President Bush (news - web sites) rides his bike on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Monday, July 26, 2004. (AP Photo/The White House, Eric Draper, HO)
Posted on 07/26/2004 3:42:33 PM PDT by Ramonan
Crawford, Texas - President Bush plunged down hills and plowed through the brush on his high-end, high-performance mountain bike today - and wound up flat on his back.
A bit shaken up, Bush dusted himself off, got back on his bike and kept rolling, a small cut on his knee and dirt on his back the only signs he had wrecked.
With an Associated Press reporter along for the ride, Bush tore around his 1,600-acre Texas ranch today.
A one-time jogger, Bush has been riding the knobby-tired bikes only since February, but he rides with abandon. He went biking today as Democrats gathered in Boston for their convention to nominate Sen. John Kerry as their presidential candidate.
Bush keeps a cramp-inducing pace on the uphills, panting hard by the time he reaches each peak, backing off a little to recover, attacking the next hill just as hard.
His heart rate reached 168 beats per minute, about four times his resting rate and in the same range as Lance Armstrong's when the six-time Tour de France winner is pedaling hard.
"At my age, you're more concerned about the cardiovascular" benefits of a workout, Bush said. Mountain biking, he said, has a certain "mind-clearing" effect on him as well.
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Ok... here's the headlines we will see any minute now.
"BUSH TAKES INTENTIONAL BIKE FALL TO STEAL ATTENTION FROM KERRY"
By day three, the headline will read "Bush Steals Mountain Bike From Kerry."
Not scorching, but definitely hot and humid enough to work up a hell of a sweat doing something like that!
By day three, the headline will read "Bush Steals Mountain Bike From Kerry."
ROFLOL.
Well said!
How many Kerrified Purple Hearts does that get him anyway?
Hey babe W, perhaps bicycling ain't your bag sweetie. How about a stationary bike or swimming or something safe. We don't mind if you continue to fall, but the pressWHORES will devour you unmericfully! Go W go! :)
he'll never be Lance Armstrong
His resting heart rate is around 43 bpm. Damn...good!
And you'll never be Barry Bonds.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
It didn't mention whether it was the fault of a Secret Service agent who caused him to fall. Oh yeah, that's SKerry's excuse.
Rakkasan1
Since Jul 10, 2004
President Bush (news - web sites) rides his bike on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Monday, July 26, 2004. (AP Photo/The White House, Eric Draper, HO)
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Rakkasan1
Since Jul 10, 2004
Now you know.
"his high-end, high-performance mountain bike"
Yes! I want to know the specs on this mt. bike?
Did it cost 7K plus like a Lance Replica or the JFK ride?
The cowboy needs a horse :')
Wow!
Just don't put yourself in the hospital now, W. We need you out on the campaign trail in one piece!
When Kerry fell on his Democrat symbol during a skiing outing a few months ago he cursed his secret service protector for causing the fall. I guess that is what Arnold means about girlie men.
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