Which rides are you looking forward to this year?
02-02-13, 06:35 PM
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How are these rides? I get out to Indiana often, thought about spending a weekend in Indiana, so I could join in on one of these rides.
As for my list, I'm a benefit ride junkie. I'm doing quite a few this year, but the ones I definitely can't miss are the following:
French Creek Iron Tour
Civil War Century
Ride Ataxia Philly
As for my list, I'm a benefit ride junkie. I'm doing quite a few this year, but the ones I definitely can't miss are the following:
French Creek Iron Tour
Civil War Century
Ride Ataxia Philly
i might also go out to my buddies place in PA and do a route i found called the "dirty dozen", its like 43 miles and 6k' of climbing. who knows if i'll be able to complete it. only one way to find out.
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Which rides are you looking forward to this year? -- Not sure yet ... I don't know where we'll be after the end of February.
Do you have any lined up at this point? -- Nope. But I'm sure we will have soon, once we get more settled.
Is anyone in here planning to do any traveling with their bike? -- We've been travelling with our bicycles for the past 7.5 months ... around the world. We just arrived back where we started today. However, I'm sure we will do some more travelling with our bicycles ... hub-and-spoke tours and that sort of thing, at least.
When does the outdoor riding season start for you (if it ends)? -- January 1. We were in British Columbia then, and Rowan and I did a ride with my father. Chilly but very nice.
Two weeks later we were in the heat of Western Australia. Now we're in Victoria, just north of Melbourne.
Do you have any lined up at this point? -- Nope. But I'm sure we will have soon, once we get more settled.
Is anyone in here planning to do any traveling with their bike? -- We've been travelling with our bicycles for the past 7.5 months ... around the world. We just arrived back where we started today. However, I'm sure we will do some more travelling with our bicycles ... hub-and-spoke tours and that sort of thing, at least.
RTW Journal: https://www.machka.net/RTW_2012/RTW_2012.htm
When does the outdoor riding season start for you (if it ends)? -- January 1. We were in British Columbia then, and Rowan and I did a ride with my father. Chilly but very nice.
Two weeks later we were in the heat of Western Australia. Now we're in Victoria, just north of Melbourne.Well, we've kind of settled a bit, perhaps ...
But since the beginning of February, we travelled to a nearby lake for a weekend of camping, and we cycled there. Then, on another weekend, we travelled to one of the larger cities/towns in the area and cycled there. Then on the March Labour Day long weekend, we travelled to the Bright area in the Australian Alps and camped for the weekend ... and on the holiday Monday we cycled the rail trail there. It's a really nice trail - the best we've encountered in Victoria.
And we've got some interesting-looking organised rides on the horizon. We're not sure which ones we'll do, but there is one in May that looks good.
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A couple rides with old friends. The weekly FDR training ride. Some races yet to be determined as I am waiting on things to calm down due to a new child.
Possibly focus more on cross this year due to the before mentioned reason. I'm winging it this year and training for god knows what.
Possibly focus more on cross this year due to the before mentioned reason. I'm winging it this year and training for god knows what.
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Wife and I do mostly 100K on the tandem. I'm going to sneak in a few 1/2-bike organized rides, maybe a Century or two. The outlook is as follows:
Palm Springs
Solvang
Tierra Bella
Primavera (single)
Chico Velo Wildflower
I Care Classic
Sequoia (single)
Giro Bello
Windmill (maybe)
Marin
Tour de Fuzz
Lighthouse
Foxy's
Some of these to have to register for the day things open up - Lighthouse fills very fast, for example.
Palm Springs
Solvang
Tierra Bella
Primavera (single)
Chico Velo Wildflower
I Care Classic
Sequoia (single)
Giro Bello
Windmill (maybe)
Marin
Tour de Fuzz
Lighthouse
Foxy's
Some of these to have to register for the day things open up - Lighthouse fills very fast, for example.
04-05-13, 07:22 PM
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My two personal favorites i created:
- 81 miles from palo alto to Sausalito then back to SF.
- 100 miles palo alto to Morgan Hill and back.
- 81 miles from palo alto to Sausalito then back to SF.
- 100 miles palo alto to Morgan Hill and back.
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Seriously considering Everest Challenge this year. I'm not getting any younger, and the course won't get any easier.
Someone needs to talk me into it. Probably several people.
Someone needs to talk me into it. Probably several people.
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04-05-13, 09:37 PM
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Coeur D'Fondo - huge gran fondo around beautiful lake Coeur D'Lane. Sep 28th, 2013
https://cdagranfondo.com/
If anyone is looking for an awesome ride (weather pending) - check out the Whistler Grandfondo! And for guaranteed great weather there's the Axel Merckx Granfondo in Penticton, BC in July.
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Seriously considering Everest Challenge this year. I'm not getting any younger, and the course won't get any easier.
Someone needs to talk me into it. Probably several people.
Someone needs to talk me into it. Probably several people.
We're talking about doing the 7 Peaks Alpine Ascent Challenge again this coming summer (starting in October, I believe) we did it two summers ago, and enjoyed it. And that from someone (me) who is NOT a climber. It was definitely a challenge for me.
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04-05-13, 11:18 PM
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Leaving in September to ride around the US.
20 000 km. 10 months. Stopping here and there to play 10 of the top 100 golf courses.
20 000 km. 10 months. Stopping here and there to play 10 of the top 100 golf courses.
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I am looking forward to the Tennessee State Road Race, the Village Volkswagen Omnium in Chattanooga, and I really want to attend 3 mountain 3 state.
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