2018 Andalucia

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 …

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 …

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 – De Fuca Loop

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 …

Drivetrain

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 …