Archive for June, 2008


24 Hours of Summer Solstice

Its been a week since Juliette and I raced the 24 Hours of Summer Solstice solo and we are still recovering. We have been sleeping and eating constantly, and the feeling still hasn’t come back in several of our fingers and one of my toes. It was a hard race this year, but thankfully we […]

Preparing for the Big Race

In five days, Juliette and I will be racing the 24 Hours of Summer Solstice, North America’s largest 24 hour mountain bike event. For people unfamiliar with the concept, we will get on our bikes at noon on Saturday and start riding laps around a 17.5km technical mountain biking course at Albion Hills, near Bolton, […]

Today We Mourn

Today we are mourning the passing of the van. I signed over ownership tonight and we will never see her again. Once I finish this post, I will sit down with a beer and remember the good times we had together. I am comforted knowing that she has gone to a better place though, where […]

Bike Week 2008

It is Bike Week in Burlington from May 31 to June 8. Today is Bike to Work Day, so show your support to everyone out on their bikes today. Saturday, June 8 from noon to 3 pm there are bike related activities and a community barbecue at Central Park. The weather is finally warm and […]

Westfalia For Sale

It is official, I finally put the van up for sale today. I love the van and it runs great, but I just don’t drive it now that I am biking everywhere. I will be sad to see it go, but I know someone else out there will love it as much as I do. […]