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Location:

Jacksonville, Florida

Club Affiliations:

Club Rouge Croix
Commuter Cycling Century
Cruiserweights
Cycle Time Century
North Florida Bicycle Club
Suwannee Bicycle Association
Team Alameda
RUSA - Randonneurs USA

Member Since:

March 2007

5 Year Distance Chart

2024 Miles Traveled:

2024 Rank:

currently unranked

Lifetime Odometer:

55,860 miles

History:

I started road riding in 1997 doing the local MS150 on and off for the next 10 years. In 2005 I decided to see what I was capable of so I signed up for a century before the MS 150 and did the century route on the MS ride. I managed to complete both but I pulled a hamstring on the way back and it took me off the bike for a year and a half. In late 2006 with my 50th birthday approaching, I wanted to do something really special so I quit my 31 year smoking habit and started training for RAGBRAI which would be the challenge of my life. I had no idea at the time where that was going to lead and I still don't but the miles are really wracking up fast.
Final position in 2007 - 219 - top 2.9% with 7632 total miles.

Goals for 2008:
8000 miles total - Total for the year 10800+ miles
1 century per month - Total - 50 Centuries
1 200k brevet per month = RUSA R12 medal - Accomplished
100 days commuting to work on the bike - Total 118
12 weeks without driving the car or 1 week a month. - Missed this one.
Finished in the top 8/10 of 1% of riders.

Goals for 2009 - Complete a full randonneurs series.
Have fun.

Bicycles

	1995 Giant Cadex 980C Road bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 1,519.3 miles

	2007 Surly Long Haul Trucker Touring Road bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 20,773.6 miles Tires: 700 x 28C Vittoria Randonneur - Reflective, front, 20,774 miles 700 x 28C Vittoria Randonneur - Reflective, rear, 20,774 miles Chain: SRAM PC991 Hollow pin 9 speed, 18,143 miles

	1998 Caloi Team Road bike
	Description: 9 speed ultegra, aluminum frame, carbon forks, spd pedals and 22lbs ready to ride. Lifetime Odometer: 17,233.1 miles Tires: 700 x 23C Continental ultra gatorskin, rear, 7,874 miles Chain: generic BROOKS B17 single speed, 10,796 miles SRAM PC-951 9 speed, 10,382 miles SRAM power glide cassette 9 speed, 14,883 miles

	1976 Schwinn Paramont Road bike
	Description: All original components Lifetime Odometer: 1,741.4 miles

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