Richard Seton

My wife and I took a run on our tandem (a Santana Team Scandium). Unlike those two guys on the Calfee tandem, we are just regular folks.

We had suitable gearing, so none of the climbs, other that Brywood and College were a problem. We walked up about half of Brywood, and almost made it up College.

We don't climb as well as anybody else, so were off the back pretty fast. We figure that we completed about 90% of the ride - took a few shortcuts in view of the time we took. Got all the steep climbs though.

Finished at around 3:30 - in the rain!

Susan Otcenas

Richard & Nancy Seton were on a red Santana.

>There was a tandem with two men but there were two other couples on
tandems too!

>
> Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion
> tandems can't climb...wow!
>

Joel Morrissette

I raced with Jim in the Beaver Fever Duathlon a few times. I'll never know
how he negotiated the transitions - he was too far ahead of me to catch him
in the act!

-Joel

2008/4/6 Dave Palmer :

> That's Jim Henry! Local one armed racer, but definetely strong. Quite an
> accomplished racer and an inspiration. He's kicked my butt on many a
> training ride! Check out
>
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-02-19-prosthetic-tech_x.htm
>
>
> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDA163FF93AA35753C1A96E948260
>
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Kevin
> *To:* obra@list.obra.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:55 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] Ronde Van Portlandia Photos
>
> Agreed, those guys on the tandem came to play! Yes indeed, thank you Dave
> Roth for taking the photos and sharing them with us. As we were about to
> start I saw a rider with one arm and half of a traditional handlebar. I
> didn't get a chance to talk to him. As the day wore on and I was struggling
> up the hills I began thinking of him and the mechanics of doing what I was
> doing with one arm. Shifting? Braking? Holding yourself on the bike while
> putting power to the pedals? A tip of the hat to him for even attempting
> this. Does anyone know who he was or whether he finished?
>
> Kevin
> http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com
>
> *David Auker * wrote:
>
> Nice photos! Thanks for documenting this outrageous ride, an amazing
> tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!
>
> Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion
>
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Ellen Michaelson

There was a tandem with two men but there were two other couples on
tandems too!

Ellen

David Auker wrote:
> Nice photos! Thanks for documenting this outrageous ride, an amazing
> tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!
>
> Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion
> tandems can't climb...wow!
>
> David
>
> Dave Roth wrote:
>
>> I took a bunch of photos at the Ronde ride earlier today and have posted many of them. I was at the start and finish, as well as on the two "fun" hills (Brynwood and College). I apologize for not getting everyone at the finish. It was pretty cold and wet up there on Council Crest and I just couldn't stick around any longer. Good job to everyone who rode today. It looked pretty epic out there on two wheels.
>>
>> Photos from the Ronde Van Oeste Portlandia ride today:
>> http://www.dmroth.com/ronde_08/ronde08.html
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Yeah, the first time I raced with Jim in 2000 at PIR I thought, "that's one I won't have to worry about". I couldn't have been more wrong!
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Palmer
To: kevin97116@yahoo.com ; obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ronde Van Portlandia Photos

That's Jim Henry! Local one armed racer, but definetely strong. Quite an accomplished racer and an inspiration. He's kicked my butt on many a training ride! Check out

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-02-19-prosthetic-tech_x.htm

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDA163FF93AA35753C1A96E948260

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin
To: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ronde Van Portlandia Photos

Agreed, those guys on the tandem came to play! Yes indeed, thank you Dave Roth for taking the photos and sharing them with us. As we were about to start I saw a rider with one arm and half of a traditional handlebar. I didn't get a chance to talk to him. As the day wore on and I was struggling up the hills I began thinking of him and the mechanics of doing what I was doing with one arm. Shifting? Braking? Holding yourself on the bike while putting power to the pedals? A tip of the hat to him for even attempting this. Does anyone know who he was or whether he finished?

Kevin
http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com

David Auker wrote:
Nice photos! Thanks for documenting this outrageous ride, an amazing
tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!

Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion

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That's Jim Henry! Local one armed racer, but definetely strong. Quite an accomplished racer and an inspiration. He's kicked my butt on many a training ride! Check out

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-02-19-prosthetic-tech_x.htm

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDA163FF93AA35753C1A96E948260

Dave
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:55 AM
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Agreed, those guys on the tandem came to play! Yes indeed, thank you Dave Roth for taking the photos and sharing them with us. As we were about to start I saw a rider with one arm and half of a traditional handlebar. I didn't get a chance to talk to him. As the day wore on and I was struggling up the hills I began thinking of him and the mechanics of doing what I was doing with one arm. Shifting? Braking? Holding yourself on the bike while putting power to the pedals? A tip of the hat to him for even attempting this. Does anyone know who he was or whether he finished?

Kevin
http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com

David Auker wrote:
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tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!

Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion

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matthew.brownfield@comcast.net

I rode much of the way near the rider with one arm. It was impressive on many levels. Obviously steep climbs would be a challenge, but even things like descending bumpy roads required great strength and skill. He finished a bit ahead of me, at around 4.5 hours.

Matt B.

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From: Kevin

Agreed, those guys on the tandem came to play! Yes indeed, thank you Dave Roth for taking the photos and sharing them with us. As we were about to start I saw a rider with one arm and half of a traditional handlebar. I didn't get a chance to talk to him. As the day wore on and I was struggling up the hills I began thinking of him and the mechanics of doing what I was doing with one arm. Shifting? Braking? Holding yourself on the bike while putting power to the pedals? A tip of the hat to him for even attempting this. Does anyone know who he was or whether he finished?

Kevin
http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com

David Auker wrote:
Nice photos! Thanks for documenting this outrageous ride, an amazing
tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!

Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion

You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

Kevin

Agreed, those guys on the tandem came to play! Yes indeed, thank you Dave Roth for taking the photos and sharing them with us. As we were about to start I saw a rider with one arm and half of a traditional handlebar. I didn't get a chance to talk to him. As the day wore on and I was struggling up the hills I began thinking of him and the mechanics of doing what I was doing with one arm. Shifting? Braking? Holding yourself on the bike while putting power to the pedals? A tip of the hat to him for even attempting this. Does anyone know who he was or whether he finished?

Kevin
http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com

David Auker wrote:
Nice photos! Thanks for documenting this outrageous ride, an amazing
tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!

Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion

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You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

David Auker

Nice photos! Thanks for documenting this outrageous ride, an amazing
tour of Portland hills! Kudos to The Ronde's imaginative instigators!

Anyone knowho was on the tandem? Completely dispelled the notion
tandems can't climb...wow!

David

Dave Roth wrote:
> I took a bunch of photos at the Ronde ride earlier today and have posted many of them. I was at the start and finish, as well as on the two "fun" hills (Brynwood and College). I apologize for not getting everyone at the finish. It was pretty cold and wet up there on Council Crest and I just couldn't stick around any longer. Good job to everyone who rode today. It looked pretty epic out there on two wheels.
>
> Photos from the Ronde Van Oeste Portlandia ride today:
> http://www.dmroth.com/ronde_08/ronde08.html
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Dave Roth

I took a bunch of photos at the Ronde ride earlier today and have posted many of them. I was at the start and finish, as well as on the two "fun" hills (Brynwood and College). I apologize for not getting everyone at the finish. It was pretty cold and wet up there on Council Crest and I just couldn't stick around any longer. Good job to everyone who rode today. It looked pretty epic out there on two wheels.

Photos from the Ronde Van Oeste Portlandia ride today:
http://www.dmroth.com/ronde_08/ronde08.html