Dr. Stanley Paris & Kiwi Spirit II

Solo non-stop Circumnavigation

Bike Training - 3,000 miles in 30 days with 3 days rest for the Foundation

My training has been progressing well. I now have three bikes to choose from and will no doubt take two with me. Each bike has a different handle bar and seating arrangement. I have the standard road bike with drop handle bars, another with a hybrid straight across and triathlon aerobars and a third hybrid bike with a straight across bar. Seating is a problem and I am still experimenting to find comfort. The standard seat gives me pain and numbness. Larger seats are better

2016 - A Busy Year

2016 - A Busy Year

2016 will be a very busy year with some rather lofty and ambitious plans and some difficult decisions. 1. The year starts with the challenge to raise participation in the Bicycle Across America, 3,000 miles in 30 days with three days’ rest to raise money for much needed physical therapy research. We start April 1st and we seek persons to enter and persons to sponsor. You may do both at https://www.firstgiving.com/Foundation4PT/ride-for-pt-research and to get full information

Bicycle Across America - Reconnaissance Complete

In late December I drove across America following the Adventure Cycling Associations well mapped Southern Tier Route – the same route come April 1st 2016 we will be riding in support of the Foundation for Physical Therapy and its excellent research and scholarship programs. The distance by car using the interstates is about 2400 miles whereas that by bicycle which does use the interstate only for about 80 miles is a total of some 3,100 miles. Of course I had to drive the cycl

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