Category: Rides
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How To Spot a Stravasshole
I laughed so hard, yes, I use Strava, as a premium member. I love Strava. It isn’t their fault some folks behave like this. The trick is to still have fun and behave out there!
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Danny MacAskill – Epecuén – 2014
Published on May 28, 2014 CLICK to explore the town of Epecuén with Danny:http://bit.ly/1oHb7JK Watch as Danny MacAskill brings a forgotten city back to life with his latest street trials film. Following on from 2013’s mind-blowing ‘MacAskill’s Imaginate’, Epecuén is the latest film from Danny MacAskill. Directed by long time collaborator Dave Sowerby, we’ll see…
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Larch Mountain Opens Again
Multnomah County will reopen the upper section of Larch Mountain Road on Tuesday, May 27th at 2 pm. Larch Mountain Road is the highest road in Multnomah County’s jurisdiction, reaching an altitude of 4,055 feet. Each winter, the county closes public access to recreation areas off upper Larch Mountain Road by closing a snow gate…
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Portland to the Coast by Bike
Portland to the Coast by Bike ROUTE 1 – To Astoria via Vernonia ROUTE 2 – To Tillamook via the Wilson River ROUTE 3 – To 3 Capes via the Nestucca River For additional information on routes and conditions for cyclists between Portland & the Oregon Coast, consult the Oregon Bike Guide & the Oregon…
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Google Maps Adds Elevation Profiles To Bike Routes To Help You Avoid Those Steep Hills
Originally Posted on TechCrunch From the article: Google Maps now features elevation profiles for bike routes. Google added biking directions to Google Maps and specialized maps that highlight bike routes a few years ago. If you are weak like me, though, and learned to bike in Holland, where the biggest obstacle is a dike, you…
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Interactive Map Tracks Portland Bicycle Maps
Article from KATU PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland cyclists have a new tool to examine the safety record of city streets. A new interactive map from the MIT Media Lab tracks the 1,085 bike crashes that happened in Portland between 2010 and 2013. The numbers show some of the city’s busiest streets are also the ones…
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50 Rides of a Lifetime
This is from Bicycling Magazine online. I wonder how many I may do in my lifetime? 1. The Cobbles of Belgium. Cyclists like to suffer, and the mystical mecca for pain—in the form of jaw-rattling pave—has to be Flanders. Follow the narrow roads of the spring Classics, try to summit one of the countlesshellingen (short,…