The Day That Was

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Day Two…

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Horatiu and Carly drop by for the start of a 30 mile ride…

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First stop.. The Little Red lighthouse. Yep the one from the book.

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Off to the Bronx for the opening of…

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The newly renovated “High Bridge” connecting Manhattan to the Bronx.

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Next Stop the George Washington Bridge to..

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New JERSEY !!!!

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Haul ass back through Central Park..

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To make early dinner with the cousins..

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Back on the Bikes battling Midtown traffic..

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To Ole Broadway..

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To get front row and ON STAGE with..

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Penn And…

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Teller.. Woo hoo!!!

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ONTO DAY THREE!!!!

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NYC. Night Time Is the Right Time

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Day one of my Birthday celebration and I get a early gift of a Blue Glow Belt.. (thanks M&M!)

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it’s 80 degrees out So I make a Beeline to…

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Little Italy for takeout..

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It’s a perfect night to eat in the park. Everyone’s out tonight..

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Homemade pasta and caesar salad from Da Gennaro. Amazing.

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A guick stop for some art appreciation.

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Then I literally bike onto a movie set.. In progress..

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So i Beeline it to 1977 to hide..

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Times Square on the way home to dodge some tourists. I swear they’re trying to get hit..

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Onto Day two.. Woo Hoo!

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99 Degrees But it feels like 100.

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We set out on a 30-mile ride .. it’s a ghost town. The cars must have burst into flames.

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On the roadside we hit the jackpot!!

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The red raspberries are poppin!

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And they’re half cooked from the heat.. Amazing!

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We arrive at the barn to a classical serenade. People can’t believe we biked here in the heat but they don’t know we are truly crazy.. ha

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“To the POOL!!! I’m taking the short cut home over the mountain!!!”

"Are You CRAZY!!?!?! you'll kill us all!! Hey... mulberries!"

“Are You CRAZY!!?!?! you’ll kill us all!!
Hey… mulberries!”

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“Renee, be reasonable…”

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ATTACK !!!!!!!!

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“OK OK Nice one Renee. Next stop the pool.!!”

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Bonus Pic: Right by our house we see our local friend “Scamp.” He loves cyclists. He does look extra hot today. Renee says he looks like a painting ..

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Test Your Metal

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I woke up today, opened my shop and decided to push my luck…

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So i put Sammy the shop snake in charge in case something bad happens

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And i set out on a 47 mile Bike ride led by World class Cyclist Bob Perlee.

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after 30 Miles of trying to kill me we took a short break

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Home stretch and I’m feeling Good!

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47 Miles and 2500 feet of climbing.. Going so fast, I still Don’t know where we went but i don’t think we missed any hills

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Home Safe!! Im Alive!!

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And Now for some recovery…

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6 Years Ago

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Six years ago, on this poorly fitted road bike, i went over the bars and damaged 4 discs in my neck, I was told the only way to avoid four-disc spinal surgery was to exercise daily for years. One problem. i can’t put any weight on my hands making biking impossible… So they thought..

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So i dreamed up the “Big Bike”… ape hangers to keep the weight on my butt, disc brakes for easy stops, road tires and internal gears to make it easy to pedal.

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I sold my company and hit the road

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Across America up and down..

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The 5 Boro Bike Tour in NYC.

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I even built a lightweight version to ride from Canada to New York City.

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And Every Day..

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I got a little stronger

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But something was missing..

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A Road Bike.. I missed the long rides on the open roads. Even though this bike was super light in the front and damn dangerous, i embarked on the final stage. To put weight on my hands and have a “normal” road bike again..

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After Years of riding with the wind hitting my chest and an upright riding position i was starting to lower the bars..

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thousands and thousands of miles.. And the bars are Lower still..

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using a lot of ingenuity with different bars and stems..

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Mission accomplished.. Drop Bars!! I Made it!!

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Want to thank all my friends.. Renee (Best Riding Partner Ever), Bruce, Horatiu, Derek and especially Jason from Sussex Bike And Sport for believing in my crazy bikes and helping make it all happen..

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But.. I still Ride my Big Bike whenever i can..ha

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