Porsche Bike Adventure: Indoor run. Again

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Indoor run. Again

It is still so cold outside and with lots of snow on the trails I ran another inside workout with the Porsche Design Endurance Boost running shoes.

I ran three miles with the first and last miles serving as warm up and cool down and the second mile as fast as I could. I like running fast on the short indoor track cutting the corners, hitting the apex late and drifting wide preparing for the next corner. Over and over again.

These shoes are built for this. Great cornering traction and lightweight for picking up speed on the short straights. And extremely comfortable.

I'll be back at the indoor track again this Wednesday.

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UnknownDecember 18, 2017 at 3:59 PM
Hi I have Porsche FS in really great condition. I want to sell it. Can you tell me the best place to do so. Besides EBay. I was thinking the value would be between fifteen hundred and twenty eight hundred.
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Porsche Bike S Century RideDecember 18, 2017 at 5:31 PM
Unfortunately, eBay is the best. It gets a wide audience. Another option is a classified ad in the Porsche Club of America monthly magazine “Panorama”. If you’re interested, send me some photos and info about the bike and your contact info and I’d be happy to post on this site for free. How knows, you might find someone to buy it here!
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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!

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Indoor run. Again

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Phase One Complete: Sea Gull Century x 1999 Porsche Bike R