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11-14-21, 11:25 PM
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@Andy_K - awesome photos! I will have to get back up that way in the spring and try that route. Looks promising 
I got in around 70 miles today in the Valley of the Sun:
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I got in around 70 miles today in the Valley of the Sun:
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Yeah, that’s mine. It’s a 1969 Raleigh Competition with small amounts of Gugificazione (bottle cage bosses and mid-fork rack mounts). Not quite a period-correct build — only the shifters and headset are original.
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11-15-21, 07:47 AM
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As an Oregon City resident I can say that OC has more to recommend it than is popularly known, and has lots of great riding nearby!
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I joined @merziac and his son for a ride out on the Columbia River Trail. On our ride out to Cascade Locks we encountered several areas impacted by recent storms. Overall the trail is in a poor state of repair though almost entirely ride-able. Large sections are currently covered with fall leaves and other debris. Still, it was a nice day for a ride with temps hitting 65 degrees!
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I keep forgetting you're "local", we should ge together for a ride sometime!
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I miss the PNW! Thanks for all the great pics of places I've been.
Just on the other side of the from the picture of the ferry, is a far with small gauge railroad that was open during pumpkin harvest time. Go for a ride on the train was a fun experience not to mention the detail of the steam engine that was hand built. No pics.
We lived on the other side of the Portland hills so didn't ride at all on the east side with one or two exception along the river. Did a lot of motorcycling though!
Picked up my Colnago in Hood River, of all places, in 2009 a year + before leaving.
Just on the other side of the from the picture of the ferry, is a far with small gauge railroad that was open during pumpkin harvest time. Go for a ride on the train was a fun experience not to mention the detail of the steam engine that was hand built. No pics.
We lived on the other side of the Portland hills so didn't ride at all on the east side with one or two exception along the river. Did a lot of motorcycling though!
Picked up my Colnago in Hood River, of all places, in 2009 a year + before leaving.
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Yup, I drove down and arrived last weekend. Looks like the warm weather will continue for at least another month, so lots of riding on the horizon.
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Austin Creek, Caz. by djk762, on Flickr
Austin Creek, Caz./ Holdsworth Special by djk762, on Flickr
Austin Creek, Caz./ Caz Hwy. by djk762, on Flickr
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^ I love the color and clarity in that creek djkashuba . Very serene..
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Andy_K did you ask the moose?
I live near what I think might be the last pole operated (long stick, not a person from Poland) ferry in the US. It has a very limited schedule but was OOC when I went down there last year due to high waters.
Short ride around town today to shake out night shift cobwebs. I saw this guy hanging out. He watched me as I stood about 20 ft away to take the picture and then when I looked down, he started slinking away glancing over his shoulder, no doubt hoping I wouldn’t notice. Regretted not riding my Heron as I’m sure that would have been a good ice breaker.
I live near what I think might be the last pole operated (long stick, not a person from Poland) ferry in the US. It has a very limited schedule but was OOC when I went down there last year due to high waters.
Short ride around town today to shake out night shift cobwebs. I saw this guy hanging out. He watched me as I stood about 20 ft away to take the picture and then when I looked down, he started slinking away glancing over his shoulder, no doubt hoping I wouldn’t notice. Regretted not riding my Heron as I’m sure that would have been a good ice breaker.
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It's been a highly stressful few months for me (multiple shootings at the bar on my block), so today I rode the Lemond into the woods to hug some trees and just listen to some relative silence. Then when I got home, I did a quick-n-sloppy 650b swap...
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Thankful posting this thread - diventa di nuovo un ciclista oggi
Rain and life have reduced ride time.
So what to do to not exhaust the legs too much?
…..take too many pics. But I skipped them in the crowded town - the turn around ramble.
Hug a first responder.
This is what they do, up from Poo Poo. No, he didn’t land in or too near the trees.
I like a classic ride depiction
Even after all the wind - still a little Fall, lining some little paths
Trying out brand new winter bib tights with the colder weather shoes. Too warm to really test them other that fit and comfort. I will be good to my minimum = ~38*f on a normal Puget Sound winter day, or down to a sunny 30*, if thru a dry patch of days. No ice for me, no matter how thin on that shady curve ahead….
So what to do to not exhaust the legs too much?
…..take too many pics. But I skipped them in the crowded town - the turn around ramble.
Hug a first responder.
This is what they do, up from Poo Poo. No, he didn’t land in or too near the trees.
I like a classic ride depiction
Even after all the wind - still a little Fall, lining some little paths
Trying out brand new winter bib tights with the colder weather shoes. Too warm to really test them other that fit and comfort. I will be good to my minimum = ~38*f on a normal Puget Sound winter day, or down to a sunny 30*, if thru a dry patch of days. No ice for me, no matter how thin on that shady curve ahead….
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Watch a few fishermen along the pt Pinole shoreline. A hiker
stopped to talk and asked if the bay trail would get him to pt Richmond. It does, but it follows down along an unscenic Parkway. He wanted to follow the waterfront so I told him "Well, yes, you can pass the gun range, loop out around the landfill and then cut over behind the sewer plant..." He looked bewildered. I laughed and acknowledged it didn't sound too enticing.
stopped to talk and asked if the bay trail would get him to pt Richmond. It does, but it follows down along an unscenic Parkway. He wanted to follow the waterfront so I told him "Well, yes, you can pass the gun range, loop out around the landfill and then cut over behind the sewer plant..." He looked bewildered. I laughed and acknowledged it didn't sound too enticing.
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Love all the pics and stories! This is real life. Loving the outdoors. Here I'm preparing a ride.
And I actually did one. On the classic MTB (Giant Team worldcup). Rode till every part was covered with mud. Pity it always takes such a long time to clean it all up, but hey: that's life!
And I actually did one. On the classic MTB (Giant Team worldcup). Rode till every part was covered with mud.
Pity it always takes such a long time to clean it all up, but hey: that's life!
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I want those shoes!
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The floodwaters receded rather quickly - enough to ride the river road out to Carnation
Floodwaters receded enough to ride the river road by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
I met this rather odd creature near Remmlinger Farm
Now that's something you don't see every day by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
Floodwaters receded enough to ride the river road by Matthew Pendergast, on FlickrI met this rather odd creature near Remmlinger Farm
Now that's something you don't see every day by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
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Fairly nice weather today took a nice short ride on recently got zero dollar curb bin build Globe ATB Cruiser for testing before it goes away as a donation. Haven't built a bike this year so this low one is likely it. Actually rides petty good on pavement but sucks on dirt.
Not a great bike but it looks good.
Not a great bike but it looks good.
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saw this yesterday
Had to chat with the owner about the bar/lever arrangement.
He bought the bike complete for a few dollars.
The rear wheel has a mix of shiny and black spokes, he needed to replace some and only black were available.
He rides with this setup on local rides, and rotates the bars to a more typical position when riding longer.
It came with no front deraileur, but he is fine to leave it on the big ring with his 5 cogs in back.
The guy seemed to know it's a bit of a comedy bike, but he could not care less.
He bought the bike complete for a few dollars.
The rear wheel has a mix of shiny and black spokes, he needed to replace some and only black were available.
He rides with this setup on local rides, and rotates the bars to a more typical position when riding longer.
It came with no front deraileur, but he is fine to leave it on the big ring with his 5 cogs in back.
The guy seemed to know it's a bit of a comedy bike, but he could not care less.
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I rode to the auto parts store a few miles away, to get an oil filter wrench. And to make sure the new grease in the hubs was working, as well as the bearing adjustment. I made it home.
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