[OrRando] All this dirty talk

[Ken Mattina]

So how did it go?




On Fri, Nov 2, 2007 at 12:13 PM, <fitzbase at comcast.net> wrote:

> My order of preference:
> dirt
> non-loose gravel
> sand over packed dirt
> .
> .
> .
> .
> long stretches of loose gravel
>
> If there is a steep downhill involved, they all get less preferable.
>  Although I have done the less-steep descent on the Banks-Vernonia on my
> mtb, clipped in the whole time.
>
> Fire roads are fine.
>
> Several years ago, while training for STP in a day, we took the Watermelon
> Ride and turned it into a 150 mile ride.  We found ourselves at the Buena
> Vista ferry crossing and... no ferry.  So after a consultation with
> someone's GPS, we took ourselves over to another loop on the route.  It
> involved dirt and gravel.  We all made it, cautiously.  Then, to get back=
 to
> the loop we skipped, we were directed to a road "paved, no problem".  Not
> :-(  On 23mm tires, no less.  I'm sure we've all found ourselves there at
> one point or another.   (After THAT ride {headwinds}, STP was a relative
> piece of cake)
>
> Lynne "stupid bicycle tricks; I've got lots" F
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "David Rowe" <david.readytoride at gmail.com>
> > > I admit to liking gravel less than dirt, but I love
> > > not turning around when the pavement dissapears.
> >
> >
> >    I second that motion. http://readytoride.biz/?p=3D229.
> >
> > On Nov 2, 2007 12:14 PM, Bill Alsup <bill at viscountstudios.com> wrote:
> > > I would sign up for (or just ride w/like-minded folks)
> > > a 100K mostly-fireroad brevet-like excursion in a
> > > heartbeat ... a route that wouldn't need suspension,
> > > but could possibly benefit from small-knobbied tires.
> > >
> > > I did such a ride (94K) on my own 4 months ago out of
> > > Ritter Springs. Lotsa hills and gorgeous views from
> > > the dirt road along the North Fork of the John Day
> > > River. A few miles of the ride (Hwy 395) were paved.
> > > It took most of the day, but was quite memorable.
> > >
> > > I admit to liking gravel less than dirt, but I love
> > > not turning around when the pavement dissapears.
> > >
> > > ~ Bill
> > >
> > > --- Susan France <susanfrance at teleport.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just so you all don't be getting any foolish
> > > > ideas...
> > > > I have no intensions of running any ACP gravel-ish
> > > > brevets. Those who claim to love long brevets
> > > > containing lots of gravel, mud and elevation gain
> > > > have some options:
> > > >
> > > > 1) The fleche... you can put together a team, design
> > > > your own route, and ride for 24hrs in mud and snow
> > > > without any pavement. The rules and awards are the
> > > > same as for the riders who plan 24-hr in the Valley
> > > > on pavement.
> > > >
> > > > 2) Permanents... you design the route, you submit
> > > > the route to RUSA for approval, you own the route as
> > > > the organizer... best of all it's not a Susan
> > > > permanenet or an ORR event.  It's almost as good as
> > > > a RUSA brevet as far as your brownie points from
> > > > RUSA. The time rules are the same.
> > > >
> > > > 3) Or you can just go out and ride.
> > > >
> > > > Susan.
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