Meeting date: Saturday, July 31st Meeting time: 6:00am Meeting place: Mercer Island Park and Ride Route: clock-wise loop of South Lake Washington. Pace: 20+mph (will try…) Hills?: 1 – West-side of i-90 bridge, planning to ride up Massachusetts Approx total ride time: 2 hours i’m assuming it will be decently chilly tomorrow morning, so dress appropriately! …
Monthly Archive: July 2010
Jul 21 2010
STP 2010 – Brief Update
We completed the Seattle-to-Portland ride this past weekend! All in all, we had 28 riders crossing the finish line for World Vision and World Bicycle Relief. (See Riding the STP — Bicycles for AIDS Caregivers). We had a great time of riding, fellowship and opportunities to share with others what World Vision and World Bicycle Relief does. And we want …
Jul 10 2010
2010 Tour de Donut (Eastside)
Well, we actually did it. The inaugural ride of the Tour de Donut (Eastside) – 37 miles of riding, visits to 4 donut shops and, as it turns out, lots of hills. Here’s what I learned: Biking and donuts do mix after all . It takes a long time to leave each donut shop. (Kind of what …
Jul 08 2010
[Updated] Eastside Tour de Donut
Dan, having taken to heart (or stomach) the lament that we do not have a Tour de Donut here in the Seattle area, is leading the following ride for this Saturday at 8:00 am: “How about a Tour de Donut route that’s about 35 miles that would start at Sunset Elementary and stop at Krispy Kreme in …
Jul 05 2010
Lake Sammamish Loop with New Stoker
As it seems to be the case here in Seattle, the weather was quite drab and gray up to July 4th. Come July 5 and all of a sudden, sunshine and lots of it. Thus, it was a great day for a ride. Since Daniel decided that he was to “cramped” on the tandem to …
Jul 05 2010
The “Big Loop”, Trip Report
Here’s my first attempt in posting some pictures from our July 3rd “Big Loop” ride around Lake Sammamish – Lake Washington. We all converged to Sunset Elementary School for the start of the ride at 7:00 AM, and ended up returning with close to 80 more miles on our odometers. A quick headcount shows 17 …
Jul 05 2010
Tour de Donut
I was reading Shawshank’s comment the other day about him eating TopPot donuts and was thinking — why don’t we have a ride like this one here in Utah or here in Texas? Where is ours in Seattle? I suppose ours would be the Tour de Latte.
Jul 05 2010
Riding the STP — Bicycles for AIDS Caregivers
[sticky post] This year 30 riders composed of members of Lighthouse Christian Church, their family and friends, will be participating in the Seattle-to-Portland ride. We will be completing the 200 mile journey from Seattle-to-Portland on July 17-18, 2010 and will be raising money to provide bicycles for AIDS caregivers in Zambia through World Vision, in partnership with World Bicycle …
Jul 05 2010
July 5, Mercer Island Loop x2
Michael will be leading a ride tomorrow around Mercer Island Meeting Time: 7:30am Place: Mercer Island Park and Ride (off of N. Mercer Way) Route: 2 laps around MI. Rain cancels
Jul 01 2010
One Big Loop
anyone interested to ride both lakes this weekend: Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish? The route will be pretty similar to a previous ride: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/263969. Details for the ride below: Meeting Place: Sunset Elementary Meeting time: 6:45am. Start riding at 7:00am Duration of ride: Approximately 4h 30min. Total Mileage: Approx 65 miles Pace: 15-18mph Route: Start …