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Imagine

Date
September-10-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Nice day for a bike ride. 

Town - Septembeerfest

Date
September-07-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Easy Rollers

Did a loop through town with the rollers and back to Osborn to meet 11:00 ride to the beer festival. Then the river path south with Tom. 

Hiatt

Date
September-06-2024
Miles
31
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Hiatt group

Got out early enough to meet the gang headed to Hiatt Bakery. Smoky hot day, but cool enough in the morning. 

Around town

Date
September-05-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Soma Saga

Early dentist appointment. Then I got in 22 miles to make 4,000 for the year. Yippee!

North Loop

Date
September-04-2024
Miles
50
Bike
Soma Saga

Mt. View - Independence Hwy - Buena Vista - Corvallis Rd - Parker - Helmick - Airlee - Berry Creek - Coffin Butte - Arboretum. 
Stops at BV Park and Helmick Park. 

Timber Towne

Date
August-31-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Easy Rollers

Easy rolling on a hot day. 

Hiatt

Date
August-30-2024
Miles
32
Bike
Grando

Warm morning, getting hot again. Pretty good pace going out, but took it easy on the way home. 

Imagine - Southtown

Date
August-27-2024
Miles
26
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cool morning, even a little drizzle, but cleared up nicely. Interesting east wind which turned north. 

Back from the beach

Date
August-26-2024
Miles
10
Bike
Soma Saga

Caught the bus at the Hatfield center. 

South Beach

Date
August-25-2024
Miles
30
Bike
Soma Saga

Bayshore to Beachside to South Beach. 
Gorgeous days on the beach. 

Bayshore

Date
August-23-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga

Bus to Newport. A little rain, but not when I was riding. 

Imagine - Philomath

Date
August-20-2024
Miles
31
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
Tuesday group

After Imagine I headed out 53rd to Airport - Fern  - Philomath. Nice cool day. 

Around town

Date
August-19-2024
Miles
21
Bike
Soma Saga

Nice cool weather persists. 

Albany

Date
August-17-2024
Miles
32
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Easy Rollers

Rain threatening but held off. 9 riders to The Barn.

Philomath

Date
August-13-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Good turnout but most people went to Imagine. 4 of us went to Timber Towne.

Peoria Park

Date
August-10-2024
Miles
32
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Easy Rollers

Nice mellow ride. Not too hot. Little wind. 

Helmick Park

Date
August-08-2024
Miles
50
Bike
Grando

Figure 8. Out Crescent Valley, over Mountain View, Overlook, and Hood View. Stop in Adair for ice tea. Through old Adair base, out Independence/Corvallis Rd to Parker. Over to Helmick Park for a break. Out Airlie, over Berry Creek - Tampico. Across to Independence - Pettibone. Stop at Lewisburg store for ice cream. Home on 99w.

Smoke and high clouds were keeping it from getting as hot as it might have. 

Philomath

Date
August-06-2024
Miles
23
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cool morning and not hot afternoon. 

Decker - Hiatt - Starr Creek - Smith Loop

Date
August-02-2024
Miles
54
Bike
Grando

Got out early so I could do Decker before Hiatt. Legs felt like crap to start, but after Decker and a sugar hit at Hiatt I was feeling strong. 
Want to get a longer ride in soon but today was windy and it got hot in the afternoon. 

Southtown

Date
July-31-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga

Easy cruise around town. Warmer today. 

Imagine - Airport road

Date
July-30-2024
Miles
29
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Back home trying to keep the momentum going from Loop Tour. 

Home

Date
July-28-2024
Miles
53
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

A cool overcast morning for the ride home. Best Loop Tour yet. 

Elmira

Date
July-27-2024
Miles
53
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

Another gorgeous ride. Two tough climbs and a couple of other hard climbs. Ocbow and Wolf Creek. 

Smith River CG

Date
July-26-2024
Miles
30
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

Absolutely gorgeous ride. The Smith River valley is less populated than the Yachats valley and almost as beautiful. 

Reedsport

Date
July-24-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

Easy day along the Umpqua. Got to see a lot of elk. 

Loon Lake

Date
July-23-2024
Miles
58
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

Today was the big day. Big miles and 4000’ of climbing. I felt great. Super low gears let me climb even the 15+% grades, very slowly. But I never had to get off and push. 

Sutherlin

Date
July-22-2024
Miles
38
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

Some hard climbs and endless hills. Cool in the morning but almost hot by afternoon. 

Armitage Park

Date
July-20-2024
Miles
48
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
LT2 Riders

Day 1 - Warm with tailwinds on familiar flat roads. Lunch in Coberg. 

Garden - town

Date
July-18-2024
Miles
25
Bike
Ravn

Riding super slow and easy as I want to be well rested for Loop Tour on Saturday 

Imagine

Date
July-17-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Hot morning. Slow ride. 

Philomath

Date
July-13-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Easy Rollers

10 people showed up for the ride to Philomath. Got hot on the way back. 

Hiatt - Decker - Ervin

Date
July-12-2024
Miles
38
Bike
Ravn
Buddies
John VS, Paul R

Met up at Hiatt and did Decker. Then John and I went back over Ervin. 
Pushed hard on Decker. Felt good. Still considering Ravn for LT. Took it easy over Ervin. Got really tired before I got home. 

Lewisburg Saddle

Date
July-11-2024
Miles
24
Bike
Grando

It's official, I'm taking Grando on Loop Tour. It is just so much more responsive than my other bikes. Climbs well, and with weight on the front I get no shimmy on the fast descents.

Home via bus - plus town

Date
July-09-2024
Miles
12
Bike
Ravn

From south beach to Hatfield center to catch the bus, then home. 

Beachside - Yachats - South Beach

Date
July-08-2024
Miles
31
Bike
Ravn

Slept in and had a leisurely ride into Yachats, where I ran into Bruce H and his wife at the Green Salmon. Then back north into the wind which got progressively stronger. I was stopping a lot until I realized I had to get back to the WiFi at South Beach for a 4:00 meeting. Just made it in time.