Many years ago, people left Missouri in covered wagons and wound up in this general vicinity. Some of the trails they built are still around, like the one I went riding on yesterday. I’ve always admired the toughness of the American pioneers, I mean they basically walked across a couple mountain ranges, a desert or … Read more
My mountain bike has been broke down and it has been killing me to watch these perfect riding days go by. Finally, I got my new brakes and put them on as quickly as possible so I could ride today. The brakes are really sweet; Shimano XT M775 disc brakes. Came all the way from … Read more
The junk Hayes brakes on my mountain bike have kept me off the trails once again. I thought sending the defective brakes to the Hayes factory would take care of the problems but after the Hayes technicians worked on the brakes, they failed completely after a few weeks. That’s two or three weeks of riding … Read more
The fall storms are starting to make their way over the Cascades from the Pacific Ocean, but there are still a few hours here and there where the sun will shine and you’ll see some blue sky. A small storm front blew through last night with a few rain showers and drizzle, but the sun … Read more
Yesterday was a nice, sunny day; I spent it fixing the brakes on my mountain bike. After rebuilding the rear master cylinder and bleeding the brakes, I was stoked to discover the brakes were working(at least for the time being). Every sunny day is like last call here, pretty soon it will be gray and … Read more
After a great few days of bike riding, my equipment has let me down. Once again, the Hayes Stroker Trail disc brakes on my mountain bike have failed. I’ve had problems with these brakes ever since I got them, it’s only been a few weeks since I had to send them back to the Hayes … Read more
The blue skies and mild temperatures made for a great weekend of Pacific NW bike riding. Saturday was the Tour De Lab in Portland, OR; a bike tour of the Lucky Labrador brew pubs throughout Portland and fund raiser for Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital. I hung out with Don and the Gorge Delights crew. … Read more
Today was another perfect day for riding the local trails. Sunny but cool; another reminder that summer is on the way out and fall is coming. It’s supposed to get back into the mid to high seventies next week, if it does, it could be the last time we’ll see those kind of temperatures this … Read more
After a couple days of light rain and scattered showers, we were able to get back out on the trail. It was a nice sunny day, but the breeze was cool and there were clouds in the sky and rain storms over the higher mountain peaks. The trails were in great shape; a little damp … Read more
Yesterday, Don and I headed west of the Cascades for a change to hook up with Lee Man for a ride through the Tillamook State Forest on the Wilson River Trail. We met up at Shady Rest Restaurant in Gales Creek. By the time Lee got there, I had scarfed down a giant Denver omelet … Read more