Porsche Bike Adventure: I will not be denied!

Sunday, October 14, 2018

I will not be denied!

Thought I'd go for a nice cool autumn morning bike ride. But when I got out in the garage I found my rear tire flat.

WTF!!!

This is the third flat tire in a week and a half. I rode 20 miles last weekend without incident after I repaired the last flat tire. Then after sitting a week, the rear tire had no air. When I pumped it up, I could hear air escaping.

Putting the 2004 Porsche Bike X on the rack, I changed the flat to my last back up tube. I didn't see or feel anything stuck through the tire.

Once repaired, I took off intending to ride the 20 mile Baltimore Airport loop. Feeling good and the bike riding well I just knew something else was bound to happen. But instead of flat tire number four, it started to rain about mile 13. Then it rained on me the entire way back. Today's forecast: 0% chance of rain. Without the morning flat I would have completed the ride before the rain, so I know I was working against greater forces. Forces trying to toughen me up I suppose.

But I succeeded! Time to dry off the bike.

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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, October 14, 2018

I will not be denied!

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