Apr 23 2011
For the Tulip Pedal Ride, we thought we would post a few short stories from the riders. From Doug: Hi – I really enjoyed riding last Saturday during the 30th annual Tulip Pedal ride in Skagit County. The relatively flat ride did host some challenges in a mechanical break down, cold breezy headwind, getting lost, and …
Mar 26 2011
As Daniel and I went down Lakemont on our way to Sunset to meet up with the others, we were able to see the Cascades in the clear, cold morning air. Nice since that means the the rain predicted for today may hold off for a few hours yet. While we were prepping our bikes, …
Sep 04 2010
Here is my version of the STP ride report. It is from my perspective. Other folks will have had different experiences. The 2010 STP ride: We started off from Lewis Creek park at around 6:45 or so. The temperature was cold and everyone was eager to get started. We split off into a bunch of ride …
Aug 17 2010
Here is my first entry to the 2010 RSVP ride. I hope to post some vignettes of the ride. A couple of caveats: 1) I am not normally a competitive person 2) The vignettes are from my perspective. The other riders may have other views. First and foremost: Many thanks to those who provided support …
Aug 06 2010
Hi Riders Are you folks ready for a more casual ride in Yakima’s wine country? Prosser host a Hot Air Balloon Festival on the weekend of September 24-26th. I would like to propose a ride that is perfect for two passenger bikes. Really this is just a fun ride for singles too, but I say …
Aug 01 2010
Hey everyone! Great Newbie Ride today! Thanks to Janine for hosting this Bicycle Sunday Event-it sure was nice to have such a nice ‘Home Base’, complete with parking, great view of the Lake, and access to the Janine designed kitchen. Thanks everyone for bringing such great food. We had 16 total riders, with 4 …
Jul 05 2010
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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 …
Jul 05 2010
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 …
Jun 20 2010
Wake up this morning feeling like P-Diddy, put my glasses on, out the door I’m gonna hit the city… If you know these lyrics, my kids would be ashamed to know you… Anyway, we started riding a little late, doing the North Loop from my house counter clockwise. Mike and me on the tandem, with …
Jun 19 2010
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Whoo, my first post! I was recruited to do the ride-up (write-up, hehe) for last week’s ride–not Flying Wheels–because there hasn’t been anything about it yet. We started the ride with a pleasant surprise! We had three new guys join our group that morning: Mike Shaw’s bro, Steve, Steve’s friend, Kelvin, and Uncle Jon’s brother-in-law, …