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Gravel loop south

Date
January-20-2025
Miles
38
Bike
Ravn

Gorgeous sunny day. Cold but sunny. Over Ervin back Gelatly. Really great ride. Lots of spotty frost, but no ice. 

Helmick Park

Date
January-18-2025
Miles
42
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Tenners

Sunny and cold, which is so much better than foggy and cold, or rainy and cold. Really a gorgeous day. Only 4 Tenners, but I still struggled to keep up and fell behind  a lot. No matter it was a great ride and I'm happy to be getting some decent distances in this early in the year. 

Imagine

Date
January-14-2025
Miles
14
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cold, cold, ride, but no rain.

Shedd

Date
January-11-2025
Miles
42
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Tenners

Nice day. Sunshine at the Shedd store. A little drizzle coming into town. I kept up a good pace. Worked hard. 

De Armond loop

Date
January-08-2025
Miles
35
Bike
Ravn

Cold with some sun. Great views of Wy’East. Ride wore me out. 

Airport Road

Date
January-07-2025
Miles
31
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cold dry morning. After Imagine I headed out solo to Airport Road and Philomath. 

Philomath

Date
December-28-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Grando

Parted with the Tenners and soloed to Philomath. Got wet. Stopped at Imagine. 
Got my 5300 miles for the year. 

Airport Road

Date
December-27-2024
Miles
26
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Brent, Dave, John

A break from the rain and Dave called a ride. We did get a little wet but not too bad. Warm around 50. 

Philomath

Date
December-26-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga

Snuck out between rain. Sun was even out here and there. Started raining just before I got home and will probably rain steady for a few more days.

Hiatt

Date
December-20-2024
Miles
30
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Brent, John, John, Lori, Melissa, Teddi, Tracy

Last Friday to Hiatt for the year. Not too cold, not too wet, not to warm either. 

Southtown

Date
December-18-2024
Miles
27
Bike
Soma Saga

Warm with some sun! A pleasant surprise. 

Imagine

Date
December-17-2024
Miles
14
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
John R

Warmer rain. Not so bad.

Hiatt Bakery

Date
December-15-2024
Miles
34
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
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.

Pettibone

Date
December-14-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Tenners

Short ride to get home before the MVBC holiday party. Some rain. Not too cold.

Imagine

Date
December-10-2024
Miles
27
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cold cold cold. 

Yaquina Bay Drive

Date
December-04-2024
Miles
25
Bike
Ravn

Enjoy the sunshine at the coast. No wind either. Perfect day really. 

Yachats

Date
December-03-2024
Miles
25
Bike
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. 

Imagine

Date
November-26-2024
Miles
24
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cold to start but then the sun peeked through and it was fine. Did a loop out 53rd and back on Bellfountain. 

Philomath

Date
November-23-2024
Miles
21
Bike
Grando
Buddies
John VS, Tom

Out to Timber Towne. No rain on the way out. Light drizzle on the way back. 

Around town

Date
November-22-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Soma Saga

Dodging storms and chasing rainbows, but I made my 5,000 miles on this ride. 

Oak Creek

Date
November-21-2024
Miles
23
Bike
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.

Philomath

Date
November-20-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Soma Saga

No rain so I headed out. Not too cold. A little windy. 

Imagine

Date
November-19-2024
Miles
16
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Forecast said no rain between 10-3. They lied. It was cold too. Snow in the foothills. I survived.

Town

Date
November-16-2024
Miles
15
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Tom

Tenners had an ambitious ride planned. With rain imminent we chose to stay close to home. 

Hiatt Bakery

Date
November-15-2024
Miles
34
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Lori, Melissa

No rain. Cold when the sun was hiding. 

Around Albany

Date
November-13-2024
Miles
8
Bike
Grando

Had to take the Rialta for a new windshield. Rode to Margin and around in the rain. 

Imagine - town

Date
November-12-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
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.

Albany

Date
November-09-2024
Miles
33
Bike
Grando
Buddies
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.

Southtown

Date
November-08-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Soma Saga

1:00 before the fog lifted and it was warm enough for a ride. 

Town

Date
November-06-2024
Miles
13
Bike
Soma Saga

Fog lifted and sun came out enough for me to ride to the liquor store for my yearly supply of Jack Daniels. 

Philomath

Date
November-05-2024
Miles
20
Bike
Grando
Buddies
Tuesday group

Rode with the group but split off and didn’t go to Imagine. Instead Dave and I just went to Philomath. 

Imagine - Around town

Date
October-29-2024
Miles
22
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cold start but tolerable after. Extra loop through Bald Hill Park.

Town

Date
October-28-2024
Miles
15
Bike
Soma Saga

Dodging rain showers. Winter is here. 

Airport Road

Date
October-24-2024
Miles
30
Bike
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. 
Cold north wind, but sunny.

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Imagine - Around town

Date
October-22-2024
Miles
23
Bike
Soma Saga
Buddies
Tuesday group

Cold morning but not bad later. Big group. 14 people at Imagine. Wander round with John and Tom after. 

Buena Vista

Date
October-19-2024
Miles
43
Bike
Grando
Buddies
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. 

Hiatt

Date
October-18-2024
Miles
32
Bike
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. 
Never got warm. A pre winter ride, but no rain.  

Around Town

Date
October-16-2024
Miles
20
Bike
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.

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Fall colors

 

Philomath

Date
October-14-2024
Miles
22
Bike
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. 

Thompson MIlls

Date
October-12-2024
Miles
52
Bike
Grando
Buddies
MVBC

50th anniversary ride. All groups started together. 60 riders. The Easy Rollers had 22. Gorgeous day.  Sunny and mid 70s with little wind.