[RBW] 3 Capes 300k
Here's some pictures from yesterday's 3 capes 300k. I rode my Hilsen for the second year in a row and it performed flawlessly although not quietly. My rear derailer and rear fender were making some odd noises at times. I'll try and figure out what's going on later this week. The Jack Brown greens are great and I like them much more than the blues. The highlight of the ride for me was the first 100k which we covered pretty fast. This includes summating and descending the coast range. We had an amazing tailwind which pushed us up the climb. There was ice on the road for the beginning of the descent but minimal traffic so we just took the lane and bombed down for the first couple of miles of the descent until it mellowed out. There was quite a large group of us descending and it was exhilarating. The tailwind pushed us right into to Tillamook and out to the beginning of the Cape Meares climb. I love this ride and I love the distance. It was my third year doing the ride. I had been hoping to finish in just under 13hrs but dawdled a little too much at some of the controls. Perhaps next year. Still, I finished with a solid time fo 13hrs 48min. My company for the ride was great. It was just a really good time. I was bummed my point and shoot digital camera crapped out. The climb up Hwy 6 to the summit of the coast range was pretty cold. Right as I took my camera out to get a shot of the summit sign the camera froze up. Bummer. It's a lot easier to take pictures with that than it is with my camera phone (Motorala droid). Here's some pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/sets/72157623831454890/ It's dry out now and in spite of feeling a little fatigued I'm think I might head out for a little 30 mile or so jaunt around Sauvie Island. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] 3 Capes 300k
Mike, I got a couple photos with you in them, including the summit. I agree, great company and a fabulous day on the bike. My computer says actual time on the bike was 12:01:32, so we done good, I think. And the dawdling was worth it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8199...@n04/4512409296/ the other Mike -- Michael Mann http://baiku-velomann.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
