Pictured above, from the left, are Titus Beitzel, of Accident, Tim Bende, of Bittinger, and Ken Miller, of Venice, Fla. The trio began a bicycle ride in Miller’s Florida hometown on Sept. 20. As of Friday, they’ve pedaled 1,213 miles over the course of 15 biking days, stopping along the way in various cities. They said they had great weather for the trip, with the occasional exception of a strong headwind and the recent three-day streak of rain. When asked why they decided to pedal such a distance, the three said it was simply something they had always wanted to do and now they’re happy to check it off of their “bucket lists.” The map to the right displays the trio’s course up the East Coast.
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Pictured above, from the left, are Titus Beitzel, of Accident, Tim Bende, of Bittinger, and Ken Miller, of Venice, Fla. The trio began a bicycle ride in Miller’s Florida hometown on Sept. 20. As of Friday, they’ve pedaled 1,213 miles over the course of 15 biking days, stopping along the way in various cities. They said they had great weather for the trip, with the occasional exception of a strong headwind and the recent three-day streak of rain. When asked why they decided to pedal such a distance, the three said it was simply something they had always wanted to do and now they’re happy to check it off of their “bucket lists.” Steve Bittner/Times-News
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