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by Chris Gilligan
January 2000
Amidst all fear and loathing generated by Y2K freaks, I have remained
pretty calm. I normally have enough camping paraphernalia crammed in the trunk of my car
to keep me fed, watered, and housed for a couple of weeks. If cars stop working, I have 4
bikes to choose from to meet my transportation needs. No big deal. It might even be fun to
see the system grind to a halt as my friends and I pedal by.
Though I didn't do a single race in 1999, I think it was my best year
ever as a biker. I have really gotten into trail maintenance this year, and it has been
rewarding and fun. My kids are getting more motivated to ride their bikes...especially my
son. As they get older and faster, I'll get older and slower, so we may even have a few
years in which our abilities overlap; I'm really looking forward to that.
Y2K Resolutions:
I'm putting these in print so my fellow bikers will remind me of my
good intentions...
Ride the 3-State 3-Mountain Challenge in
2000
Build more lean muscle mass
Kill fewer brain cells
Don't smoke...don't even think about it
Teach the kids to ride on trails...be patient, go slow
Take longer rides with the kids...be patient, go slow
Attend an out-of-state (preferably out-of-region) bike
festival
Earn my keep on the trails by donating at least 20
hours of work
Ride my spiffy new road bike every chance I get (at
the risk of being a geek)
Teach and learn better techniques at every opportunity
Run, run, run while my knees can still take the abuse
Drink less coffee, drink better coffee
Support my local bike shops
Try hard to think about something other than bikes
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