1. El Tour de Tucson 2009
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Last year, when El Tour de Tucson came around, I had only been riding for four months and was still closer to 300 pounds then 200 pounds. Last year my goal was to complete the 35-mile route of El Tour ...

2. The most fun I've had on a bike
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In the last year and a half, I've had a lot of awesome experiences on a bike. But, Saturday's Alley Cat Scavenger hunt is by far the most fun I've ever had on two wheels. Here is the flyer for the ride: ...

3. I'm in love
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... saddle for more than 100 years and it fantastic. It is already the most comfortable saddle I've ridden on, but the cool thing is that after a few hundred miles, it breaks in to fit specifically to the ...

4. Car free... for a few months
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... that I can say I sold my car and rode the 65 miles home. It was very symbolic of the last year for me. I wish I could remain car free, but then again maybe I'll be able to sell my next car in Phoenix and ...

5. Tuesday Night Ride with friends
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The Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride is awesome. It started about two years ago when a group of friends decided to have a birthday party on wheels for their pal, Nick Jett. From there it grew into a much ...

6. Crashing my 10-year reunion
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Well, I didn't actually crash my 10-year reunion, but I did crash my bike and I did go to my reunion. I got up early for a ride to beat the heat. I had decided the night before that I was going to head ...

7. Perhaps a custom bike?
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... that I thought I wouldn't be able to afford it. Instead of leaving it at that, he called local frame builder Andy Gilmour. Jay bought a custom bike from Andy more than 25 years ago and it is still his ...

8. What a difference a year makes
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I struggled with how to start this particular blog entry. I wanted to convey how important the changes I made in the last year are, but I didn't want it to be too cheesy or dramatic. In the end though, ...