Porsche Bike Adventure

Thursday, December 17, 2015

1998 Bike S restoration update

Here is a little tease. New Continental road tires installed. Pedals, brakes and handle bars installed. Several rusted bolts refinished. I sanded and repainted the saddle post with special epoxy paint. Tomorrow I'll install the new saddle and start on the shock restoration. Then last is the clean and polish. This Porsche Bike S is coming together nicely!

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Thus it begins...

My second Porsche Bike S just arrived. In pieces. Saved me the time to take it apart. Let the restoration process begin!

New bike saddle!

My new fi'zi:k bike seat arrived yesterday! This is the same saddle featured on the new Porsche Bike RS. I plan to install it on my second Porsche Bike S that arrives today. This will be my second mid 1990s Bike S, and also Guards Red. It doesn't have an original saddle and I can't find one. So after searching the world over for an original seat I'm going to install the new original equipment which happens to be much lighter then the original. I also have other plans for this second Bike S which I'll share later.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

50-mile ride today

I went back to Sacramento and the American River Trail to add 10 more miles to my previous longest ride. My average speed was a little slower but I managed all 50 miles.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Porsche Club of America ran my story!

Read it here!

Monday, December 7, 2015

Just purchased another Bike S

I just bought another Porsche Bike S on eBay today. This new one has a bad front shock and a saddle that is not authentic. I plan to tear this down to the frame and rebuild to original specifications for pure enjoyment. It is a cold and wet winter after all. I'll need something fun to do!

Friday, December 4, 2015

Porsche bicycle at Rennsport Reunion V?

I do not believe this is an authentic Porsche bike but it is very cool nonetheless. If you attended Rennsport Reunion V you likely noticed it as I did.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Porsche Bike S in Grass Valley, CA

Photo taken in front of the old Nevada County narrow gauge railroad station in downtown Grass Valley.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

41-mile ride in Sacramento

I took the Bike S and Cayenne S down to Sacramento today for some flat trail training. Longest and fastest ride to date - a flat path sure helps! 41 miles averaging 16 mph. I feel like I'm on track to ride 53 hilly miles next May.

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!