Hagg Lake Loop - Saturday, July 28th

[55/Rad]

Starting from the Sherwood area at 9 am.

2 of us so far - anybody else want to go?

Be about 60-75 miles depending on the return route.

55/Rad

[fishmel]

Starting from the Sherwood area at 9 am.

2 of us so far - anybody else want to go?

Be about 60-75 miles depending on the return route.

55/Rad

55/Rad, I might see you guys out there. I am suppose to be doing our clubs century and it goes around Haag. If you see me suffering be kind and let me draft for a while:D. Hope you have a great ride.

[frugal_guy]

I would join you, but I'm too slow for you guys. I average about 17 mph riding alone, and I'm slow on hills. Last time I did my version of the Hagg loop (Tualatin, Newberg, Hagg lake, Blooming Fern, etc) it took me almost 5 hours riding time for 78 miles. Of course that was 2 months and 1000 miles ago.

I was considering that loop again for tomorrow, and now that I know that the Portland Velo Century will be in the area, I'll probably do it just to confuse them. (Several times I sent them email about their century, but never got a reply. I later found out that their century is only open to members unlike PWTC's.)

Have a good ride!

[Mel_A]

I might just be out there, seeing how it is 10 miles from my door to the dam. If you see a very tall guy on a custom Seven titanium, with the longest head tube made, say hello Mel.
Hagg, 11 hills not counting the dam face, I usually go in a clockwise direction, and then come screaming down past the gatehouse.
So you would be to the dam at about 10:30?

[55/Rad]

9 am at the Starbucks at Tualatin/Sherwood Road and Highway 99 - in the Safeway shopping center.

Frugal Guy - come on out - I got a really late start to the season and am not going fast at all at this point.

Fish - look for me to be drafting you tomorrow.

Mel - I think 10:30 would be just about right - I'll look for your Seven. I'll be on the blue Waterford and wearing the white shoes.

55/Rad

[frugal_guy]

I'll be there.

[velocity]

55/Rad, I might see you guys out there. I am suppose to be doing our clubs century and it goes around Haag. If you see me suffering be kind and let me draft for a while:D. Hope you have a great ride.

Rad the Portland Velo group is having their century this Saturday. My sweety is doing medic duties and I ahve to be there and support the gang. But I will be looking for the RAD man cause like he fish said it goes by there.
Mike

[Mel_A]

55/Rad I was at the dam at 10:27, waited for about 15 and then went clockwise. Lots of Portland Velo riders. Hope you had a good ride. Lets co-ordinate on something else.

[frugal_guy]

I got to Starbucks right at 9:00 and waited 10 minutes. No sign of any other cyclists so I went ahead and did the loop solo as I had originally planned. Saw lots of Portland Velo folks in the Gaston - Hagg Lake area, but I was always going the other direction. (I habitually go counter clockwise around the lake) Ended up with 79 miles in a little less than 5 hours. Pretty slow, but one man pace lines sometimes are. :D

I suspect that Rad just had one of those typical family scheduling hiccups. I hope it wasn't anything more serious. Of course, maybe it was the fact that it was sprinkling lightly when I left the house this morning. Fortunately, I didn't see a drop after I left Sherwood.

[velocity]

I saw a lot of non club riders on the road. we went with the 21 mph group and it was somewhat faster finishing the 100k ride in a little less than 4 hours. We then met back at the Long bottom coffee shop of of Evergreen and had a BBQ. If you ever get the chance to check out the PV club do so they are great folks and put on great rides that are well attended.
V