THE END OF THE TRAIL

     I'm not referring to me giving up cycling.  No, my BikeCentennial Trail Jersey has given up the ghost.  We are trying to resuscitate by replacing the dry-rotted elastic, but the reflective stripes on the sleeves and back are gone forever.

     In 1976 I had planned to cycle the coast-to-coast ride sponsored by Bike Centennial (now Adventure Cycling).  Preliminary plans were laid, but circumstances prevented my attendance.  Just as well, I was poorly prepared.  Twenty years later, Adventure Cycling came out with a commemorative jersey and I purchased it as incentive to finally get my act together.  Well, in 2001 I did ride coast-to-coast, just not with Adventure Cycling.  

     But I wore the jersey a lot, both before and after 2001.  The jerseys you wear tell a lot about your cycling history.  I have my Hotter'n Hell in honor of the ten I did there; the Six Gap Century of which I'm quite proud; Alpe d'Huez likewise.  The End-to-End is another epic ride jersey that I wear often.  I have more jerseys than Carter has pills.  I guess you could say I have quite a history.