Rides
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Hiatt | 30 | Soma Saga | Brent, John, John, Lori, Melissa, Teddi, Tracy | Last Friday to Hiatt for the year. Not too cold, not too wet, not to warm either. |
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Southtown | 27 | Soma Saga | Warm with some sun! A pleasant surprise. |
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Imagine | 14 | Soma Saga | John R | Warmer rain. Not so bad. |
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Hiatt Bakery | 34 | Soma Saga | Brent, John | Just a few sprinkles going out, dry coming back. 12 riders showed up at Hiatt for our last ride of the year there. Good times. |
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Pettibone | 20 | Grando | Tenners | Short ride to get home before the MVBC holiday party. Some rain. Not too cold. |
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Imagine | 27 | Soma Saga | Tuesday group | Cold cold cold. |
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Yaquina Bay Drive | 25 | Ravn | Enjoy the sunshine at the coast. No wind either. Perfect day really. |
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Yachats | 25 | Ravn | Came over to escape the freezing fog. Sunny and much warmer here. Met up with Adinah and the kids. Rode up the river a bit but the sun wasn’t making it over the ridge and it colder. |
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Imagine | 24 | Soma Saga | Tuesday group | Cold to start but then the sun peeked through and it was fine. Did a loop out 53rd and back on Bellfountain. |
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Philomath | 21 | Grando | John VS, Tom | Out to Timber Towne. No rain on the way out. Light drizzle on the way back. |
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Around town | 22 | Soma Saga | Dodging storms and chasing rainbows, but I made my 5,000 miles on this ride. |
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Oak Creek | 23 | Ravn | No rain and not too cold. Went up to the McCullough Peak turnoff. Bike got really dirty. Picked up a rear fender on the way home. |
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Philomath | 22 | Soma Saga | No rain so I headed out. Not too cold. A little windy. |
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Imagine | 16 | Soma Saga | Tuesday group | Forecast said no rain between 10-3. They lied. It was cold too. Snow in the foothills. I survived. |
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Town | 15 | Grando | Tom | Tenners had an ambitious ride planned. With rain imminent we chose to stay close to home. |
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Hiatt Bakery | 34 | Soma Saga | Lori, Melissa | No rain. Cold when the sun was hiding. |
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Around Albany | 8 | Grando | Had to take the Rialta for a new windshield. Rode to Margin and around in the rain. |
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Imagine - town | 20 | Soma Saga | Tuesday riders | Light rain mostly held off until the last stretch home. Dental cleaning at noon so left Imagine early. Then headed back in and met up with John. |
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Albany | 33 | Grando | John | Most of the gang started in Adair and went to Peedee Pie Day. John and I ran into Steve H on the way to Albany and then at Margin. Then Mike and Lori showed up. Nice day really. Colors still on. |
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Southtown | 20 | Soma Saga | 1:00 before the fog lifted and it was warm enough for a ride. |
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Town | 13 | Soma Saga | Fog lifted and sun came out enough for me to ride to the liquor store for my yearly supply of Jack Daniels. |
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Philomath | 20 | Grando | Tuesday group | Rode with the group but split off and didn’t go to Imagine. Instead Dave and I just went to Philomath. |
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Imagine - Around town | 22 | Soma Saga | Tuesday group | Cold start but tolerable after. Extra loop through Bald Hill Park. |
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Town | 15 | Soma Saga | Dodging rain showers. Winter is here. |
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Airport Road | 30 | Soma Saga | Cold fog lifted about 10. I didn’t get out till 11. Stopped at Kinetic Bagel first, then Willamette park bike path and out 99 to Airport Road. Back Fern Road etc. Image
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Imagine - Around town | 23 | Soma Saga | Tuesday group | Cold morning but not bad later. Big group. 14 people at Imagine. Wander round with John and Tom after. |
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Buena Vista | 43 | Grando | Easy Rollers | Tagged along with the Tenners, who were never all that far ahead of us. Turned into a gorgeous day with bright autumn foliage. |
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Hiatt | 32 | Soma Saga | Got out late as it was 45 degrees in the morning. No one at Hiatt when I got there but a bunch of people showed up as I was about to leave. |
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Around Town | 20 | Soma Saga | Rode around taking pictures of the fall colors. Not quite at their peak yet. Got rained on for a few minutes but then the sun came out again. Image
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Philomath | 22 | Soma Saga | First ride on the new Brooks spring saddle. Took a few adjustments along the way to get it set right. Now just needs to break in. Started out sunny but then the clouds started rolling in. Still warm. |
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Thompson MIlls | 52 | Grando | MVBC | 50th anniversary ride. All groups started together. 60 riders. The Easy Rollers had 22. Gorgeous day. Sunny and mid 70s with little wind. |
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Town | 15 | Soma Saga | Cool and cloudy, just right for riding. Had ear Dr appt., got covid and flu shots, got coffee, rode to town via campus. |
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Imagine - Southtown | 22 | Soma Saga | Cooler day with a few drops of moisture but nothing serious. Good crowd. |
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Gravel Loop North | 36 | Ravn | Warm sunny day with bright fall colors. Over the hill to Wiles - Military - DeArmond - Rifle Range. Image
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Town | 18 | Soma Saga | Rode into town to meet Rick and Sam. Cooler and windy, but still sunny. |
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Imagine - Philomath | 28 | Soma Saga | Tuesday group | Nice day, big group. Unseasonably warm and sunny. |
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CRGA - Day 4 | 31 | Ravn | CRGA riders | Rode Salmonberry and up Alsea S. Fork, then drove Hull Oakes, then rode Bellfountain. |
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CRGA - Day 3 | 45 | Ravn | CRGA riders | After driving all day yesterday I rode all day today, the hardest day. Did 3412. Survived. Won’t do it again. |
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CRGA Day 1 | 30 | Ravn | CRGA riders | I mostly drove today but still had time to get in some mostly flat miles. |
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Albany | 32 | Grando | Easy Rollers | Gorgeous first ride of fall. Cold north wind to start. Warmed up nicely. Good group. Met the Tenners at Margin. |