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J&P 09: Mesa to Florence

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Tom’s last email indicated that the group would meet Bob and me at 11:30am.  I figured that riding with the loaded rig would be slower, and so I budgeted 2 hours for the 18 miles.   However, when 9:00am rolled around, I was so amp’d up to go, I just rolled on out of the driveway and started out onto Recker Road. My bike was certainly a different beast with its load.  Of course, the extra weight made start-ups slower, and accelerations took a lot more pedal effort.   Handling was particularly sensitive to grooves in the pavement, and even rolling at

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J&P 09: Preface

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At the end of September, my friend Mary Ellen Coe sent me a pointer to the J&P Tucson Tour.  I asked further about it and she simply told me it was a bunch of fun.   2008 was a strong cycling year for me, basically culminating in the El Tour de Tucson ride in late November.    In early December, I rode in the Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club’s Free Ride.   Mary Ellen and I pushed hard the last 25 miles or so, doing 22-24 mph the whole way, and as a result I strained my knees plenty.  The pain lasted a week

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