Oh yeah, been doin' that 3 hours/week fer years. Makes a one-day STP (Seattle to Portland, 206 mi.) and RAMROD (Ride around Mt Rainier in one day, 154 mi. with 10,000' of climbing) a whole lot more doable. Oh, and then there's the Marblemount to Mazama ride over the North Cascades and Rainy and Washington Passes. Keeps an old geezer's heart young.

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