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Hello to all! Yeesh, lotta people from west of the cascades.
I'm right at the base of them.

reporting in from Ellensburg, WA. Currently attending CWU and frantically saving money for a spec. allez. to get around town. If it ain't hills, it's bloody 20mph winds.

also, to all the oahu posters, I still consider mililani my hometown, even though I was only there for a few years.

You do have some company in the 989 zipcodes...norsehabanero I can think of...

And you aren't kidding about the winds! Welcome to BikeForums :D .

East Hill

Greetings to all! I live on a farm about 5 miles from Mt. Angel, Or. It's about 35 miles south of Portland. Home of the best Oktoberfest west of the Mississippi. I enjoy solo rides, group rides and lots of coffee!

Pharaoh

Greetings to all! I live on a farm about 5 miles from Mt. Angel, Or. It's about 35 miles south of Portland. Home of the best Oktoberfest west of the Mississippi. I enjoy solo rides, group rides and lots of coffee!

Pharaoh

Hello Pharaoh, I know someone who was born in Mt. Angel. It's a small community, very interesting.

Did you tell us what you ride yet?

Welcome to BikeForums!

East Hill

I know well drillers from Mt. Angel

Hello Pharaoh, I know someone who was born in Mt. Angel. It's a small community, very interesting.

Did you tell us what you ride yet?

Welcome to BikeForums!

East Hill

Hi East Hill,


Yes, it is small; I believe about 2,800. Very quaint and it has a monestary at the top of the hill. Beautiful views of the valley and a nice climb to get you warmed up. I'm so jazzed that the weather is finally changing and I can get some miles in.


I ride a Specialized Tarmac. Gotta love that carbon fiber. I'm looking forward to trying it out on the STP and other longer rides. It likes the hills better than I do!

Pharaoh

I know well drillers from Mt. Angel

The Stadeli family? They were just out ot our place and repaired our pump. Very nice folks.

Pharaoh

Hi East Hill,


Yes, it is small; I believe about 2,800. Very quaint and it has a monestary at the top of the hill. Beautiful views of the valley and a nice climb to get you warmed up. I'm so jazzed that the weather is finally changing and I can get some miles in.


I ride a Specialized Tarmac. Gotta love that carbon fiber. I'm looking forward to trying it out on the STP and other longer rides. It likes the hills better than I do!

PharaohAre you going to ride this year's STP? One day or two?

East Hill

The Stadeli family? They were just out ot our place and repaired our pump. Very nice folks.

Pharaoh

exactly, there's a bunch of them working for different drilling outfits all through NW Oregon.

Howdy all!

Tacoma Washington here, just getting back to biking aftermore than 10 years absence from the saddle. The last time I went on a long MTB ride was at Victor Falls up in East Pierce County, I hear it's all houses now:(

Another one "back in the saddle" after a protracted absence. I'm in Eugene. First rides have been along the river and Amazon Creek. Commuting and errands are on the list. AND I just picked up a 2 year old Surly Cross Check. That brings me back up to 3 bikes. Think I'll try it on the shorter GEARS ride this Sunday. I'll be the guy off the back.

Amy in Seattle; I'm total newbie. Of course I rode a bike as a kid but as a 30-something adult in the city, this is all very new to me! I joined Cascade recently and will be looking forward to joining some beginner/leisurely rides soon.

Cascade is lucky to have a lady like you! Enjoy cycling, it's also great to have you join us in the forums, have fun!

Howdy all,

Aquajag, from Kent, Washington here. Also new to the biking thing (other than as a kid, ofc). Been riding your standard Schwinn Ranger to and from work for a month now and loving it. Enjoying it so much now I'm looking at hitting the local trails and eventually an upgrade over my current bike.

Nice to see a bunch of people new to biking. It's the year of the bike. I started riding Summer 2005 so I consider myself a newbie.

I didn’t like cycling. Cycling for me was a boring, uncomfortable ramble through the neighborhood. I didn’t understand people torturing themselves for 50 miles. Then I saw coworkers dismounting their bikes in the pouring rain and I had to have it. It was the first realization that work was a destination I could cycle to every day. Having a destination was the key. Now my bike is the default vehicle for every destination. You’d think an environmentally concerned 35 year old could have figured it out much sooner, but I was of the misinformed masses that didn’t consider the multi-beneficial solution that is the bicycle. Do they still advertise trucks built ‘Like a rock’? Does anybody still listen to it?

It took a year, but I finally got everything out of the way that "required" driving every day. The first 1 ½ years I rode a beater hybrid/mtb and put money into all-weather gear for commuting. 2006 my fourteen mile round trip commute became twenty. Spring 2007 I bought a Trek Portland. This year I am gearing up for longer rides and attempting to incorporate Amtrak into some plans for longer distance cycling. STP, Reach the Beach, Tour de Blast are on the list with the hope of riding in a day before each to camp the night before. Biking just keeps getting better.

My commute starts at 169th and Halsey in Gresham and ends at the East Bank of the Willamette River, so not quite downtown Portland.

I'm from East Seattle, but am stuck in Ohio until summer...
Haven't ridden much since getting my cycling merit badge back in high school (3 years ago or so), but can't wait to get out on some XC/singletrack trails!

We haven't had any new people check in for a while! Where are all of you?

East Hill

I'm 30 miles north of Seattle in Marysville, WA. Great riding in the Snohomish Valley and vincity

Ray Still

Just in case I've forgotten to say hi to anyone,

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions :) !

East Hill

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t162/dminorwa/pinkstar.jpg

Checking in! I'm down in Oly/Lacey area. I've biked on and off for years, but haven't done much the last 4 or 5 years. I've been sticking to hiking and backpacking the last few years. Just got a new Surly LHT and plan to do a lot more riding, errands, and commuting on it. I'm slow, weak, and fat. But I'm biking!

I'll be doing the Danskin Triathlon in Seattle in August. Maybe when I get a little faster and stronger, I'll join the Capital Bike Club, but I don't think I can hang with their slow spokes group yet. I can do 12 mph but not 15 mph for 2 hours. That's the slowest group ride they have. Yikes!

I've been lurking the boards the past few weeks, but I thought it was time to introduce myself.

Hi sparky, there's actually a fair number of members down in your end of Puget Sound...FlowerBlossom, raverson, Hardy Weinburg are just three off the top of my head.

Good on you for doing the Danskin Triathlon!

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions :) !

East Hill

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t162/dminorwa/pinkstar.jpg

can i still say hi if i am not new

Currently located at Bellingham, WA. Only recently got into mountain biking, but I'm already tearing through the trails at Galbraith Mt.!

can i still say hi if i am not new

Yeah, we know that not everyone is totally organised :D .

East Hill

Currently located at Bellingham, WA. Only recently got into mountain biking, but I'm already tearing through the trails at Galbraith Mt.!

Hi PanaFisher, there's a couple of other members up there in Bellingham. Do you do just the mountain biking, or do you do any road riding as well?

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions :) !

East Hill

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t162/dminorwa/pinkstar.jpg

Hello PNW! Scott from Bremerton.

Commuted in '89 and '90 because my car was stolen in San Diego. Haven't biked much since. Like all the other posted reasons, I've decided it was time to get back into the sport and perhaps move beyond commuting. My 22 year old Bianchi Hybrid does the job, point A to B, but not too efficiently! I've begun my education process for purchasing a road bike in the next month. I'm also eyeing next year's STP (and perhaps a few other events next spring).

If any of you Kitsap County members have an "in" at one of the LBS's in the area....please share. My first LBS experience, the one in Silverdale...not too great.

Welcome to the forum lots of nice people here and if you get a new bike you should know in advance we require pictures so we can drool and be envious especially if its a nice Vintage bike. If you are into classic and vintage bikes check out the C+V section we love pictures more than anyone else on the forum. I'm posting this to beat Easthill to the punch. :) Seriously though welcome. Its all about having fun

I've mostly been lurking on BF the last few months with the odd question here or there.

I did a lot of riding and some very mediocre (at best) racing in the late 90's but got lured away by surfing & snowboarding. Just started back riding seriously this Winter after a 7 year hiatus but I'm making decent progress. I was never fast but always had a high tolerance for suffering...

My first 'real' bike was a 1st generation Trek 5200 which I later upgraded to a custom steel LandShark in '97. I added a new Seven Aerios last month which got it's first triple digit ride last weekend.

I'll do the 1-day STP this year & the HPC for sure. I have long-term aspirations of doing the Hoodoo 500 or something similar. That being the case, I designed the new Seven to be very plush and comfy for endurance rides while remaining very light for climbing (I need all the help I can get). Here's a couple pics:

http://www.crowmountain.net/Temp/aerios1.jpg
http://www.crowmountain.net/Temp/aerios2.jpg

Welcome to the forum lots of nice people here and if you get a new bike you should know in advance we require pictures so we can drool and be envious especially if its a nice Vintage bike. If you are into classic and vintage bikes check out the C+V section we love pictures more than anyone else on the forum. I'm posting this to beat Easthill to the punch. :) Seriously though welcome. Its all about having fun


Perfectly put stringbreaker!

Hi Scott and Old Crow!

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions :) !

East Hill

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t162/dminorwa/pinkstar.jpg

Shoreline/Edmonds (WA) here.

I suppose I'm still a n00b. I rode a little last summer for exercise. This year, I decided to not use a car for as many nearby trips as I can, expanding the range as quickly as my body and the terrain will let me. My wife bought into the idea, and suddenly we've accumulated a fleet of bikes for us and our son, including a couple Xtracycles. We're logging how few times we actually need 2 cars, with the goal of letting one go. We work and school mostly at home, so commuting is difficult - the bikes just don't fit down the hallway. Even so, I'll be riding to the Shoreline ride-to-work checkpoint on Friday to be counted.

I got a flat tire on a car the other night, and I'm looking forward to hauling it to Les Schwab on the X, just for the visual.

Thanks for reading!

I got a flat tire on a car the other night, and I'm looking forward to hauling it to Les Schwab on the X, just for the visual.

Make sure you post pictures of THAT, or East Hill will get you.

Make sure you post pictures of THAT, or East Hill will get you.


Oh yeah!

Hi pox, nice to see you here!

East Hill

Hi there. I'm a cyclist who skis in the off-season. Or, given that I've been skiing five months already this year (thank you La Nina!), maybe I'm a skier who cycles in the off-season? I don't know anymore...

I'm in Woodinville, WA. The hazard of living here is that sooner or later you decide that it would be a good idea to go on a wine-tasting trip via bicycle. I rate this as a high degree of difficulty (expert winos only) and would not recommend it to anyone! :D

I keep meaning to join the Cascade bicycle club. I've had a great time skiing with folks I've met via the internet, and hope to meet up for rides as well. I ride a Felt flat-bar road bike.

:speedy:

For our newest member, Neurodoc, let me suggest not only Cascade, but the local bike club in Snohomish County: www.bikesclub.org

Well, East Hill, I tried to do the spare tire trick, but it was heavier than I expected. Mounting it on the side made the bike want to twist and wobble crazily, and strapping it to the top deck felt top-heavy. That, plus having just changed a tire in the heat, helped me decide that it's okay for the car to carry its own parts.

However, last night I towed my son's bike about 4 miles to pick him up, and we rode home together. I'm sorry, my camera is MIA. I'll post some pictures when it turns up.

okay, PNW member who never logged in here before.

(new) recumbent rider from Mercedes Island, WA. though I have ridden more in the past on other bikes.

Hey, I know you! :p

Fife, WA. currently.
www.brokenfixedsouthsound.com (http://www.brokenfixedsouthsound.com)

Greetings,
I've been a regular reader and occasasional poster in the CV forums for quite awhile but really haven't checked out this forum. I live in Seattle (Wallingford, 6 blocks up from Gasworks) and ride as often as I can...definition: 1-2 hour rides on the weekends and occasional "extended" rides to the grocery store during the week. I am a bike junkie though trying to keep my fleet to around 7 (one for each day of the week!) ... today my main rides are a Bleriot and several vintage steeds...71 Paramount, 72 PX-10, a couple Univega's, plus others. I'm a teacher so five more weeks until the real riding season begins.

Well, East Hill, I tried to do the spare tire trick, but it was heavier than I expected. Mounting it on the side made the bike want to twist and wobble crazily, and strapping it to the top deck felt top-heavy. That, plus having just changed a tire in the heat, helped me decide that it's okay for the car to carry its own parts.

However, last night I towed my son's bike about 4 miles to pick him up, and we rode home together. I'm sorry, my camera is MIA. I'll post some pictures when it turns up.


Hey, at least you tried!

:D .

East Hill

okay, PNW member who never logged in here before.

(new) recumbent rider from Mercedes Island, WA. though I have ridden more in the past on other bikes.

WHAT?

You mean we've probably passed right by you and not known to harass you?

Dang!

East Hill

Fife, WA. currently.
www.brokenfixedsouthsound.com (http://www.brokenfixedsouthsound.com)

You did the Daffodil Classic on a fixed gear :twitchy: ?

You DA MAN!

Did you do the May Day Metric?

East Hill

Hi everyone. Beaverton, Oregon here.

I've been posting in the commuting forum for a short while now, but have neglected this area.

I live in Beaverton and commute daily to Hillsboro. About a year ago I was daydreaming of a Prius with a solar panel on the roof that would get me to work and back without using any gas. Then I realized I could probably do that with a bike for about $30,000 cheaper. A year later I'm daydreaming about how nice a bike I could get for $30,000. :)

Well, I live in Tacoma/Lakewood since most people think I live in Tacoma. I work on McNeil Island and commute at night since I work graveyard. It's a 12 mile round trip. Now that I got a new/used bike, I can maybe do some touring this summer.

Hi there.
Im up in rainy bellingham. Im new to the bike forums, been creeping around for a few days. I waited to make my introduction post for my first road bike to show up!. Although something tells me you guys will like my old one better....
I've been casually riding a Bianchi equinox for about 3 years, wasn’t till last spring when i put the slicks on it that i realized what i was missing spending all my time in the woods. (i've been along time mountain biker).


The Bianchi was bought new by my dad, i got my hands on it around 4 years ago. But i thought it was lame and uncomfortable to ride. I never used it off road cause I preferred the mountain bike for the type of riding I did. Once I got the slicks and panniers I realized how awesome road riding is.

The whips:

New Iron horse triumph 5. Haven’t ridden it yet as the rear wheel is way out to true, and I don’t trust myself to tune it. Also, I’ve never had a “new” bike before, or a road bike. So any tips would be appreciated
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/scirate/DSCF1207.jpg





The equinox. (bad pic, whoops)
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/scirate/DSCF1209.jpg


Anyone know about the Araya VX-400 wheels? I’ve been chatting with New Order about the rest of the bike, he filled in a lot of knowledge gaps I had about it. I’m having a hellva time tuning the brake squeal out of the back. It has new pads, I took the tire off and hand sanded the **** out of the brake surface. ( I guess I need to work on my shoe alignment skills huh?) Also, the Suntour components have never been greased , I see theres alittle spot on the rear hub to push some grease, what do I connect to do this? Any other tips on older bikes\ road bikes would be nice.


I also have a pretty nice Baracuda Comp that is very well equipped for a bike of that time. No pictures though as it’s with my Ski to sea mountain biker is borrowing it.

Anyways, glad to be acquainted with you all, anyone this far north doing road rideing?


-Scott

I'm Jeff from Albany Oregon, (70 miles south of Portland on I-5). I checked in on the introduction forum, and now here. It looks like I am the only member in this tread from Albany,(yes I read all 22 pages) but it looks there a few members here from Corvallis. Anyway, I am looking for a new road bike to replace my mountain bike. I hope to get in some fun bike rides with one of local clubs and maybe meet some of the members here.

West Linn here. 15 miles or so SW of Portland. Commute to work in Milwaukie when its nice, just picked up a sweet Enduro comp on craigslist so I'm looking to get out of some trails.

Seems there are a couple guys just right around the corner.

Anyways, glad to be acquainted with you all, anyone this far north doing road rideing?

Quite a few folks up in Bellingham who do road riding. TommyL I can think of right off the bat, and I'm sure that there's more--I just can't remember everyone :o .

Welcome to BF!

East Hill

I'll check in now, and post pictures later.

New Portland resident as of today.

Zeytoun

I'll check in now, and post pictures later.

New Portland resident as of today.

Zeytoun

Just in time for Pedalpalooza (http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2008.php)! :beer:

my partner and I arrived Portland last Tuesday, staying for now at the hostel on
Hawthorne, looking to share housing with like-minded people. we have a listing on craigslist at
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/sha/713381875.html