Rides

Gorgeous day in January. Sunshine and no wind. Hard to beat. 

Decided the Ravn with Schwalbe tires is too sluggish for a club ride. 

Surprisingly good weather so far this year. 

Sunny day and not so cold. Up Oak Creek down Horse and Dan's trails. I then did a loop around town as it was too nice to not ride. Rain tomorrow.

First we had to duck into MoC and wait for the freezing fog to lift a bit. Then on to Philomath and out Fern to Airport. Then back Bellfountain to Nutcakes. It took almost to the end of the ride but the sun finally did come out. 

Started out with the tenners but was feeling really weak. Turned around after Philomath and crawled home at 7mph. Got back in bed and slept the rest of the day. 

Year end commuting on the Saga. 

Partly sunny and cold. I was not very motivated and didn't get going until 11:00. Through Philomath and south on Fern. I was considering Decker but dark clouds that way so I took Llewelyn to 99w and back to town. Everything was closed for Christmas day. Took the 34 bike path and Riverside to Albany. Cold wind was picking up out of the north. Found an open gas station store in Albany and got a hot drink. Then it started to drizzle, but it didn't last and soon the sun was back out. Headed home over Gibson hill. As I was coming to the last hill on Pettibone I looked to the right up a really big hill on Avalon and some strange force turned my bike and headed me up that hill. Really big hill. But after it the road turns to gravel and it comes out on 99w at Thousand Oak. Then home over Highland. 

Missed the tenners. Rain stoped but it kept misting all day and got colder. 

Warmer but 100% humidity so it felt colder at the start, but it cleared up a bit as the day wore on and I was never too cold. We headed out Independence and went to Tracy's house for lunch. I left the group at Airlee and took Berry Creek - Soap Creek - Lewisburg Saddle home.

Mostly sunny cold days with no rain so far in December.

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Another beautiful sunny cold day. Perfrect conditions. The road that we couldn't ride because of ice last January, was dry and clear. The worst frost was on the paved roads. There are some good climbs on this route, and some great views.

We went off route to have lunch (pizza) in Monroe. The detour only added 2 mile to the ride. Another great ride!

Another cold sunny day. Took Metge to Gibson Hill to N Albany road. Back on Riverside. Albany is a mess with construction. Need to stay away for a while.

Freezing and foggy to start, but the sun came out and it was pretty nice. 

Surpassed last year's total miles on this ride.  Also now have over 1,000 on the Ravn. 

Reverse of the way I usually do this. Kings Valley road to Alexander to Hoskins road to Mary's River road to Blodgett-Eddyville road. Back on Harris road. 

We expected it to be foggy but it was bright sunshine. Cold and frosty to start but warmed up nicely. 

Up the hills in NW first. Rainy day.

Sunny day and no wind. Warmed up nicely as well. As good as it gets for late November. Of course it got dark early but I have good lights and like riding in the dark.

Still using the Saga for around town. 

Met Robert at  Velo Cult. Rode around a bit. Stopped at Renovo and Clever Cycles. Crossed the river on the new bridge. Came back over Steel Bridge. Had lunch at Velo Cult. 

Up Jackson Creek, down Oak Creek.

Cold cold fog. 

Rain stopped, but then it didn't. 

To school with January.Then Coop for breakfast. Out 99 to Airport west to Peterson then Ervin. Side roads off 34 back.

Crescent Valley Lewisburg Granger 20 town 99 Airport Fern Philomath 9th West Hills Bald Hill Walnut. No rain. 

Annual Peedee pie ride. 

Past Philomath out Fern Road to Llewellen and back on Bellfountain. Waited all day for the rain to quit which it did about 2:30.

Rainy exploration of roads 200, 320, 420, and 400. My fenders collected too much debris and stopped me dead. Not good.

Bike shop - tale of tubeless woes - and around.

Started with the tenners but they all went short after waiting around for me to fix a flat. John, Tracy and I continued on to the ferry and then Jefferson - Albany.  Cold gray day and then the wind came up. Didn't rain though. 

Trying out new rain gear. In the dark. 

Another gorgeous autumn bike riding day. When I head out on a solo ride I don't necessarily have a set route. I just go where the road takes me. Wind, which never materialized, was supposed to be from the north so I started out that way. First stop was the coffee shop in Adair where I ran into friend Lon. Then I took the Beuna Vista ferry and rode up the east bank of the Willamette on the Scenic Bikeway though Ankeny Wildlife refuge and up through the vineyards. Riverside rolls with short climbs up from the river and fast sprints back down. Had lunch in Independence and then headed west to Helmick, which is now all smooth new pavement, and then Airlee to Berry Creek and Tampico. Wonderful way to close out October.

Cool crisp sunny autumn day. Colors were amazing. Some loose gravel on Hoskins road but otherwise excellent conditions.

Monthly total.

Started with the bike club on the cemetery ride, but had to get back early. Perfect fall morning. 

Beautiful fall morning. Vivid colors. Feeling good 3 days after 200k. 

Absolutely gorgeous fall day. Wasn't my best ride.

Short warmup ride for 200k tomorrow. 

Foggy and cold in the morning then partly sunny but still cold.

We drove over to Harlan and parked at Big Elk Campground. We first rode east following the C2C trail back but a few miles after it turns off of Mary's Peak Road it was unpassable due to mud, as a result of recent logging. Really bad sticky mud. So we turned around and rode back. We then went up Hilltop Road which was about a 5 mile climb on a single lane paved road. Very steep in places. We just went to the summit and turned around. Nice cool day with some sunshine. Gorgeous in the woods.

Sunny at the start but threatening rain at the end.

Started in Monmouth. Helmick to Simpson road which was somewhat loose chunky gravel with washboard. Ducked a rain squal before Garden road which is also gravel into Fall Citty. The Bread Board bakery was opened so we had lunch, thern checked out the falls and rode back via Monmouth Hwy.