WE DID IT!!! Niagara By Cycle (2011) is officially in the history books. The closing celebration took place today at about 2:30pm at the Rodeway Inn in Niagara Falls, Ontario. More than 650 miles (approx 1,100 kilometers, eh!) in 10 days of riding. Almost $5,000 raised for charity.

To the patient go the spoils. Click on the photo to go to my gallery from Day 11:
Diane, Michael and John arrive in Niagara Falls, Ontario


I've also added some videos to my Day 5 (Accord to Roscoe) collection: Aileen, Bob and Jose (front): our hosts in Accord.

Coming soon: The Cruiser Cam tapes. Definitely not for the faint-hearted! Stay tuned!

Montauk to Niagara Ride, Day 10: Irondequoit to Lockport

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John, Michael and Diane prepare to set out from Irondequoit

Montauk to Niagara Ride, Day 9: Manlius to Irondequoit

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John and Diane cruise downhill in Wayne County

Montauk to Niagara Ride, Day 8: Riding in the rain.

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John and Diane biking on a wet road north of DeRuyter.

Day 7: Roscoe to Bainbridge
Today John's friend Diane Sipple joined our ride. Her husband, Arnie, died last fall of Parkinson's (and features on our website). Diane plans to ride with us all the way to Niagara Falls.

Today's ride took us through some very pretty country. As usual, I'll let my photos, videos and their captions do the talking. Click on photo for more:
John and I welcomed a new rider in Roscoe: Diane Sipple.

Day 5: Accord to Roscoe
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Aileen, Bob and Jose (front): our hosts in Accord.

Day 4 of our Montauk to Niagara ride, from Peekskill to Accord, in the foothills of the Catskills, was by far the most challenging to date. Those who never leave Long Island may be shocked to hear this, but there places in the rest of the world where the crust of the earth goes up and down and up and down - sometimes with shocking abruptness and regularity - as I discovered to my horror! Still, I "gutted it out" (sounds like a fishing term, no?) - sometimes (oh, Shame!) beside the bike as well as on top of it - and did finally (around 6:30) arrive at our final destination, the house in Accord of John's former college roommate Bob, his wife Aileen and their 5-year old son Jose. Click on the photo for more: