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gknep
10-20-07, 12:33 PM
So after spending almost two years in the incredibly hard to ride in Fort Wayne, Indiana :mad: I have the opportunity to relocate to Hillsboro, Oregon. :D What kind of great rides do I have to look forward to?

unixpro
10-20-07, 12:50 PM
Wet.

East Hill
10-20-07, 12:59 PM
I am confused...your location says that you are in 'Seattle'.

But unixpro's answer is spot on.

East Hill

gknep
10-20-07, 02:16 PM
When I first joined bike forums I lived in Seattle and then got a job transfer to Indiana and never updated the profile. Now I have and offer in Hillsboro but know next to nothing about cycling in the greater Portland area. I hope this clears up any confusion.

East Hill
10-20-07, 02:19 PM
Ah!

Try this, then:

http://bikeportland.org/

My guess is that you will find cycling in the greater PDX area to be a rewarding experience :) .

East Hill

ftsoft
10-21-07, 09:01 AM
So after spending almost two years in the incredibly hard to ride in Fort Wayne, Indiana :mad: I have the opportunity to relocate to Hillsboro, Oregon. :D What kind of great rides do I have to look forward to?

I'm surprised that you find Ft. Wayne hard to ride in. Although I haven't ridden there, I ride West Central Ohio a lot and have ridden in much of Indiana and Michigan and I consider West Central Ohio, at least, one of the great riding areas in the country ( I have also ridden all over Northern Cal, Texas, Oregon, Arizona). Just curious, what about Ft Wayne was the problem?

Frank

gknep
10-22-07, 02:48 PM
You are right about Ohio and Michigan and other parts of Indiana are pretty great. Fort Wayne is flat, windy, and does not have much of a riding scene. In Seattle I was used to being able to ride pretty much year round, here not so much. One good thing here is that I have found my LBS to be exceptional.

chillyc
10-22-07, 11:29 PM
Just a couple of rides that I like:

Hagg Lake, Bald Peak (all directions)

Portland Velo has weekly rides. See www.portlandvelo.com (http://www.portlandvelo.com)

See you on the road...

chillyc
10-22-07, 11:31 PM
I mistyped - it is www.portlandvelo.net (http://www.portlandvelo.net) for the website.

riversiderider
10-22-07, 11:37 PM
I'll second chillyc with regards to Portland Velo. I joined this year (although you don't have to join to ride) and have had a number of great rides. Good people, well organized.

Ride safe.

gknep
10-25-07, 09:46 AM
Thanks. I will be out there this weekend looking at houses and such.