Bo and Mojo, BTW, rode the entire 210-mile weekend on fixed gear bikes, using the Mini Epic as a training ride for next year's "Big Fix"coast-to-coast fixed gear ride.  For more on that event: www.fixhistio.org

Day One: Davis to Gilroy 149 miles >>>	First rest stop, about 6 a.m.		First flat--Mojo's reputation as "the cooler" is firmly in place
Heading for Rockville		On the I-80 bike path	On the Vallejo ferry. After four hours of riding, we made it with literally seconds to spare!	Eric and Mojo
Mojo rode so hard, he started bleeding	The Mini-Epic crew: Eric, Mojo, and Bo	Off the ferry at the Embarcadero		Breakfast at the South Beach Cafe. Yummy!
Bo phone home	Heading for Hunter's Point		Riding through SF's not-so-nice parts
	Palo Alto!	Lunch was provided by Steve Smith--thanks, Steve!	Mmmmmm	Steve
Foothill Expressway		At The Bicycle Outfitter	Bo's bottom bracket was coming undone, so he had it repaired
Day Two: Gilroy to Santa Clara >>>>	Morning in Gilroy dawned wet		Heading north	Morgan Hill
Gratuitous shot of Campy Only's Eric Norris and the newly refinished Retro Benotto		Just a second before this flat, Bo remarked, "Gee, we're making great time!"	We visited the Phil Wood factory in San Jose	Eric and Mojo at Phil's.  Phil Wood is sponsoring the Big Fix
Phil's hubs start like this--12-foot lengths of aluminum alloy	Bo cranks on a vintage machine from the early days of Phil Wood	Trays of partially completed parts	Computer- controlled machining	New style hubs with cutouts (like old Campy Record high-flange hubs)
Row after row of gorgeous finished parts		Brent gave us the tour
Lunch in San Jose	At Bo's mom's house, checking the route to the train station	Eric takes a nap	Santa Clara Carl's Jr--the bikes wait outside	Watching for news about the train
	40-minute delay! We waited on the platform for almost an hour	Finally, the bikes are on the train	Mojo and Bo. The train ride home took twice as long as usual (5 hours) due to a fatal accident in Fremont

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