About 15 years ago I wrote: I don’t like the SR 520 Trail! It’s too hilly. Why couldn’t they have engineered it to stay on the same grade as the freeway? Besides, it puts you out in the middle of nowhere. Things change. In the year since the trail across the 520 bridge opened, my …
Odette and Jerry biked in southern Spain from September 22nd to October 13th of 2018: Odette had a vacation problem. The county doesn’t pay physicians too well, but it makes up for it by giving an extraordinary amount of time off. Odette hasn’t been able to take all of her vacation for years and usually …
On June 23 & 24 Odette and Jerry rode from Marblemount to Mazama and back with Kevin (and the Redmond Cycling Club.) Celebrating 34thyear – 2Days, 150 Miles, and 11,600 ft. of Climbing This year’s annual Mazama Ride will begin in Marblemount on Saturday. We will ride 75+ miles on the NorthCascades Highway, climbing a …
This year Odette and Jerry travelled in France from May 22 through June 2. They packed the tandem and flew to Paris, took the TGV to Avignon, spent six days biking a loop starting and ending in Avignon and passing through Arles. They worried about the train strike interfering with the trip back to Paris …
Odette put a couple hundred miles on the Tuscany and said she liked it. Then she had an accident and was off the bike all winter. When she started riding again in the spring she said she wouldn’t get on the Tuscany until I raised the handlebars or for any ride that involved climbing. (She …
From June 10 to 23 Odette and Jerry travelled in France here are the photos here is the itinerary: Day 1 – Sunday Jun 11, 2017 : Fly Seattle – Reykjavik – Paris, train Paris to Dijon Day 2 – Monday Jun 12, 2017 : Dijon – Fleurey sur Ouche – Velars sur …
On April 9, 1017 Jerry & Odette rode the Goldendale Gran Fondo on their Ibis Forte. They were the last team in the standings, but they finished the course. Here’s the course – 90 miles with about 25 on gravel. 6,000 ft. of climbing. here’s a link to the map in (ridewithgps) here’s the map …
On May 6, 2017, Jerry & Odette rode from their home in Seattle to Port Angeles, then up Vancouver Island and across to Vancouver and out the Fraser River valley to Harrison Hot Springs. They returned to the USA at Sumas and rode through Bellingham and Whidbey Island for a total of about 475 miles in …
After about a year of riding the Ibis I decided to proceed with the planned upgrade of the drivetrain. After my experience with Rene Herse cranks and chainrings on my Fuji, I decided to buy a tandem set from Compass and convert to 10-speed while I was at it. I bought an ultegra 10-speed rear derailleur …
In September 2016 Jerry and Will (together with Mako & Mika) biked the Karakoram highway in Pakistan and China here’s the maps and the detail on the rides: 9/21 – KKH side trip (Kashgar to Upal) here’s the map – 67 miles on my Rodriguez with Will and Mako & Mika 9/20 – KKH Day 5 (Tashkurgan …
