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Machias, WA (unincorporated Snohomish) checking in here. My favorite ride of late is around Lake Roesinger.

I've done that ride once, it is fun. Welcome to the forum!

Thanks - this looks like a really cool place. Do people ever hook up here for rides?

Thanks - this looks like a really cool place. Do people ever hook up here for rides?

There's an ongoing thread about rides up north...

East Hill

We met once for a ride starting in snohomish. I'd setup another ride but I'm too busy for the next few weekends. Maybe after that, I'll set one up.

I've been checking the forum out for the last month or so, now that I finally have my first road bike I feel like I belong.

Born and raised in beautiful Bellingham.

Welcome to the club! Where did you get your bike Tommy? Kulshan Cycles?

Kulshan is where I was convinced to buy the bike, after a couple test rides. I got it used over ebay, it came with clipless pedals and a low-end computer, so I figured it would save me convincing my wife I needed those things if it all came in one package!

I did get my cleats and lock from Kulshan though, great store. I remember when I was little sitting in the store bored while my dad looked at mountain bike stuff.

Hi TommyL, you've been lurking a while! What bike did you get?

Welcome to Bike Forums!

East Hill

A 2006 Trek 1500. I absolutely love it! The other reason I went with the online purchase is that I am 6'6", and both Kulshan and the manufacturers were out of stock for my size for the year. I didn't really want to wait for the '08 to come out. The 63cm frame is huge! I was going to post a picture with my first post, but I couldn't get it to work.

Seattle, WA
Green Lake area

beavertron

A 2006 Trek 1500. I absolutely love it! The other reason I went with the online purchase is that I am 6'6", and both Kulshan and the manufacturers were out of stock for my size for the year. I didn't really want to wait for the '08 to come out. The 63cm frame is huge! I was going to post a picture with my first post, but I couldn't get it to work.

I believe that first posters are not allowed to do either links or photos because of past problems with spammers (porn was a serious problem for a while). You should be able to post a photo now.

That is a huge frame! Mr. East Hill is 6'2", and I thought his bike was huge, but I think his is a 57cm Trek 4300, so smaller compared to yours. That makes sense for you to purchase online with your height, and being sold out. I think the LBS would understand...I know I would not want to wait that long.

East Hill

Seattle, WA
Green Lake area

Hi!

Welcome to Bike Forums!

East Hill

Silverdale, WA here. I'm west of Seattle, across Puget Sound. I got my fixie a little over a week ago and haven't looked back,,,,,,,,

Silverdale, WA here. I'm west of Seattle, across Puget Sound. I got my fixie a little over a week ago and haven't looked back,,,,,,,,
Right on. I used to work in the mall about 20 years ago and the Burger King across the street before that.
Ol' Silverdale's changed a lot over the years.
Nice to see someone from my neck of the woods on here.
Welcome aboard.



Bebop

Silverdale, WA here. I'm west of Seattle, across Puget Sound. I got my fixie a little over a week ago and haven't looked back,,,,,,,,

Awesome...What kind of fixie?

Capitol Hill, Seattle, checkin' in.

Hi Guapo and criscoshoes!

East Hill

Redmond, WA (just do a map search for Microsoft and you'll find it)
Commute daily to Woodinville.
Weekend rides of 25-60 miles, slow pace (12-14mph), we meet 7am at the W. Lake Sammamish Blvd entrance parking lots of Marymoor Park.

Information about the project, http://www.sitkaaoc.org/Projects/Bik...y/bicycle.html (http://www.sitkaaoc.org/Projects/BikeFriendly/bicycle.html)

Link to Online Forum/Bulletin Board, http://www.sitkaaoc.org/Forum/index.php


Hello,

Just wanted to alert Bike Forums readers about a new project in Southeast Alaska. Sitka, Alaska, a community of 8,500 to 8,800 people on Baranof Island in rainy Southeast Alaska, is trying to get an application together for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation from the League of American Bicyclists. If our application is successful, we'll be the first Alaska community and the nation's smallest town to earn the designation. If you've ever bicycled in Sitka (maybe on tour) or if you have any expertise you can lend as we work on this application, please visit our forum and spread your knowledge. Our main contacts for this project are Matthew Turner of Sitka Advancing Our Community and SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Health Educator Doug Osborne. If you have expertise in the Bicycle Friendly Community application process, send me a message and I can put you in contact with them.

Charles Bingham
Sitka, Alaska

Redmond, WA (just do a map search for Microsoft and you'll find it)
Commute daily to Woodinville.
Weekend rides of 25-60 miles, slow pace (12-14mph), we meet 7am at the W. Lake Sammamish Blvd entrance parking lots of Marymoor Park.

Welcome, I usually commute from Woodinville to Redmond. Wave next time we pass :-)

Welcome, I usually commute from Woodinville to Redmond. Wave next time we pass :-)

I'm on the Sam. River Trail somewhere between 5:30am and 6:00am, from the NE 90th St. bridge to Wilmot Gateway Park. Tough to miss me: 250 pounds, full beard, old rigid frame Stumpie with fenders and a fork mounted headlight, sunshine yellow jersey and a black helmet with yellow scotchlite stripes all over it. (could I be more of a sterotype?) :rolleyes:

We should meet up at RedHook on the way home some evening.

Wait, Texas gets their own page, but Alaska has to share?

Ah well...me, Girdwood, Alaska.

Wait, Texas gets their own page, but Alaska has to share?

Ah well...me, Girdwood, Alaska.

Well its better to be sided with us than the likes of texas. IMO we should give texas back to mexico! Nothing really good comes from there... does it?

Nothing really good comes from there... does it?

Well, we do have a few moderators from Texas who are pretty good :) .

Eider, have you ever seen any of your namesakes, any of the species?

East Hill

Nothing really good comes from there... does it?Easy . . . Alex Morgan, former World Cup DH pro, and currently owner of BCD Bikes (http://www.bcdracing.com/), is from Texas. He's a great guy and was an easy-going travel partner and roommate at the Masters Worlds last year.

North Seattle checking-in . . . need to find some local trails until I get a new bike rack for the car. Looks like I've got TONS of reading to find what I need. :)

- Art

I live in downtown Eugene - bike is primary transport around town + I now have a mountain bike!! I need to find out where to ride it though...

Capitol Hill, Seattle, checkin' in.
Welcome!

I used to live just off of Broadway, back in '91.
Whatever happened to the old QFC?
Last time I went by there, it was abandoned.

Bebop

Well, we do have a few moderators from Texas who are pretty good :) .

Eider, have you ever seen any of your namesakes, any of the species?

East Hill

Hello there - yes, I have!

Hello there - yes, I have!

Which ones? Living in Seattle is not a great place to see any of the eiders :( .

East Hill

inner se portland :)

work online so no commute.
no car, ride everywhere ( however i am a avid motorcyclist )

just moved back to portland after a long absence

great to be back

Tigard, OR. Very close to Washington Square mall. Bike to work in Hillsboro most days. Own a car to get out to trailheads and centuries. Bike commute, cruise, MTB, and road. I'm happy as long as I'm riding.

wife & I are in Colville WA .... one of the most beautiful rides in the pacific northwest is the Hiawatha Trail http://wallace-id.com/skilookout/taft.html

Nine Mile Falls, WA just down the road along the river from Spokane.

Mountlake Terrace, Washington (about 20 miles north of Seattle). Awesome trails north and east of here.

From Eugene, OR.

Getting interested in biking more. Currently just bike to get to/from work, as well as go to my friends with my cheapo bike (replacing soon).

Am interested in doing some longer distance biking. But will need my bike to do well with going to/from work still. Will be looking at my options :).

Welcome!

I used to live just off of Broadway, back in '91.
Whatever happened to the old QFC?
Last time I went by there, it was abandoned.

Bebop

The QFC now inhabits the main floor of the Broadway Market. I think it's been at least 3 years since the move. Capitol Hill has changed a lot since I moved here in '97 -- more condos and corporate business building up the area.

I live in Puyallup. I frequently ride the trails in my area. I ride a Trek 1220, and have recently bought and converted a Trek 950 mtb for touring. I very often ride with my rear panniers and sometimes with the front bags as well, because I like how the bike handles with the front bags. I almost always ride with my hammock (which I made) in my rear bag and usually stop somewhere along the trail, and "hang-out" for awhile with a good book. I ride a couple of times a week, 20-40 miles a day.

I've done 3 long tours, and am planning a trip next summer on the Oregon coast.

wife & I are in Colville WA .... one of the most beautiful rides in the pacific northwest is the Hiawatha Trail http://wallace-id.com/skilookout/taft.html

I used to ride with a guy named Chad that hailed from Colville.

The Hawatha Trail looks good, do you know if it hooks up with the Cour d' Alene trail?

Check out http://friendsofcdatrails.org/ and if you do ride in that area there is Trail #7 accross the highway from Lockout pass ski resort. It's an outstanding ride!!

I grew up in Lewiston, Idaho, but have lived here in North Seattle for the past 11 years. I also grew up taking road trips on my 10-speed with my family, but strayed from cycling for many years, before recently returning. I'm looking forward to many Seattle commutes between my house and the UW.

Brian Bain
Kirkland
Ride about 10m (1-way) to work.
thinking about getting a road bike so I want to learn more about what bikes are out there and what's best for me.

where is Colville? 1 hour north of Spokane on Highway 395. Highways full of logging trucks, rednecks and narrow roads. Bike at your own risk. Beautiful Country but pedal with care. Everyone should see Sherman Pass, Highway 20 between Kettle Falls and Republic WA. Pedal on my friends....

Brian Bain
Kirkland
Ride about 10m (1-way) to work.
thinking about getting a road bike so I want to learn more about what bikes are out there and what's best for me.

Ask away, Brian! What kind of stuff do you need to know? If you're using the bike to commute, check in with the Commuting forum folks.

Welcome to Bike Forums!

East Hill

Everyone should see Sherman Pass, Highway 20 between Kettle Falls and Republic WA. Pedal on my friends....

Been to Republic many times...it is beautiful country, indeed.

East Hill

Nine Mile Falls, WA just down the road along the river from Spokane.Whoa! Just now saw this . . . where in NMF? I'm out almost to Tum Tum.

BTW, Welcome!

Hi everyone,
I'm Mary and I ride my bike in Bellingham and surrounding Whatcom county.

Whoa! Just now saw this . . . where in NMF? I out almost to Tum Tum.

BTW, Welcome!
I live in Suncrest on Sunrise Dr. and have been here for about 5 years. Most of my summer riding is road and you have probably seen me out there riding. I ride through Tum Tum at least a few times a week usually in the early AM. We just don't get to many riders out here. In the winter/cold weather months I'll head out on the MB/cross to the state lands (while we still have them) or up to Stoney peak, Dunn's Mt and Saddle Mt above Tum Tum. Used to ride to Riverside from the house but 291 past big sandy is getting a little to harry for me.

Hi everyone,
I'm Mary and I ride my bike in Bellingham and surrounding Whatcom county.

Welcome to BF Mary

I was just up there last Friday on the RSVP. Most of my riding in Whatcom has been over in the Acme/Deming area. Beautiful area to be a biker.