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• Cycling
  - Training Page for BMB ('02)
  - BMB ('02) Pictures
  - BMB ('05) Ride Summary (by Fred Kniffin)
  - Quad Centuries ('01) Pictures
  - 2001 Training Log
  - 2002 Training Log
  - Training Log 2001-2005 (coming soon)
  - Middlebury Road Club (all road, all the time)
  - Middlebury Bike Club (mountain and road)
  
• Trips and Travel
• Favorite Quotes
• Still More Stuff

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Cycling

I currently have three bicycles--2 road and 1 mountain. Why does a person need three bicycles? Well, if you think of it in terms of "need", then you are missing the point! My Trek 2100 road bike was my oldest. It took me through quite a number of epic rides, including my first DeathRide and the Davis Double Century. It is now on its second life with a friend of mine. My next Independent Fabrication bike was part of my (now successful) plan to ride the Boston-Montreal-Boston ride in August 2002 (pictures). In 2001, I finished smaller version they sponsor called the Quad Centuries that goes from Boston to Middlebury back to Boston in the same four days time. I met a bunch of very friendly riders and took a few pictures along the way. I loved the IF bike, but alas she died an ignoble death (RIP - Rusted in Parts, and then broke clean in half!). So, being a chemist and knowing what causes rust, I bought a Douglas titanium and carbon frame bike from Colorado Cylist. I have used this bike in several races (such as the Mad River Road Race 2003 and Whiteface Uphill Bike Race) and most recently in the 2005 edition of Boston-Montreal-Boston with my friend Fred Kniffin. I used the parts from the IF to build up a Trek 5000 frame and now use this in inclement weather. Around home, I often ride with the nice folks at the Middlebury Bike Club and their road bike faction the Middlebury Road Club (check out the Saturday group rides) or on my KHS mountain bike (Group Ride on Wednesdays).

Rick with three bikes	DeathRide- going up...	DeathRide-coming back down!
Rick with newest Douglas Bike

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Fun Trips

Who doesn't love fun trips? On a camping trip in 1995 to Lassen State Park in CA, I took what is probably the best picture of my life (photography is not a hobby so that's not saying too much).

(Shon Pulley on top of Mt. Lassen; 10,500 feet)

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Quotes

I love quotes and aphorisms. I have one for every occasion (almost). Here are a few:

• "A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." -John A. Shedd
• "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!" --John Whittier (from the poem Maud Muller.)
• "We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams." from Ode by Arthur O’Shaughnessy
• "I am a great believer in luck. I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it." -Benjamin Franklin

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More Stuff

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