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 …
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When we got back from Tibet I emailed Jack Trumbull at Franklin to say that the trip went well and asking again about the manufacture date of the frame. No reply. I’ll try once more before I leave for Spain. Meanwhile, here’s is the as-built configuration: Touring bike built on a custom frame built in …
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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 …
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So I got an email from Will saying that He and Chris had realized that Mika’s bike was too small for Chris and that there was a coupled frame for sale on the Seattle Craigslist. I looked at the listing and it seemed legit – I agreed that I’d build it out in time for …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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