Great looking ride... think I am going to borrow this route for tomorrow's roll.
Thanks for sharing [great pics too!]. -Scott On Apr 24, 7:50 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > With the 400k coming up next weekend I felt the need to get out for a > longish ride today. I'm working tomorrow and Monday I'm having dental > surgery and will be taking it easy Tue and Wed, then back to work. So > yeah, today was really my only chance for an all day ride. Most > importantly I got a hall pass from my wife to go for an all day ride > although, truth be told, she rarely puts the kibosh on my riding. > > After the 300k two weeks ago I had a problem with my Berthoud fender > on my Hilsen and so took them off until I could find replacement > hardware. I ended up mounting some Schwalbe Marathon 700x40 tires on > the Hilsen since it was fender free and enjoyed some rambles in Forest > Park and Powell Butte. I've really enjoyed riding the Hilsen with > these huge tires, Grip King pedals and front and rear bags. It feels > like the proper country bike it was meant to be. I figured for today > I'd just do this big ride in a Riv inspired kit (MUSA knicers, LS wool > undershirt, wool jersey) and pedal free (Grip Kings, Vans). > > It was a great ride. There were some showers and it was a little > chilly out in George but it felt nice to be riding in something other > than my lycranaut kit. I'm not against cycling in bibs and using > clipless pedals but sometimes it all seems a little more complicated > than it needs to be. At one point I got off my bike to take a picture > and it felt so good to not have to step gingerly for fear of turning > my ankle in my cycling shoes which have a narrow sole. I'm hoping to > do more longer rides in this kit over the summer. We'll see. > > As for the route... I took the Springwater Corridor out of Portland to > Boring and then got on back roads for the ride to Eagle Fern Creek > Park and the loop around George. I love that area. The roads quiet for > the most part and rolling. The loop out to George is fantastic. I > didn't get to see Mt Hood as it was heavily overcast in that direction > but I'll do this loop on a clear day later this summer and am sure to > get some epic views. On the way home I stopped in Sellwood for coffee > and treat. I figure the total mileage from my house in N. Portland was > probably around 70 or 75. > > I'm really looking forward to revisiting these roads this summer and > doing some bike camping along the Clackamas River. > > Here are a few > photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/sets/72157623925183594/ > > Today's ride was a variation of this > route:http://www.rubbertotheroad.com/?p=54 > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
