Meet Mandell JCC Israel Ride 2013 Team Member, Bob Efron
Which bike to take? My
brand new Guru carbon fiber wonderbike with Campagnolo parts and with
wheels that cost as much as my entire "other bike". My "other
bike" is an almost ten year old Fuji with cheapo tires and at least a 4
pound weight penalty. The fuji was a little tired, having been on multiple
Israel Rides.
The choice was obvious. Fuji it was!! The Fuji had been with me when I arrived in Jerusalem multiple times and kindly let me assemble her. She was with me when I met lots of and lots of wonderful people on the ride. She was with me when I spoke politics and religion to the members of the Arava Institute, Jordanians and Palestinians. She was with me when I watched Omar pray to Mecca on his prayer mat She was with me when I rode across the Arava with a Rabbi at my side discussing the Torah. Least importantly, she lugged up me the many hills we encountered. The Fuji quietly listened to my heavy breathing as I pushed myself to the limit, but she never complained and (almost) never flatted.
True, the Guru would make my life a little easier, but I knew the Fuji and I formed a bond in Israel, as I had formed a bond with the riders, the land of Israel and its people.
Fuji it will be!
Thanks in advance!!
The choice was obvious. Fuji it was!! The Fuji had been with me when I arrived in Jerusalem multiple times and kindly let me assemble her. She was with me when I met lots of and lots of wonderful people on the ride. She was with me when I spoke politics and religion to the members of the Arava Institute, Jordanians and Palestinians. She was with me when I watched Omar pray to Mecca on his prayer mat She was with me when I rode across the Arava with a Rabbi at my side discussing the Torah. Least importantly, she lugged up me the many hills we encountered. The Fuji quietly listened to my heavy breathing as I pushed myself to the limit, but she never complained and (almost) never flatted.
True, the Guru would make my life a little easier, but I knew the Fuji and I formed a bond in Israel, as I had formed a bond with the riders, the land of Israel and its people.
Fuji it will be!
Thanks in advance!!
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