August 13 & 14, 2010 – RSVP Gallery www.cascade.org/braking_news/eventalert/rsvp10.html Last-minute reminders for RSVP riders: RIDER ALERTS! Riders are required to ride single file on all bike trails during this event. Pass on the left with a courteous “On your left!” or bell. Speed limit is 15 mph on all trails. Didn’t see many riders …
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Carrie wanted to climb Mt. Carrie in the Olympics and asked me if I’d come along. I said that it would be cool to do it as part of a Bailey Range traverse since you had to do the first part of the traverse to get to Mt. Carrie anyway. A few months later we talked …
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December 14, 2008 – January 3, 2009 Odette, Jerry & Will travel in China Here are the images So Will was studying at Beijing University, spending a term in a language/exchange program run by Pitzer. He agreed to travel with us if Odette and I came to China while he was …
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From the Mudd Website: "Two-Wheeled Creativity in Motion" What has two wheels, elevated pedals in the rear, no seat and a prone rider? …Give up? It’s a quirky bike modified by innovative HMC students. Marc Badger ’10 and Will Scott ’10 are on a mission to use funky designs to modify a number of …
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When you are getting started on a tandem you want to pick rides that don’t involve a lot of traffic or hills or gates so that you can concentrate on how the bike handles and on communicating with your partner rather than on shifting gears or missing obstacles. These rides are good for that. (They’re …
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Twelve Mile Loop Ride With A Lot Of Hills There are two alternative routes through Bellevue as part of the Lake Washington Loop. This ride puts them together in a 12-mile loop. I’ve started it at the Bellevue Club because that is where I like to park, but the Wilburton Park & Ride would work …
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Burley co-op pedals through a low cycle The Register – Guard – Eugene, Or.Author: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-GuardDate: Apr 2, 2005Start Page: A.1Text Word Count: 1995 Abstract (Document Summary) The Eugene-based manufacturer of bikes and bike accessories reported its first loss ever in 2003, while taking on millions of dollars in debt. Despite optimism …
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2006 STP Odette and I rode the STP on the tandem on July 15 & 16, 2006. As we neared the finish line Odette told me that it was the most fun she had ever had in her life and that she wanted to do it again next year. I signed us up online …
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For Odette and me growing up, bikes equaled independence. I remember hurtling down from a loading ramp and almost getting smooshed by a car. I remember taking the coaster brake apart and reassembling it just for fun. I had a paper route from age eleven to fourteen and rode about ten miles a day in …
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bicycle adventures the bikes Handlebar Swaps 1984 Centurion Elite R/S 2000 Litespeed Tuscany 1998 Litespeed Classic 1976 Windsor Carrera Sport 2015 Fuji rebuild 2014 Ibis tandem project 2019 Ibis Rohloff conversion 2013 Rincon project the new tandem the tandem the fixed gear route descriptions trail descriptions 520 Bridge routes BNSF Eastside Corridor 2021 Lummi Island 2019 Corsica 2018 …
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