Porsche Bike Adventure: April 2020

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Pandemic ride 5

The weather was 70° today, great day for a bike ride. There hasn’t been many good riding days lately, but I suspect I’ll start to get more and more of those beginning this week. I am still complying with the social distancing rules but was able to get a nice solo bike ride in.

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

A little time in the Cayman GT4 Clubsport

Had a little downtime and did some first laps in the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport around Laguna Seca today. Challenging track and fun race car.

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Great Porsche day

Today was a trifecta of Porsche goodness. First my Boxster 986 was shown in a PCA video. I had an amazing drive with the top down. Second, I rode the 1998 Porsche Bike S for an hour around my neighborhood logging 11 miles. And third, I qualified second in a practice SIM race driving a 911. A good day for sure.

Monday, April 13, 2020

First sim race

Raced in my first sim event last Friday and finished 6th in the Porsche RSR rookie class. Here’s the link to the broadcast: https://youtu.be/xgsHdsVQRTE

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Pandemic ride 3

Another short ride around my neighborhood. I’m still trying to comply with the stay at home order. So I think this is as close to Disney World as I’m going to get.

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Sebring RSR qualifying practice

Qualifying practice run in the RSR at Sebring yesterday. Looking forward to Friday's race.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Pandemic ride 2

Another neighborhood ride during the stay-at-home order today. I was able to sneak in 12.5 miles this time riding up and down every road I could find. Sure were a lot of cars driving around today when everyone is supposed to stay home...

Monday, April 6, 2020

Pandemic ride

Even with the stay-at-home order during the global Pandemic, the state of Maryland allows for "outside exercise" which I took to mean a bike ride is ok. I decided to honor this mandate by riding close to my home. I really wanted to get in an hour ride around the airport loop, but instead just headed from my driveway and meandered around the neighborhood roads. But I still got in an hour and the 11 miles. The weather was fantastic and people were out walking about everywhere.

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!