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  • Another Bicycle Shop – Gone!

    Another Bicycle Shop – Gone!

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    Very sad to say that over this past weekend my local bike shop, Pure Ride Cycles (LBS see this post) shut their doors, permanently. One could see the handwriting on the walls along with the slowly decreasing inventory as first one-brand, Cervelo, was custom-order only. Then Santa Cruz was just gone from the showroom. Liv…

  • Hitting New Milestones in Training – Please Help with RAAM2CC Fundraiser 

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    This past week in Southern California brought near perfect weather to increase my base miles with 225 miles as my target. Got off to a good start with a few evening mountain bike rides early in the week followed by a very much planned ‘off’ day for Wednesday as my work schedule was totally slammed. …

  • What Is The Best Date to Announce I Am Now The Chief Bicycle Officer?

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    I suppose that day is coming soon. I certainly don’t plan to make the announcement on April 1st, no sense in being classified as yet another April Fools’ joke. Clearly the Ride Across America 2 Cure Cancer, 3,000-mile epic bicycle ride from San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL is no joke.  The RAAM2CC effort…

  • What Would You Do If You Won The Lottery?

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    I write this on a Saturday afternoon with 2 big One Dollar lottery tickets in the kitchen drawer. These for the California Super Lotto now sitting at a whopping $13,000,000. Yes that is thirteen million. Before Federal taxes.  Technically the lump sum payout before taxes is probably around 5.9 million. So net after tax is…

  • What Does it Take to Ride Across America?

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    Speaking about riding a bicycle as I will be doing in 2026 as a fundraiser for the City of Hope, cancer awareness, treatment, research, and education/support for those family members and friends impacted by this deadly disease. See more on my Why page as well as the Four Horsemen post. This won’t be an easy…

  • Flying Commercial not Always Convenient as Options can be Limited 

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    Well that’s my observation for some, not all US destinations. It seems the US Navy has a penchant for placing boomer sub bases off the beaten path. Yes, that is by plan and a very good idea for national security! However when to comes to flying commercial transportation from KSNA (Santa Ana, CA) to KJAX…

  • RAAM2CC Basic Budget

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    What is this ride going to cost, at least in the way of financing. I will address Energy / Food and Sport Drinks in another post. Staggering number of calories.  Tour: $18,000 = 20,000 with tip all paid by me. This is the ride I have wanted to do for years. I have selected the…