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Rider:

gills

[6 comments]

Ways to connect:

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Location:

Hiawatha, Iowa

Club Affiliation:

Hawkeye Bicycle Association - HBA

Road Category:

Category 5

Member Since:

September 2006

5 Year Distance Chart

2024 Miles Traveled:

2024 Rank:

currently unranked

Lifetime Odometer:

75,873 miles

Rider Comments:

Thanks for the comment Gills. I'll be looking for you.
posted by petitepower on 1/10/2007

Hi Gills, remember me from the ride in. I checked out this site. It's pretty cool. Your wondering who it is. Elsa. My e-mail is vasqdav@hotmail.com Catch you later.
posted by like2ride50 on 8/2/2007

Hang in their dude, I might break a leg. LOL
You are having a heck of a year also, congrats!!
posted by s1mplecat on 10/28/2007

Congrats on your 2007 mile total so far. You are a huge inspiration to me. Take care, Jim T.
posted by KittyHawk on 11/5/2007

did ragbrai in 83 and last 4 years!! Love to ride!!! more inspired by your riding-its easier weather to ride here and add up those miles...I'll try to catch you.
posted by gapchic on 12/18/2007

Hey John thanks for the comment... you are already racking up the miles... looking forward to some rides with you this summer... I'll try to keep up! Bob VH
posted by JadapursRob on 3/29/2008

History:

I like to do the longer road races. Would like to get together a team of drafters to do 162 miles for Dorie K.'s Cancer drive. Am shooting for over 15,000 miles in 09. Specialized rules just because, well... They're special! Did First three RAGBRAI's back in 75, 76, & 77

Bicycles

	2009 Surly Pugsley XC Mountain bike
	Description: Definitely my winter snow bike. Hunken 26x3.7" tires. Northtowne Cedar Rapids built this 27 speed, Goes most any-where with ease and surprisingly fast. Lifetime Odometer: 876.0 miles

	2008 Surly Long Haul Trucker Touring Road bike
	Description: My most excellent back up Touring bike set up identical to my Burley Hudson. Front & rear Paniers, + the Burley Nomad trailer. Aero bars with shifters really gives them speed and added comfort. Lifetime Odometer: 5,984.0 miles

	2006 Specialized roubaix Road bike
	Description: all carbon, all ultegra, road bike Lifetime Odometer: 17,923.0 miles

	2006 Burley Hudson Touring Road bike
	Description: This bike pulls my Burley trailer really well!!! I've got panniers and a front handlebar bag also. Hope to cross the nation in 07 but may just long Mississippi river ride. Lifetime Odometer: 10,213.0 miles

	2005 Specialized sport Road bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 7,592.3 miles

	2005 Giant Full Susp XC Mountain bike
	Description: added studded tires for the more icy winter conditions, not good for snow more then 2 inches Lifetime Odometer: 42.0 miles

	2003 Specialized Allez comp Road bike
	Description: Complete with Ultegra Lifetime Odometer: 2,456.0 miles

	1998 Schwinn Sierra, cross 700c Hybrid bike
	Description: Thanks to my brother-inlaw Jan, who re-introduced me back to bicycling with his Schwinn, sierra Lifetime Odometer: 787.0 miles

	Schwinn Mirada Road bike
	Description: used this last yr exclusively as my trainer. Adveraging a 1000 miles a yr. Lifetime Odometer: 0.0 miles

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