Porsche Bike Adventure: April 2019

Monday, April 29, 2019

New wheel center caps

The new wheel center caps arrived today. They look awesome on the rims I bought for winter tires on the Cayenne. They will sit in the garage through the summer, but now I can't wait to put them on the SUV next winter.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Driving the Porsche 919 prototype

This will be the closest I ever get to driving the famous 919 Hybrid LMP1 three-time Le Mans winning prototype. This car is scary fast around Watkins Glen in iRacing! It's way faster and also way easier to drive than the 911 GT3 Cup.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Slow jog

I was out early today jogging a slow two miles around the park.

Friday, April 26, 2019

New Porsche Bike?

On the Porsche Newsroom website, I noticed an image of a Porsche bike. Looks like a pedal assist electric bike to me! I wonder if this will be offered for sale?

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Porsche Swap Meet

I went to the Porsche-only Swap Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania Saturday, April 20. Very large event with lots of Porsche cars, toys, parts and paraphernalia. Great time!

Saturday, April 20, 2019

RIP

Rest in peace Deven. You will be missed.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Essen food and drinks

The trip to Essen, Germany for the Techno Classica auto show provided some awesome food and drinks. White asparagus was in season and the local bier paired perfectly.

Techno Classica Essen

Some of my favorites from the Techno Classica auto show in Essen, Germany last weekend.

Back running again

After a long break, I went for an easy two-mile run. It was short and slow but with the weather improving, I'm hoping to get started again. After the trip to Essen, Germany, I have lots of calories to burn off!

Shoe of choice: Porsche Design EC Running shoes.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Great racing weekend!

Porsche had a great weekend of racing! Porsche won the GTLM and GT4 classes at Long Beach and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup race at Monza!

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Techno Classica Essen

I arrived in Essen, Germany today to meet a good friend of a good friend before the Techno Classica auto show in Essen. I ran through the show floor and noticed a bunch of great cars arriving. Then we got some amazing German food and bier!

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!