[OrRando] 2008 400k's

Jon Beilby jonbeilby at gmail.com
Thu Nov 1 07:01:29 PDT 2007


Sounds like i may have to dust off my bike and ride once again.....

4th musketeer...




On 11/1/07, David Rowe <david.readytoride at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, sir, consider yourself part of the 3 musketeers!
>
> dr (the guy who has mapped an "Adventure 300" for those in search of
> roads less traveled between Forest Grove and Tillamook. Now, whether
> this 300 can be ridden in 20 hours or less ... only the pre-riders
> will know for sure.
>
> ;-)
>
> On Oct 31, 2007 9:08 PM, joel metz <magpie at blackbirdsf.org> wrote:
> > a candidate, you say? for your perusal, an idea of what i
> > enthusiastically consider rideable on my rando bike, from last years
> > birkie alternate route bag...
> >
> > http://www.blackbirdsf.org/randonneuring/2006_200/2006_200_43.jpg
> >
> > :)
> >
> > -joel (the guy whos still haphazardly trying to figure out an unpaved
> > scapoose-vernonia route...)
> >
> >
> > At 21:01 -0700 10.31.2007, David Rowe wrote:
> > >Gravel roads you say .... Kramer-san... I believe we have another
> > >candidate for 'Raid Tillamook' ... mmmwwwaaaahahahahaha ....
> > >mmmwwwaaahaaaahaaaahaaaa!
> > >
> > >:-))
> > >
> > >On Oct 31, 2007 5:56 PM, joel metz <magpie at blackbirdsf.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  At 15:21 -0700 10.31.2007, Michael Wolfe wrote:
> > >>  >Holy crap.  Just went to The Kramer's blog, and saw what he has in
> > >>  >store for the 400k next year:
> > >>  >
> > >>  >
> > >>  >...the ride to Lost Lake, the climb up Lolo Pass, the Marmot back
> > >>  >road to Sandy, the ride out to Eagle Cliff, the climb up Government
> > >>  >Camp and over Bennett and Barlow passes and the ride up Sevenmile
> to
> > >>  >The Dalles and maybe up Dry Hollow to gawd knows where.
> > >>  >
> > >>  >
> > >>  >If he means to send riders over Lolo Pass from the east, then
> that's
> > >>  >a pretty good long climb up a gravel road.  The climb up over The
> > >>  >Devil's Backbone on the old Barlow Road is a pretty good pitch,
> too.
> > >>  >Not sure where Eagle Cliff is, but then to throw on top of that a
> > >>  >climb up over Summitt, Barlow, and Bennett passes is pretty brutal.
> > >>  >Yikes!
> > >>  >
> > >>  >My 400k is no walk in the park, but it'll be easier than that!
> > >>  >Folks who are used to the Covered Bridge 400 are going to have a
> bit
> > >>  >tougher time earning their SR next year, that's certain.
> > >>  >
> > >>
> > >>  oh man. i might even be tempted to do a 400k outside of a pbp year
> if
> > >  > he manages to sneak this one past the censors :) more gravel!
> >
> > --
> >
> > joel metz  : magpie at blackbirdsf.org :  http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
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> >                                  after she got that bicycle...
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