[OrRando] 2008 400k's

[Susan France]

Oh Lynne, it could be it even if it is not. I've been on the section you are talking about and it looked just like Joel's picture in places... Yes I remember stopping and rolling backwards to get the pine needles out of my fender, I remmeber getting bogged down in loose gravel, and I definately walked down the hill to cross near TopHill.

Susan.

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Rowe <david.readytoride at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 1, 2007 10:19 AM
>To: Oregon area Randonneurs <orrando at tire.patch.com>
>Subject: Re: [OrRando] 2008 400k's
>
>Nope, that's not it.
>
>;-)
>
>On Nov 1, 2007 9:28 AM,  <fitzbase at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 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
>> >
>> > :)