OK I am getting it. Biking, like life, is NOT simple once you look just

a bit carefully at all that is going on. Lot's of engineering for sure! :speedy:

Well, 18 + miles today, a personal record for a single day!

Too much down hill though, so I'll have to reverse the route

in the near future.

Well, I've broken the twenty mile mark a couple of times since my last

post here, but on Friday I did a four hour, forty mile ride from my NJ home

to Portland Pennsylvania, right on the west bank of the Delaware River,

and back home again. Very satisfying, very exhilerating, even thinking

back on it. The new bike now has between 125 and 175 miles on it so it's

going in for it's free initial tune-up on Tuesday. On Friday the 21st I intend

to complete a Half Century, exiting NJ at Belvidere, {Warren Co.} destina-

tion Easton Pa., then back home. :ride: :) :thumb:

Life got in the way of my intentions for the half century

ride, so I'll go for it this coming Friday or Saturday.

Ok, cool -- how do you think you'll do?

Only time for a tough, multi steep climb, 2.5 hour 20 mile ride. Of well

maybe next week...