[RBW] Re: Yesterday's 300k
http://www.orrandonneurs.org/brevets/2011_brevets.html Eden's Gate 400. AKA the Covered Bridges ride. On Mar 28, 11:34 am, Kevin Brightbill wrote: > I hadn't seen the Covered Bridges ride... when/where is that one? I > need to do a few frame fit tweaks, but otherwise I'm definitely > intending on doing a 400 in the next few weeks! > > On Mar 28, 7:51 am, Mike wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey Kevin, glad you enjoyed the ride. 3 Capes is a great ride, > > probably my favorite ORR brevet. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself > > which is good. The weather was really quite surprising as I expected > > it to be so much worse. I doubt I'll be at the night 200k as I'm not a > > big fan of night riding. I think if I was doing PBP I'd in preparation > > for PBPs night start. > > > If you get a chance at some point this summer consider doing the > > Timothy Lake 200k just as a ride. It won't be run as a brevet but it > > really is one of the best rides in the area. > > >http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2008/Timothy/2008_Timothy_Info.htm > > > Will you be at the Covered Bridges 400k? > > > --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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Yesterday's 300k
I hadn't seen the Covered Bridges ride... when/where is that one? I need to do a few frame fit tweaks, but otherwise I'm definitely intending on doing a 400 in the next few weeks! On Mar 28, 7:51 am, Mike wrote: > Hey Kevin, glad you enjoyed the ride. 3 Capes is a great ride, > probably my favorite ORR brevet. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself > which is good. The weather was really quite surprising as I expected > it to be so much worse. I doubt I'll be at the night 200k as I'm not a > big fan of night riding. I think if I was doing PBP I'd in preparation > for PBPs night start. > > If you get a chance at some point this summer consider doing the > Timothy Lake 200k just as a ride. It won't be run as a brevet but it > really is one of the best rides in the area. > > http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2008/Timothy/2008_Timothy_Info.htm > > Will you be at the Covered Bridges 400k? > > --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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Yesterday's 300k
Hey Kevin, glad you enjoyed the ride. 3 Capes is a great ride, probably my favorite ORR brevet. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself which is good. The weather was really quite surprising as I expected it to be so much worse. I doubt I'll be at the night 200k as I'm not a big fan of night riding. I think if I was doing PBP I'd in preparation for PBPs night start. If you get a chance at some point this summer consider doing the Timothy Lake 200k just as a ride. It won't be run as a brevet but it really is one of the best rides in the area. http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2008/Timothy/2008_Timothy_Info.htm Will you be at the Covered Bridges 400k? --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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Yesterday's 300k
Nice recap, Mike! This ride was my second-ever brevet -- first being the Birkie earlier this month. Unfortunately, the 6:00 start time meant I left Forest Grove about thirty minutes behind almost everyone else, as the first MAX of the day could only bring me into Hillsboro by 6:03. I did find some company about halfway between Timber and Tillamook, then after a quick stop at the Tillamook shell, was able to regain some ground at Meares. I have family (a grandmother) who lives in Oceanside, so I'm fairly familiar with riding and driving that area -- as the riders with me were complaining about the Cape Meares roads, I was thinking of how much the pavement had IMPROVED over the last several years! The miles between the Capes and Pacific City went by mostly alone, but I was able to run into a SIR rider several miles outside of Grand Ronde, and we rode as a duo for the final 80ish miles. His name was Bill, riding on one of those awesome Moulton rigid frames. We took a mostly leisurely pace with several rest stops, although that tailwind by Willamina did give us a temporary speed boost. Our finish time was 16:42 (or I could call mine an unofficial 16:12). The time was slow, but my only goal for the day was to finish in time to catch an eastbound MAX, and that was no problem. I was on my Trek 520 for the day, with a rather stuffed rack-top trunk. From all the beautiful riding, the only pic I took was from the train, at around midnight. Voila-- http://i.imgur.com/icIfe.jpg I overpacked as usual, and the bike is definitely a true tourer, not a lively randonneur rig. Still, plenty of fun. Hope to catch you at another ride soon... I'll probably be out for the night 200K! --Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
