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Day One: Davis
to Gilroy 149 miles
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First rest stop, about 6 a.m. |
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First flat--Mojo's reputation as "the cooler" is
firmly in place |
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Heading for Rockville |
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On the I-80 bike path |
On the Vallejo ferry. After four hours of riding, we made it
with literally seconds to spare! |
Eric and Mojo |
Mojo rode so hard, he started bleeding |
The Mini-Epic crew: Eric, Mojo, and Bo |
Off the ferry at the Embarcadero |
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Breakfast at the South Beach Cafe. Yummy! |
Bo phone home |
Heading for Hunter's Point |
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Riding through SF's not-so-nice parts |
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Palo Alto! |
Lunch was provided by Steve Smith--thanks, Steve! |
Mmmmmm |
Steve |
Foothill Expressway |
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At The Bicycle Outfitter |
Bo's bottom bracket was coming undone, so he had it repaired |
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Day
Two: Gilroy to Santa Clara
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Morning in Gilroy dawned wet |
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Heading north |
Morgan Hill |
Gratuitous shot of Campy Only's Eric Norris and the newly
refinished Retro Benotto |
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Just a second before this flat, Bo remarked, "Gee,
we're making great time!" |
We visited the Phil Wood factory in San Jose |
Eric and Mojo at Phil's. Phil Wood is sponsoring the Big
Fix |
Phil's hubs start like this--12-foot lengths of aluminum
alloy |
Bo cranks on a vintage machine from the early days of Phil
Wood |
Trays of partially completed parts |
Computer- controlled machining |
New style hubs with cutouts (like old Campy Record
high-flange hubs) |
Row after row of gorgeous finished parts |
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Brent gave us the tour |
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Lunch in San Jose |
At Bo's mom's house, checking the route to the train station |
Eric takes a nap |
Santa Clara Carl's Jr--the bikes wait outside |
Watching for news about the train |
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40-minute delay! We waited on the platform for almost an
hour |
Finally, the bikes are on the train |
Mojo and Bo. The train ride home took twice as long as usual
(5 hours) due to a fatal accident in Fremont |
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