Summer plans?

[Mike]

It's a beautiful sunny morning here in PDX. Sadly today is my Monday and I'll be working through the weekend. Still, it's one of those days when you can feel summer on the way. Looking through Manny's and other list members' photos has me thinking about Rivish summer adventures. What are your plans? s24o's? Mixed road explorations on new roads? Bike modifications? 

For myself I've got the Cascade 1200k next week which isn't very Rivish but after that I plan on doing the majority of the rest of my summer riding on platform pedals and in regular clothing. I'm definitely planning on doing some s24o's in the Mt Hood NF. I'll probably do Larch Mtn a couple of times. While it's a long ride from my house to the summit and back (80 miles) there's nothing to keep one from just going at a reasonable pace, making a day of it and enjoying the ride. 

As for bike mods? I'm all fired up about kickstands. I may put them on all my bikes. I put a double legger on the Hilsen yesterday and love it. Most likely that kickstand will go on my LHT and I'll get a single legger for the Hilsen. Hell, when I was on a 600k brevet last year I saw one of the faster rides had one on his bike. I was standing around looking for a place to put my bike when he rolled up to the control, put the kickstand up, got his card signed and went on his way. There was something so incongruent about the kickstand and his bike and yet it all made perfect sense. 

I'll probably give Albatross bars a try on the Hilsen. I'm just really intrigued by that set-up.

With my growing appreciation for rambling through summer in regular clothes I'm sure wishing RBW was selling their MUSA seersucker shirts. Those sure were a great deal. They had some nice features. I did just order a seersucker shirt with a fairly nice print through LL Bean. They have them on sale so be aware.

Okay, that enough out of me on the glorious caffeine fueled morning.

--mike 

[Kelly]

mike,

We here in Missouri had a early start to summer.  At this point we've already done the Tour de Hills, Three State Three Mountain Challenge, Horsey Hundred, Tour de Cure and a loaded bike tour between Kansas City and St Louis.  All that and I'm still the infamous pot bellied cyclist.  (thanks for the moniker grant)  However only being 15 days into June and looking forward there is still a lot to come.  June is mostly local rides and fun stuff, followed by the Denali Tour with Adventure Cycling in July, then the MS150 in September, C&O/Allegheny self contained first week of October, Hilly hundred third week of October I think and finishing up with the Tour de Cape.   

Equipment wise my wife and I are expecting,  (pause for effect) the delivery of the custom lugged Bilenky Tandem in the next month or two.  The build has started and all looks good.   I have a 68cm Schwinn Traveler on the work stand just back from paint ready for assembly if I had more time to work on instead of ride bikes. Not to mention every time I go to work on it I have to make a trip to the hardware store or am missing a nut or bolt. Seems everything is clamp on.. cable stops, water bottles, everything.  Example the screws I need for the down tube mounts for the cable stops for some reason are american thread instead of metric and stopped me last night.. now off to hardware store again.  Front derailur may be a problem too, though I'm attempting to ignore that for now.  The Bombadil is in the stand on the other side being prepared to be boxed and checked out for Denali.   I've been thinking about a fancier looking crank for my AHH but the 500 plus bucks keeps me from pulling the trigger.  Other than that I may trim the heard and sell my mountain bike, and one of my fixed geared bikes that I just don't ride anymore.  

Summer in full force.. gotta love it.

Kelly

[cyclotourist]

Great to hear you're planning on the Cascade! I think you were on the fence about it for a while.

Kickstands are GREAT! I don't like the way the tear up the stays though. Need to get a bike with a plate installed!

--mike 

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[William]

That's a great list, especially the Cascade 12hundy.  For me June and July end up being really hard months for riding, for some weird reason.  Maybe it's the kids being out of school, and the associated family activities.  It's hard to get a day away to keep my R17 going beyond 17 (months in a row doing at least a 200k brevet), but I'm motivated to keep that going.  We had a family conference and semi-amicably agreed that I'll avoid all overnight brevets for the foreseeable future.  Bike exploration-wise, I'm working towards a ~40 mile route from El Cerrito to my office in South Hayward that'll be about 70% dirt.  I've got my Rawland shod with Quasi Motos and I'll be using that to work out that commute.  I might do some stealth camping down in Wildcat Canyon, and will probably do a mini S24O into Chabot and Briones.

Bike-wise, the stable is very close to dialed.  I'm anticipating the Pacenti road rims coming out and have been thinking about whether those should go into a light wheelset for the Hilsen, or, fantasy land thinking, I'm toying with the idea of buying a semi-custom Ebisu before Hiroshi at Jiitensha studio retires.  I also need a front rack for my Miyata, and there's always the thought of a 58 Atlantis on the horizon. 

[Mike]

On Jun 15, 10:35 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Great to hear you're planning on the Cascade! I think you were on the fence
> about it for a while.
>
> Kickstands are GREAT! I don't like the way the tear up the stays though.
> Need to get a bike with a plate installed!
>

Fortunately I have one of the Hilsen's with the kickstand plate. I
remember when Grant announced that they'd have them that some people
got bummed. I was indifferent at the time and figured I'd never use
it. I so wish my LHT had one.

As for the Cascade... yeah, I was waffling back and forth. I kinda
think the first day will be rough because I don't want to go too hard
but I want to make sure I get in early enough to get some sleep before
day 2 which I guess the most physically demanding.

It won't happen this summer but I'm hoping that maybe in the fall or
winter I can pick-up a used SH frame.

--mike

[Mike]

Hey Kelly, be sure to share photos with us of your adventures and your tandem when it arrives. Sounds like a great summer. 

--mike

[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

No specific bike adventures planned for Summer, yet. But around the first week of Autumn, I'm planning to lead a band of excursionists along the dirt forest roads of NE Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan for a week.

On Friday, June 15, 2012 8:44:01 AM UTC-5, Mike wrote:

[Brian Hanson]

I'm going to try to get in an S24O or greater in when summer starts in Seattle (July 5th for those who haven't lived here).  I would like to do some Cascade logging road exploration on the newish Hunqapillar.  I need a couple low-rider panniers for the front - I have a Tubus Tara rack that's been waiting for this bike for a year or so.  I'd also like to pick up a Fly for the back to support the rear bag a bit more than the wood fenders I have on it.  

Brian 

Seattle, WA

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[Michael Hechmer]

The number one plan is just to have fun, with as little planning as possible!  Enjoying the back roads of Vt right now and getting in shape to tackle a few mountain passes. We had planned to take the Bilenky Tandem to England for a tour of the Cotswald, but the Olympics made England sound crowded and an early Spring trip to Switzerland thinned out the budget.  We're still thinking of the car free trails in Minnesota.  Granddaughter due in El Cerrito on Oct 6th.  May bring a bike with me to Ca. in early Nov.

Michael

Westford VT

Seattle, WA

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[cyclotourist]

Interestingly enough, my summer plans are to head up to beautiful sunny Portland (Minneapolis West) with the fam. Just spent a couple weeks down by the beach ("shore" for you East Coast folks) where I did a lot of 29er tire MTB adventures and now have a week off before a work conf. in Sacramento (anyone around to say hi?). Then a few weeks full of keeping three kids under 10 from leaving permanent marks on each other, leading to a aforementioned mid-July trip up north to PDX.

Was going to be me + one kid, but looks like the entire brood plus spouse are going to attempt it. Will be interesting to say the least. So if any of you PDX people are available are available mid-July, would love to say hi, drink a beer at Hopworks, ride Forest Park, probably timed around the July 22nd Parkway extravaganza.

That and hang out at the community pool!!!

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Mike <mjaw...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Lynne Fitz]

might be around; what are your dates?  Love to meet up with you!

On Sunday, June 17, 2012 6:11:15 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:

Interestingly enough, my summer plans are to head up to beautiful sunny Portland (Minneapolis West) with the fam. Just spent a couple weeks down by the beach ("shore" for you East Coast folks) where I did a lot of 29er tire MTB adventures and now have a week off before a work conf. in Sacramento (anyone around to say hi?). Then a few weeks full of keeping three kids under 10 from leaving permanent marks on each other, leading to a aforementioned mid-July trip up north to PDX.

Was going to be me + one kid, but looks like the entire brood plus spouse are going to attempt it. Will be interesting to say the least. So if any of you PDX people are available are available mid-July, would love to say hi, drink a beer at Hopworks, ride Forest Park, probably timed around the July 22nd Parkway extravaganza.

That and hang out at the community pool!!!

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Mike <mjaw...@gmail.com> wrote:

It's a beautiful sunny morning here in PDX. Sadly today is my Monday and I'll be working through the weekend. Still, it's one of those days when you can feel summer on the way. Looking through Manny's and other list members' photos has me thinking about Rivish summer adventures. What are your plans? s24o's? Mixed road explorations on new roads? Bike modifications? 

For myself I've got the Cascade 1200k next week which isn't very Rivish but after that I plan on doing the majority of the rest of my summer riding on platform pedals and in regular clothing. I'm definitely planning on doing some s24o's in the Mt Hood NF. I'll probably do Larch Mtn a couple of times. While it's a long ride from my house to the summit and back (80 miles) there's nothing to keep one from just going at a reasonable pace, making a day of it and enjoying the ride. 

As for bike mods? I'm all fired up about kickstands. I may put them on all my bikes. I put a double legger on the Hilsen yesterday and love it. Most likely that kickstand will go on my LHT and I'll get a single legger for the Hilsen. Hell, when I was on a 600k brevet last year I saw one of the faster rides had one on his bike. I was standing around looking for a place to put my bike when he rolled up to the control, put the kickstand up, got his card signed and went on his way. There was something so incongruent about the kickstand and his bike and yet it all made perfect sense. 

I'll probably give Albatross bars a try on the Hilsen. I'm just really intrigued by that set-up.

With my growing appreciation for rambling through summer in regular clothes I'm sure wishing RBW was selling their MUSA seersucker shirts. Those sure were a great deal. They had some nice features. I did just order a seersucker shirt with a fairly nice print through LL Bean. They have them on sale so be aware.

Okay, that enough out of me on the glorious caffeine fueled morning.

--mike 

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[Mike]

On Sunday, June 17, 2012 6:11:15 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:

Interestingly enough, my summer plans are to head up to beautiful sunny Portland (Minneapolis West) with the fam.

David, would be great to meet up again for a ramble through Forest Park or something. Or who knows, maybe something a little more ambitious such as a ramble out to the Gorge. Once your plans are more definite shoot me an email.

--mike 

[Ryan Ray]

I have my first bike camping trip planned with my 3y old coming up as
long as I can replace his stolen trailer. It's a very short ride with
a ferry out to the peninsula. That's on the 30th. If that goes well
ill take him to a camping spot on the eastside that the Swift
Industries people mentioned. Also I'll be doing a weekend east of the
cascades possibly solo in August.

- Ryan

[Kenneth Stagg]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Mike <mjaw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's a beautiful sunny morning here in PDX. Sadly today is my Monday and
> I'll be working through the weekend. Still, it's one of those days when you
> can feel summer on the way. Looking through Manny's and other list members'
> photos has me thinking about Rivish summer adventures. What are your plans?

Ride :) Actually with a little luck I'm going to get to do SABRAW
this year. It would be a good year for it since its layover day is
here in Waupun so I'd get two nights at home! Otherwise I'm just
hoping to get to where I can do my loop around the Horicon marsh in
the mornings before work rather than having to wait for the weekends.
It's a gorgeous ride (and great for bird watching) but at 45 miles it
takes just a teeny bit too long to be fed and showered by 8:30.

-Ken