Porsche Bike Adventure: May 2018

Friday, May 25, 2018

This guy knows how to park...

Away from the rest of the cars, window shades up and in a corner spot. This guy knows how to park! Exactly what I do. This Macan will be in good shape for years to come.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

I drove to Sacramento this morning to check out the Porsche Club of America Sacramento Valley Region's annual CRAB event. This three day event is in it's 37th year. I was only able to attend the Sunday Concours, but that was a great time nonetheless. The Crab theme was everywhere as well as fantastic Porsche automobiles. Next year I want to do all three days!

Monday, May 14, 2018

Memories from LA

Here are some photos from a recent trip to Los Angeles to see the Porsche Design store, Porsche Experience Center and Peterson Auto Museum. This slide show says it all.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Porsche wins Nürburgring!

The number 912 Porsche factory 911 GT3 R has won the 24 hour Nürburgring race in Germany. I followed most of the long race online and watched the thrilling final rainy hour live on YouTube. The duel between Porsche and Mercedes-AMG was intense. But Porsche won!

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

I'm preparing for the Sierra Nevada Region PCA monthly board meeting at Bavarian World in Reno, NV.

"Preparing" means drinking a large German bier and eating a large pretzel with mustard!

I'm also copying all my Porsche files to the new Porsche Design 1TB mobile drive I just picked up at the local Apple store.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Nakoma Drive

My brother and I drove the 986 Boxster to Nakoma yesterday to visit our parents. A great springtime drive on hwy 89 and 49!

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Treffen tour video

I forgot I saved this video on my phone from the Treffen event. Take a look at the Porsche model diversity. I had a blast, what a great event.

Latest addition to the fleet..

...yes, a Porsche Junior K tractor!

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!

Porsche Bike Adventure