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Today JJ and I took a road trip to Portland, Michigan. We left church about 12:50pm and hustled to get to Portland. It is on I-96 just west of Lansing. I was meeting gentleman to pick up my new to me bike. He only road it off road once and then just riding on rail trail. I got a great price on a nice bike.

The bike is stock with the exception of the brakes. The previous owner but Avid BB7' on the bike. A very solid and reliable brake. Crank Brothers Egg Beater pedals, Bontrager Race X-Lite stem and Forte Team handle bars. Have to decide on a set of grips as the stock seem kind of small for me. I will swap out the tires for training on gravel and pavement and save the Hodag's for trail riding. After a few trail rides I will be able to determine if a Bluto upgrade is in the future?

Hopefully I can make my changes tomorrow and get a training ride in on Tuesday.

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