Porsche Bike Adventure: November 2019

Friday, November 29, 2019

New shirt design

Here's how my new T-shirt design turned out on a shirt. And my original Taycan drawing for reference.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Here is an awesome Porsche Bike ST for sale! The owner won this Bike ST almost 20 years ago during a treasure hunt organized by Porsche Padova Store and it has always been in their garage since. It has never been used. If you want to buy this ultra rare Porsche bicycle in amazing condition, please contact Michele Gionfriddo. Tel/Direct: +39 349 750 32 09

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Goodbye to the Bike FS

Feels like I've had this bike in my garage forever. After replacing the brakes, shifters, tires, tubes and shocks, it was time to give back to the bike's owner. Tonight I'm handing it back off. Goodbye my friend. Ride on!

Porsche 917 LH "Hippy" in Pennsylvania

Driving up to New Jersey to hand off Dennis' rebuild 1998 Porsche Bike FS, I stopped in Pennsylvania to see the famous and ultra rare 1970 Porsche 917 LH "Hippy" race car. This is one of three long tail 917 prototypes ever built. This car finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and was shown in the Steve McQueen Le Mans film. I found out this car was at the Simeone Auto Museum and have been trying to get over to see it ever since. This is one beautiful car! I even brought along my new Hot Wheels Porsche 917 LH with matching livery to use in the photos.

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!