Good rides in and around Portland. Or just good riding adventures, sometimes with the Oregon Randonneurs
Who biked 100 miles for the first time in his life this weekend? This guy! (and look how happy he is about it!:) That’s right. For more than a year now, James has been talking about riding a century, but it’s never really worked out. Last summer his back was …
It turns out there are very few things better than a really early morning ride on a work day:) I didn’t have to be at work until 11:30 today, so I got up in the dark and hit the road juuuuust as it was starting to lighten up a little. …
Dammit! If only I’d known about this before it happened, I would have found a way to be in California for it: the Tour of the California Alps Death Ride. The five-pass ride, up and over Monitor Pass, Ebbets Pass, and Carson Pass, is 129 miles with 15,000’+ of climbing. …
Even though the last 300k I rode with the Oregon Randonneurs was so awesome, I have to admit I was a little nervous about yesterday’s ride. It’s a funny facet of stasia-hood: even if I do well at something I’m never convinced I’ll actually be able to repeat it. What …
