NYTimes Article: Life is a Wheel

I read the Sunday NYTimes this morning and this article was in it, or rather a lot of it was. I recommend buying the paper simply to look at the images and quotes on the two page spread in Travel. The Internet simply doesn’t capture that, rather, while I love that it allows us to [...]

Where to Camp By Bike Around Portland

They are called an S240 ride, Rivendell Bicycles suggests what you might want to bring, around Portland Cycle Wild has a map (see it below) that suggests where around Portland you might want to go. Portland’s “rideshed” which is “anywhere you can ride a loaded bike on a summer day.” About 75 at the most, [...]

From PBOT: Best Rides Around Portland

Portland is a great place to ride for any reason, or no reason at all! See the map for an overview of some enjoyable & scenic recreational bike rides around Portland. Choose the type of ride that suits your preferences, from short & fairly easy (flat) to longer & more demanding (lots of hill climbing). [...]

Mythbusting the Elevation on Bike Tours

Gene Bisbee has this to say to do myth-busting comparing the elevation of the RAGBRAI and Ride the Rockies bike tours, take a look at the article to see hardest day comparisons along with average days and enough stats to make everyone happy.

From his article:

In terms of elevation gain — which should really [...]

Portland Area Recreational Ride Maps

The Portland area has lots of great places to ride. These maps help you to find the roads most suitable for your riding style & preferences. [...]

FOUR Mountain View From West Hills Challenge #5

Last year on Aug 1st I was just riding back into Oregon. Today I finished the first climbs of the West Hills Challenge Series of Five Hill Climbs where I currently reside at 32 of 35 and the last male on this hill. Of the Strava riders doing the hill I am 52 of 60. [...]

West Hills Challenge 2011: The Beautiful Climb

The really fun part of today was that this was an absolutely beautiful hill to climb. Vistas, houses, trees, fun switchbacks, it had it all. [...]