Porsche Bike Adventure: March 2020

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

More online driving

With all the social distancing and self quarantine going on, I find myself doing more online driving than real driving...

Saturday, March 14, 2020

With the improving weather, I'm getting more good riding days. Today was the second in a row. Again, I rode the 1998 Porsche Bike S the 11-mile BWI loop. Not a long distance but I'm more focused on just getting out there and rebuilding seat time.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Back outside

It's been too long on the stationary bike due to winter weather. Today, I rode the 11-mile Baltimore International Airport loop on an amazing early spring day. It rained last night but today's ride was in the upper 60s under partly cloudy sky. The 1998 Bike S is my 2020 bike of choice as I'm preparing to ride 184.5 miles this summer with a goal of completing the C&O trail in three days.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Spring cleaning...

... tomorrow I ride!

Monday, March 9, 2020

Latest Hot Wheels

Bought a few additional Porsche Hot Wheels while at the Amelia Island Concours last weekend.

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

This weekend I attended the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Many rare Porsches were on display including the only factory Porsche to win a F1 race (804), the 1970 LeMans winning 917K, two RS Spyders, 917/10, two 904s, Porsche indy car, IROC 911, 953 rally car and the 918 RSR. The 917/30 won the "best race car in the show" award. Great weekend.

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