2018 Tibet

From the 14th of August to the 5th of September Jerry and Will (together with a friend of Will’s) biked from Golmud in China to Lhasa in Tibet – about 1,200 KM and mainly at about 5,000 meters of elevation. We flew from Seattle to Bejing with three bikes and two big duffles full of …

2018 Provence

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 …

2017 – RAMROD

On July 27, 2017, Odette and Jerry rode around Mt. Rainier in one day. Here’s the RAMROD site from the Redmond Cycling Club Here’s the RAMROD Training Series site – we did all but #14. We signed up for the lottery and it said that results would be announced in early April.  On April 1 …

2017 – Burgundy

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 …

Three-pin chainrings

If you think that three bolts aren’t enough to support bicycle cranks, think again.  Here’s a look at the Sugino alloy Maxy II that was on the 1976 Windsor Carrera I rehabbed. Similarly, you could look at how the weeks were attached on the Renault LeCar. Or, look at this version of the Daimler Smart Car:   …

2017 Goldendale Gran Fondo

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 …

2016 Karakorum Highway

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 …

Recent Rides 2016

  (other years)   12/31 – Fremont to Dexter to 2nd to Waterfront Trail to  West Seattle Loop.    Home via the Locks and the Golden Gardens.  Here’s a map.  40 miles on the Ibis with Odette.  (Q4 split = 12,621 with 4,369 on the tandem) 12/30 – Interurban trail to I-5 crossing at Maple,  Manor Way to 164th;  168th to Olympic View to Edmonds and Woodway to Innis …

2015 Ladakh

From July 23 to August 5, 2015 Jerry and Will travelled in Ladakh Will has done some epic bike trips with other graduate students in his program – notably his trip to China in 2013.  He and a classmate named Ravi Bhoraskar had talked for some time about riding in the Indian Himalayas, but nothing …