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Author: John

  • Ramble to The Arrow Coffeehouse

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    Today’s Ride was a Ramble to The Arrow Coffeehouse where I was able to purchase a coffee and baked good off their site and have them set on the front porch while all of us stayed 10 feet away from the porch and each other. So nice they are trying to make it. Give them…

  • Setting Up Shop in the Spare Bedroom

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    I don’t have a GF at this moment AND I have setup my bike room in what was the spare bedroom. The situation is causal, not causality. BTW, it is hard to think of it as anything except a bike room now. Of course I KNEW that I would eventually be maintaining my bikes here…

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    Rails to Trails MTB track along Klickitat river. @petebikes suggested that the Salsa Woodsmoke could be overbike; however, I wanted to test frame bag and a few extras. The quad lock slips, but is manageable…the second feedbag is finally useful although I really have to think “Not-for-Nalgene”…the Revelate Tank bag requires constant watching as comes…

  • Pleased I started, super happy to make the final turn to my porch steps.

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    I noticed that Western Bike Works has a Sunday ride called Rock Creek Roll Call and thought last Sunday that it would be a decent ride to get me back in the saddle. I knew that after a month off the bike due to illness I really didn’t have the legs or stamina to pull…

  • Ride Celebration – Falls Creek Hike/Bike

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    I rode in the area of the Falls Creek Trail (and Ice Caves) It was a couple of weeks ago, but I was stiff the day after it. The thing I noticed most was that I totally ran out of water and food. Still learning about Mountain Biking and the calorie count. This affected me…

  • Ride Celebration – Newberry Caldera / Crater Rim Trail

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    I tried Ride Reports, but it is too stuffy. I rode the Crater Rim Trail: Trailforks, Bend Trails Relive ‘Newberry Caldera Loop’ I am a bit stiff tonight, a day after the ride. When you link sections together, and anticipate hills, the trail becomes so much more than the section you are on, it is…

  • Gear: Porcelain Rocket Meanwhile bag

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    I mounted a Wald 139 to my Soma and I purchased a Porcelain Rocket Meanwhile bag that arrived yesterday and went out this morning. Looked at Shopville ShopSack but the zipper and not waterproof killed it, but I loved the idea of handles to carry the bag into a shop. The Troutmoose was water resistant…