Went on a training/fun ride today. The Quidditch World Cup was in Kissimmee, FL this year and as luck would have it, 2 people from SC2SC12! So I used this as an excuse to get away from my studies and get some miles in. 

It’s about 55 miles from my house to the park they were playing, so it was going to be 110 miles round trip. This turned into about 67 miles due to an untimely tire blow out 40 miles from home. Luckily I was saved the long walk home from Maulik. Despite this incident I was able to enjoy and learn about quidditch from a master! Alyssa taught me everything I needed to know and I was able to actually understand the chaos happening on the pitch.

Great training day overall but I would love to knock out a long ride with the round trip I plan on for once. 

We did it!!!

twowheelsonegoal asked: So I just saw your post in the cycling tag. Shout out for choosing the best route!

4265 miles! Longest and strongest!

Thanks for the support! 

Selling Mike’s Bike & Build Shirts!

Hey everyone! I’m coming to the home stretch of when I need my funding for Bike & Build and I just received the first of what I hope will be a few T-shirt orders. 

The shirts will be sent out to anyone who donates $25 to my Bike & Build (http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/5575) just make sure you let me know in a message what size you would like (Small - XL) and if your address differs from your billing address. This isn’t a big order and I’m sure they’ll be going fast, get yours today! 

Front Design: 

Rode 70 Miles today! Started off well but around mile 8, a storm rolled in. I tried waiting it out but 40 minutes later i was still waiting. I hopped on my trusty steed and rode off into the rain. The storm passed after a few minutes but not before properly soaking me. 

I dried off around Mile 25 aside from my shoes but those had no chance to begin with. From then on, the ride was awesome. I had the ocean roaring on one side and the Indian River on the other. No cars or anyone else as far as I could see, it was incredibly peaceful. 

This continued until mile 45 when I went right past Vero and onto the end of A1A aside from having to turn around to meet my friend for lunch, this patch of road was one of the worst i’ve ever ridden on. This was about where my ride finished. I rode into Vero for lunch just in time for some knee pain. I called the ride quits there and called for a ride back. I wasn’t too happy about that but i’d rather have my knee in good shape for the summer. There will be other days to complete that 100 mile goal.

By the time you see this i’ll be on the road!

This is one of the strongest reasons Bike and Build appeals to me. I’ve lived here for 21 years now and have barely left the East coast. I want to see and meet the rest of what this country has the offer while giving what I can along the way. 

New T-shirt logo!

Don’t forget to donate $11 on September 11th! 

https://www.facebook.com/events/515710225121408/

I’m back!

It’s time to start fundraising again, not that I ever really stopped of course. Due to classes and keeping up with the route i was going to be on (SC2SC), along with just ‘enjoying’ this Florida heat, B&B just slipped to the back burner.

Classes are over though and it’s time to start planning some events and making some shirts! I have a new deadline this time , I’ll be meeting and (hopefully) surpassing my goal by February of 2013 instead of May. I’m already halfway there though!

As with before, I’ll be updating this blog with events, shirts and I’ll be adding photos from some of my training rides along with anything else B&B or cycling related.

If you would like to donate, go here:http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/5575

Now including a total of how much I’ve raised so far!
If you would like a shirt, let me know here or on facebook and donate at least $15.

Hope you all can donate, even $5 helps and everyone that donates will be getting a letter/postcard from the road!

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DinoMike! (Taken with instagram)