Travel to Parkersburg, WV
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Travel to Parkersburg, WV
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| Then to the Hill Billy Hot Dogs place where we can dine on a 5 lb hot dog and relax and enjoy the ambience. |
 Dining
in the School Bus Dining Facility #1 we enjoy our meal. |
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| Then step outside for a little constitutional walk past a vehicle that is a bit past the expiration time on the parking meter. |
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| Joe insists that we visit the facility before riding |
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| Doc starts out this epoch ride after being coached by Joe on techniques such as towing and drafting. |
 Doc
is ready. |
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| He is off followed by Joe in the truck who is setting a blistering pace. |
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| Over hill and dale and through the woods... |
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| Doc pedals his heart out and completes his segment of the ride |
 in
near absolute exhaustion. |
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| It is now up to Miss Twinkle Toes to complete the course. She limbers up... bulks up... and takes to the highway, singing I am Woman Hear Me Roar. |
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| But then her chain falls off the bike. Joe shouts encouragement from the truck. After another stop to fix her speedometer, we continue... |
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| and make only one more stop to dry off her liner. Off we go one more time... |
 Past
sparkling brooks... |
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| Serene and majestic farmland from another era... |
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| Past a little bit of West Virginia suburban renewal |
 Then...
seven miles later with victory in sight, AJ hits three potholes in
succession and coasts to a stop with a flat tire falling just short of
Abel's record. |
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| We continue the trip along the Ohio River trying to recover after pedaling so many miles... and sing ballads and songs about Abel... |
 arriving
at the outskirts of Parkersburg and completing our ride. |
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We
decide to make today's ride a record that even Abel will envy. We jump
start Doc with a genu-wine Duncan Donuts and AJ with two burritos and a Dr
Phibbs.