

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Think riding a century (100 miles) on your bike is tough? Try organizing a century event—from scratch. Such was the daunting task taken on by Mark Dupray (right), a 26-year-old bike enthusiast and a sales specialist at the REI Huntington Beach, Calif., store. His inaugural event, the Big Ring Century, took place last month on the local streets of Orange County. The ride was originally the brainchild of Mark's dad, Mark Sr. They wanted to support a friend who does charitable work in the African ...
Posted by Steve T on July 26, 2012 4:01 PM & Tagged Big Ring century, Cycling, bicycle and charity | permalink | Comments
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