[OrRando] 2008 400k's
fitzbase at comcast.net
fitzbase at comcast.net
Thu Nov 1 09:28:50 PDT 2007
isn't that the Banks-Vernonia trail? I tried it once on my Lemond (23mm tires) with fenders, and had to stop and pick the pine needles out of the fender well every so often so I could make forward progress. Much better luck on my mtb, but I suspect the Bleriot (650b) would handle it just fine. And it is a nicer climb to Tophill than the one on the road!
Lynne "but I'd still walk the climb up from Tophill" F
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: joel metz <magpie at blackbirdsf.org>
> 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!
>
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