Monthly Archive: July 2010

Jul 30 2010

South Lake Washington Loop

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!  …

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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 …

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Jul 10 2010

2010 Tour de Donut (Eastside)

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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 …

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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 …

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Jul 05 2010

Lake Sammamish Loop with New Stoker

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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 …

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Jul 05 2010

The “Big Loop”, Trip Report

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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