Porsche Bike Adventure: I'M BACK!!!!!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

I'M BACK!!!!!

Who am I kidding? I can't stop cycling! I'm back on a Porsche bike and ready for the next challenge!

I just found a 2004 Porsche Bike X in Germany that I intend to ride in the 2017 125-mile Death Ride in the South Lake Tahoe area.

I just ordered the bike from a super nice gentlemen in Germany. He is an automobile bicycle collector and has all the original brochures. He is very knowledge about Porsche bikes and provided me with all sorts of new information to share through this blog!

The Porsche Bike X is ultra rare. Never sold in the United States. Only in Germany. The Bike X is made by the German bicycle company Storck.

My 1998 Bike S was commissioned by Porsche and built by Votec. The Bike S was 100% mountain bike and this Bike X is more of a road bike with front shocks. The Bike X has more gears, bigger rims/tires, thinner frame and updated shifting.

I paid for the bike today and hope it will arrive by the end of the month. Shipping from Germany takes time. My goal is to go over the bike thoroughly this winter and begin riding up the many Tahoe mountains in the spring.

2004 Porsche Bike X

Frame height 57 cm

28 inches

Ideal for all 170-195 cm

Shimano 27 speed

Adjustable VDO Syntace stem

Sprung seat post

Racks and fenders are available

Color: Black

Frame: Aluminium

Size: L 57 cm

Fork: Insync Odesa

Crank: Truvativ Firex Team Switches

Workshop: Shimano XT

Brake: Shimano Deore

Tyres: Continental

Stem: Syntace VRO ecolite

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My Story

I am a fanatical Porsche enthusiast. I love all things Porsche. This has led me to explore the depths of the automobile brand including some of the least known items the marque is known for. My latest journey - Porsche bicycles!

When I was 13 years old, I fell in love with Porsche cars. Delivering the morning newspaper on my Schwinn ten-speed bike brought me face to bumper with a white 911T each morning and from there I was hooked.

Many years later, I have a garage full of Porsche automobiles and a plethora of Porsche paraphernalia including everything from posters, flags, hats, shirts, sunglasses, scale models, a wristwatch and much more; all of the normal stuff any average PCA member has collected.

Some of my more prized Porsche possessions are my three Porsche bicycles. Yes, three. One is a 100% original 1996 Bike S. The other is a heavily modified 1998 Bike S I use for road and mountain riding. And the latest is a touring-style 2004 Porsche Bike X that I turned into a road bike. I have ridden these three bikes over 5,000 miles in the last few years.

In 2016, I rode many training miles in preparation for a 53-mile ride in the California Sierra foothills, a 72-mile ride around Lake Tahoe and the grand finale ride of 100 miles at the Sacramento Century. The 100 mile ride I believe is a world record on a Porsche Bike S.

Then in July 2017, I completed the 2017 Death Ride with the rebuilt and ultra rare 2004 Porsche Bike X. The Death Ride is an extremely challenging 125-mile, 15,000 foot elevation gain bike ride that crosses five mountain passes in the California Alps near Lake Tahoe. I believe this was the first time a Porsche bicycle completed the Death Ride. Another record.

In the fall of 2020, I rode the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath across three days on the 1998 Bike S. My first multi-day bike riding tour. Another Porsche bike record?

And this blog shared every mile!

2016, 2017 and 2020 were great years of riding. What could possibly follow that?

In 2021, I completed my goal to ride the 360-mile Chesapeake and Ohio and Great Allegheny Passage on the 2004 Bike X. I converted the Bike X back to a hybrid bike for the six-day epic adventure. And in 2022, the Bike X also completed the 237-mile Florida Coast to Coast ride with eight other Porsche Bike riders.

More Porsche Bike adventures are coming up. And just like previous efforts, I plan to share every mile on this blog!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

I'M BACK!!!!!

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