Porsche Bike Adventure: Porsche Bike X to Donner Summit

Monday, May 29, 2017

Porsche Bike X to Donner Summit

Mimicking a ride I did last year with the 1998 Porsche Bike S (there is a photo on this blog with the same view shown here) I rode the 2004 Porsche Bike X from Glenshire, through Truckee, along Donner Lake and then up the Old Highway 40 steep grade to Donner Summit before turning around and riding the route back.

The steep uphill grade is perfect training for the Death Ride and the downhill is so fast and thrilling. The weather was amazing again today. After my ride yesterday, I wasn't sure how my legs would hold up. But I was able to ride well which is giving me more confidence for the July 129-mile Death Ride.

I stopped at a little general store at Donner Lake to check my phone and in the process accidently stopped my Adidas GPS app. So with a restart there are now two logs for the one ride. Add the two together and I traveled 32 miles today and totaled 72 miles for the weekend. Not bad, but I'll need to get to 100 next weekend to have a shot at the July event.

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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!

Monday, May 29, 2017

Porsche Bike X to Donner Summit

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