Great Rides...

Oregon-@cs.com

2004-03-30





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"The Blueberrys" - a tandem oriented web site - is chock full of rides -

turn-by-turn directions, maps and, in many cases, descriptions of the ride. The

URL is: http://www.blueberryrides.com/. Click on "Ride Maps". Most rides are in

the Portland/Vancouver area. All directions and maps can be printed.



In addition the two Rubber Meets the Road books, "Bicycling the Backroads of

Northwest Oregon" (Jones & Henderson; pub by The Mountaineers) also has some

great rides in the area, including Salem and Eugene. You can find it at most

bike shops and booksellers.



Oregon must be the most beautiful cycling area in the world. Enjoy.



Peter



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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">"The Blueberrys" - a tandem oriented web site - is chock full of rides - turn-by-turn directions, maps and, in many cases, descriptions of the ride.  The URL is: http://www.blueberryrides.com/. Click on "Ride Maps". Most rides are in the Portland/Vancouver area.  All directions and maps can be printed. <BR>

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In addition the two Rubber Meets the Road books, "Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest Oregon" (Jones & Henderson; pub by The Mountaineers) also has some great rides in the area, including Salem and Eugene.  You can find it at most bike shops and booksellers.<BR>

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Oregon must be the most beautiful cycling area in the world.  Enjoy.<BR>

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jwi-@pacifier.com

2004-03-29



Josh-



For casual rides, the "Rubber to the Road" books are a good place to

start. They're available at most local shops. The Springwater Corridor

is about as unintimidating as it gets, too.



The recumbent gang and I did an easy 60 miles Sunday down south of

Canby, covering a good chunk of the PWTC Spring Century route. Pretty

quiet, except for the section near the Wooden Shoe Bulb Company. Here's

pictures:

http://www.pacifier.com/~jwills/springride2004/index.htm



Jeff



mike.m-@obra.org wrote:

 

Personally I think that Sauvie is a good place to stay away from. Since

it

is close to Portland and flat it gets a lot of pressure from bike

riders,

particularly the casual variety. As a consequence the residents of the

island are pretty fed up and not too friendly. The same can be said for

the

Scenic Highway between Troutdale and Crown Point.



Mike Murray



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Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 20:07 PM

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Subject: [OBRA Chat] Great Rides...





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Is there a place [online] for collective knowledge of great rides around

the

Portland-Metro area? There seem to be a lot of folks that are part of

OBRA...it would be great to have people list their best rides on a part

of

the website. If this doesn't exist, can people that have some great

rides

respond. Thanks!



Also, and directly connect to the above request, my wife is back on a

bike

after a really bad accident with a car...we are both new to riding, and

I

would love to know if there are great rides where there aren't a lot of

cars. Even Sauvie Island had a ton of traffic this weekend.



Thanks!



Josh





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mike.m-@obra.org

2004-03-29



Personally I think that Sauvie is a good place to stay away from. Since it

is close to Portland and flat it gets a lot of pressure from bike riders,

particularly the casual variety. As a consequence the residents of the

island are pretty fed up and not too friendly. The same can be said for the

Scenic Highway between Troutdale and Crown Point.



Mike Murray



-----Original Message-----

From: Josh Friedman [mailto:joshfr-@msn.com]

Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 20:07 PM

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: [OBRA Chat] Great Rides...





===========================================================

**** Bounces like rubber! Shatters like ceramic! ****

Discover Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty in grown up

handfuls. It's the creativity unleashing, mood enhancing

desk toy!

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===========================================================



Is there a place [online] for collective knowledge of great rides around the

Portland-Metro area? There seem to be a lot of folks that are part of

OBRA...it would be great to have people list their best rides on a part of

the website. If this doesn't exist, can people that have some great rides

respond. Thanks!



Also, and directly connect to the above request, my wife is back on a bike

after a really bad accident with a car...we are both new to riding, and I

would love to know if there are great rides where there aren't a lot of

cars. Even Sauvie Island had a ton of traffic this weekend.



Thanks!



Josh





-------------

Josh Friedman

503.705.7975



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Discover Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty in grown up

handfuls. It's the creativity unleashing, mood enhancing

desk toy!

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Josh Friedman

2004-03-29



Is there a place [online] for collective knowledge of great rides around the

Portland-Metro area? There seem to be a lot of folks that are part of

OBRA...it would be great to have people list their best rides on a part of

the website. If this doesn't exist, can people that have some great rides

respond. Thanks!



Also, and directly connect to the above request, my wife is back on a bike

after a really bad accident with a car...we are both new to riding, and I

would love to know if there are great rides where there aren't a lot of

cars. Even Sauvie Island had a ton of traffic this weekend.



Thanks!



Josh





-------------

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503.705.7975



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