2008 afforded me the opportunity ride many different venues and more importantly, to meet many friends, some of whom are members of the ‘BentRider Online [BROL]. [click either of the collection thumbnails to go to the  flickr photos or sets of that  collection of pictures]

Following is a list of ’08 places ~ events ~ dates of my cycling:

• Winter Garden, FL ~ Catrike Rally ~ Feb & Mar
• Jacksonville, FL ~ Jacksonville-Baldwin Trail ~ Devious56 & Recycled Teen ~ Mar
• Inverness, FL ~ Withlacoochee Century ~ March
• Jacksonville, FL ~ Jacksonville-Baldwin Trail ~ March
• Bethesda, MD to Gettysburg, PA ~ Face of America Bicycle Ride ~ May
• Bristol, VA/TN ~ Kingsport, TN ~ Abbington, VA  Bike VA ~ June
• Kellogg, ID ~ TOT ~  Mandrake1051 & a host of others ~ June & July
• Wenatchee, WA ~ The Wenatchee Experience… ~ Dragonfly & husband, Chris & Dale ~ July
• Seattle, WA ~ The Seattle Experience… ~ Doncl ~ July
• Seattle, WA to Portland, OR [STP] ~ July
• Gem Lake, MN [near Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN] ~ Moon Light Ride ~  hmw46 ~ July
• Iowa [across the state ] [RAGBRAI] ~ July
• Morton, IL ~ The Dandy Ride ~ CycleBreeze, Trsnrtr, & other BROLers ~ July
• Niagara, NY/Niagara, CA ~ Niagara Rally ~ Tom Barone & a host of others ~ August
• Black Mountain to Oak Island, NC ~ Cycle NC ~ September & October
• Claxton, GA ~ Crusin’ in the Country ~ November
• Moncks Corner, SC~ FestiVELO ~ December

[click on the collages below for an enlarged picture]

In all of this, I amassed 3,538.65 recorded miles [chart below]. I had a few rides where I had a GPS issue, thus the mileage was not recorded. Plus, I ride for cool-down and do not record those miles. My estimate is that my mileage in in excess of 3,700 miles. My ’06 total exceeds ’07 & ’08, but I did 3 major tour in ’06, and 21 centuries, one of which was a double century. I had one double this year–STP. This chart is based on my Garmin Edge 305 uploads the the MotionBased Database. Garmin has Edge 305 replacements.

[click the chart to goto my MotionBased Digest]

I have to again give a special thanks to those BROL members who gave the utmost in hospitality as I trekked west and then back east. You know who you are. THANKS  AGAIN!!!

Now, what will I ride in ’09?