Originally Posted by Gene James

I can tell you that back in about 96, I took a weeks vacation to paint the house. I lived on the shores of Lake Erie. Instead I got a map out and figured I could ride around Lake Erie. I just put a credit card in my back pack along with an extra pair of shorts and a jersey. 750 miles in five and a half days. I will also admit that it was the first I "stopped to smell the roses". On Other centuries I rode all I saw was the pavement