Category: Rides
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Minimalist Touring
I was thinking about what to pack for touring up to Seattle this summer, and perhaps what to pack for S240s (Sub 24 Hour Overnight) when along came this post from from the VeloORANGE blog. I will post back what I am going to take when I get myself organized. With the new Grand Cru…
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Portland Ripplebrook 200K
Image from route on Ride With GPS Lynne writes about her pre-ride of the Portland Ripplebrook last June. I would like to ride a few more rides like this during 2013. She has more pics as well. We finished at 7:04 for an elapsed time of 12:04. I think that urban riding bit at the…
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Jay Petervary’s Tour Divide Record
Even without the record Jay speaks to the trips we take and why we take them. This may well be the next ride.
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Danny MacAskill vs. San Francisco HD
Danny MacAskill spent several months riding the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2009, demonstrating his unique set of talents on the mountain bike. It was all captured in a video called Inspired Bicycles. Did you catch it? If so, you’re not alone. The video has clocked more than 31 million views. Now, Danny is back,…
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Time for The Tour de France 2012
It is only TEN short days until the Tour. I know, I usually don’t post much in advance, but I have to remember to actually get my cable ordered so I can sit in the early morning hours and watch it. Although, this year, for the first time, I am contemplating watching it online. Let…
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Brompton U.S. Championships 2012
I just purchased a Dahon. Then I realized there were Folding Bike Championships for Brompton’s, another brand of folding bike. Nice article on UrbanVelo explaining the LeMans start, the Folding competition, and more. Now I have to find a Dahon Championship and practice folding. I think I am safe on clothing, Dahon owners have to…
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It’s June and that means: The Tour Divide
About 60 cyclists from all over the world left from Banff, Alberta, June 8 for the start of the 2012 Tour Divide Race. Adventure Cycling has this to say about it: This grueling, off-road adventure has been dubbed “the world’s toughest mountain-bike race” and for good reasons — the epic Great Divide Mountain Bike Route…