Well…Kary, Chris, William and I rode the 7 Hills of Kirkland today and guess what? We found the two hills we missed on our previous attempt! You know what we didn’t find? The South Kirkland Park and Ride. Can you believe that the City of Kirkland is so into urban beautification that they hide their park and rides? Or is …
Monthly Archive: May 2010
May 30 2010
2010.05.30 East Lake Sammamish Ride to LCC
It looks like Dan did pray (see http://cyclingtowardthelight.com/cttlblog/?p=459) as the weather this morning was terrific for a ride. The sun was out as Daniel and I on a tandem crested Lakemont to ride by Lewis Creek Park. Enjoying the Sunshine As we sped down Lakemont, whenever we braked our brakes squealed like a banshee. It was …
May 29 2010
2010.05.30 Lake Sammamish to Church
Anyone up for an early morning ride can join Dan the man, Andrew, Karen and me for a ride around Lake Sammamish. We’ll be departing from Sunset Elementary no later than 7:15 am heading counter clockwise around the lake and meeting up with Dan near Costco, continuing around the north end of Lake Sammamish, through …
May 25 2010
2010.05.31 Ride the 7 Hills of Kirkland
I’m signed up to do the 7 Hills of Kirkland ride this coming Monday, May 31st (i.e., Memorial Day). The traditional 7 Hills course is approximately 40 miles long with about 3,000 feet of climbing. It loops around Kirkland, going over the following hills: 1) Market; 2) Juanita; 3) Seminary; 4) Norway; 5) Kingsgate; 6) Winery; …
May 24 2010
New Bike Commuter
I know that as some of us that are just starting to try commuting by bike to work (or just cycling in general), it can sometimes feel daunting. Some thoughts that my come to mind are: Can I ride the few miles to work? (Yes, but it may take time to build endurance.) Do I need …
May 23 2010
Jerseys – they’re not a state
What do you all want to do for jerseys? I think it would be easiest if we all went for the World Vision jerseys. We don’t have enough time left to design custom jerseys. [added by editor-- Addional information on World Vision from Heather N.] Here is the website for Team World Vision. They already have a fund …
May 23 2010
Pumping off the Pulled Pork
Dan Ko, Steve Kato, Kurt and I went for a spin around Lake Sammamish after the MC Meeting today. Steve split off at Marymoor and rode home. Dan, Kurt and I continued back up W Lk Sammamish. Mr. Ko wins the “sandbagger award” for moku-ing up the hills as he passed us. It was a …
May 22 2010
One More Tandem
Congrats to Mikkel and Karen on their first tandem ride today! May there be many more !
May 22 2010
commuting in style
An article from NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126885724
May 27 2010
What I Like Best About Cycling
Celebration
by Jrod
Despite the occasional leg cramp, rain storm, road rash… and irritating driver that pulls up behind you and honks, I totally enjoy cycling. There’s a ton of reasons why and I kinda felt like sharing a few. Sometimes being tired is a drag, but the kind of tired you get after a long ride feels …
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Tags: Celebration, Commentary, Tandem