'S LINKThe Salem Bicycle Club has elected me President for the 2008 calendar year. One of my responsibilities will be to write a column in the Club's newsletter, The Spokes. This is the first of ten that I will be writing. Allow me to introduce myself. I am John Henry Maurice, your Salem Bicycle Club President. I started riding bicycles twenty years ago. My first bicycle was a $90 garage sale Miyata 210 and my first ride was just fifteen flat miles. During that ride, I saw others riding in groups. I soon found out about the local bicycle club. I joined and they took me in and taught me many things. They taught me that riding with friends was fun. They taught me that while a fl at road is easy, a hilly road makes you strong. They taught me that I can explore the world around me on my bicycle and it is a much better world than the one I see from my car. Upon my return to my home state I joined the Salem Bicycle Club. Riding with the Club, I met many new friends. Club members introduced me to the roads surrounding Salem, and many of the hills. I met my wife on a Club Ride. A Club member introduced me to the two day Seattle to Portland Classic and another joined me on riding Seattle to Portland in one day. Another Club member introduced me to packed down bicycle touring. Other Club members introduced me to the Oregon Bicycle Ride and supported touring. But most of all, Club members introduced me to the fun of riding with a club. As many of you may know, I ride somewhat further than fi fteen miles now, and my bicycles cost me more than I care to admit. But I always enjoy riding with the Club. That is why I decided to take a larger role with the Club. My only goal is to make the Salem Bicycle Club an inviting place for folks to experience the joys of riding a bicycle. I hope to see you on a ride soon!
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