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Old 09-29-12 | 06:53 PM
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Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte

Originally Posted by jimmuller
Photogravity, well done! You and Rachel are rolling along nicely on the Bilenky, and you're putting up some great accomplishment stuff in the bargain.

Since you asked:

This year, actually since last October, Sharon and I have ridden our tandem over 2000 miles, with a longest distance of 72 miles. Special satisfaction was from getting Sharon back on the road.

I rode my first century, an unsupported solo run on the Masi.

I haven't commuted as much as the 1000 miles last year, probably only about 600 miles, largely because of weather and work requirements.

My meager bike collection grew from 2 plus tandem to 5 plus tandem, the new additions being a rebuilt Bianchi, a rescued from near death Masi, and a rebuilt Bertin. None on the bikes was a true restoration but they are reasonably period- or culture-appropriate. The new bike colors are black, red, and orange.

I've lost between 5 and 10 pounds.

I climbed Cadillac Mountain again, always a personal treat.

We did our first bike tour on the tandem, a simple 1-night trip with BF member berner.

We had some great rides with BF member photogravity and Rachel!
Jim, you've really hammered out some accomplishments this year! 2000 tandem miles is incredible. My tandems haven't clocked even a quarter of what you've managed. Of course, there's the issue of my stoker spending every other weekend away, so that doesn't help much. All the other stuff is cool too.
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