Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Tour de Cure

I recently got a new fixed gear bicycle. It's nice because I don't have to worry about the gears not changing properly or skipping. I also decided to sign up for the Tour de Cure bike ride this 14th of June in Brigham City. I will be riding 100 miles to support diabetes research. If any of you want to help support the cause click here to donate or sign up to ride, The distances are 25, 60 or 100 miles. I need to raise at least $150 by the 14th of June, any contributions will be appreciated. You might think I'm crazy and that I can't possibly ride 100 miles on a fixed gear bike. I am crazy to be doing this, but I've done it before. Yesterday I rode on the same bike I will be using from Provo to Nephi through Goshen. I stopped for lunch in Nephi at Trish's Cafe a nice little place. On the way back through Genola, Benjamin and Palmyra I just kept going north for a mile and then east for a mile, I thought that the fields would last forever and I'd never get back to Springville. On the way there I went around West Mountain, which didn't involve as many turns. I'll go on a few more training rides before the 14th and maybe put a higher gear ratio on my bike. My goal for the Tour de Cure is to finish with a personal fixed gear record of 5 hours.

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