Riding in Tribute to....

JIM MOHR

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Bargaining for a Bike

Interviewed one of the locals, Lloyd Gatzke from Campbellsport, WI, who told me how he got his first bike with this unusual bargaining technique....

Riding in Tribute to....

Robert Ledwith


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New Hampshire: A Quick Fix, the Speedway, and a NASA Tidbit to Share

Full day of activities started with a visit to MC Cycle & Sport in Laconia, NH.

Bob took care of a couple annoying wobbles and squeaks that would help smooth

out my ride.

 

Bob

On to the great New Hampshire Motor Speedway which was prepping for this weekend's NASCAR race. (Right, and below left)

In Concord, I sought out the Discovery Museum which highlighted astronaut Christa McAuliffe.

Did you know ejection seats were used in the first four shuttle test flights but later replaced by non-ejection seats as ejection was deemed unsafe?

Docent Bob Veilleux was also part of the Teacher in Space Program. "I was at Christa's flight. Took hundreds of pictures and didn't show them to anyone for years."

Bob Veilleux

Bob was also a collector of meteorites; of course, he kept them in his pocket. 

Where's Judy?

Just a fun map so you can see where I've been so far.

View The Amazing Race for Alzheimer's in a full screen map

South to Concord, NH

Headed south on Highway 106 to Concord, NH. I'm about 18 miles out. In this

photo is a sleek biker named Jeremy. He caught me on the downhill. "Recognized your plate; I'm from New Foundland," he said referencing my Nova Scotia license plate.

"Sorry to disappoint, I'm from Wisconsin," I said.

The sweat was pouring off Jeremy. I asked him if it was tough to catch me and he said it was.

So kind.  

Then he raced off and I continued to eke along with my dinosaur tail of gear.

NOTE: He's that wisp of a biker behind the car.... Hear me pronouncing 'car' like you're from HARvard.)