PatriciaK
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You're right - it was Vancouver
- getting my explorers confused!Our Rides in Words, Photos & Videos
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Mr. Coffee
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Actually, to make it more confusing Deception Pass was "discovered" two years earlier (1790) by Manuel Quimper on the Princesa Real.You're right - it was Vancouver
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Another day in the country …
Moore, Brisbane Valley RT
7:45 am; 26 km
Saturday's ride was with six other ebiking friends up the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail between Toogoolawah (85km marker) and Moore (112km marker). My rides from home join the rail trail at the 7km marker. Check map on previous page for location in relation to Brisbane and Ipswich.7:45 am; 26 km
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PatriciaK
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I give up - this is not my day for remembering history
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Alaskan
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In the interest of accurate history I went to Wikipedia, often flawed when it comes to controversial subjects but usually good on historical facts. @Mr. Coffee was half right and @PatriciaK was partly right as well (It was an English expedition that gave it the name if not an Englishman. Vancouver whose real name was Vancoverden was a Hollander.
Deceptions pass was discovered by Quimper who named it Boca de Flon. Two years later during Vancouver's expedition it was renamed Deception Pass. The English stuck around longer...so did some of their names. I have been through it many times on many different boats over the past 45 years. None of my place names have stuck yet. I guess I was too late
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Students of history will enjoy the history book Let the Sea Make a Noise--: A History of the North Pacific from Magellan to MacArthur
Deceptions pass was discovered by Quimper who named it Boca de Flon. Two years later during Vancouver's expedition it was renamed Deception Pass. The English stuck around longer...so did some of their names. I have been through it many times on many different boats over the past 45 years. None of my place names have stuck yet. I guess I was too late
Deception Pass - Wikipedia
Students of history will enjoy the history book Let the Sea Make a Noise--: A History of the North Pacific from Magellan to MacArthur
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Richard, as I read your accounts I’m taking a Sunday morning coffee break with the sparkling waters of the Pacific stretching seemingly endlessly to and beyond the horizon which is once again marked by the offshore clouds.
David
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Another after work ride, about 1,400 feet of vertical in about five miles one way. I did NOT plan to go up to the sign, and, in fact, have NEVER been up there before, despite living up here for a quarter century! I have been just about everywhere in Griffith Park except for the sign, and probably for the same reason I only went to the Statue of Liberty once when I lived in New York.
But today, there were very few pedestrians, and what I noticed was that while some *websites* (not official county or city websites) say that bikes are not permitted, the signage does not: It says that 'motor driven cycles' are prohibited, and in California, a Class I or Class II is not a motor driven cycle. I do not ride trails that have "No Bicycles" signs and there sure are plenty of them! (I've made rare exceptions when low on battery!)
Technically, I don't know what class I am... the bike does 18 MPH with no assistance on flat ground, about 20 MPH pedaling as hard as I can, so the cutoff is about where it's supposed to be, but it does have a throttle. It's pretty stealth, does look mostly like a bicycle. On the way up, I passed security cameras, and an LAPD chopper passed overhead, but no warnings, and nothing but good vibes from the pedestrians. I slow down to walking speed for joggers or dog walkers, and pass with great care. The downhill run was, fortunately, deserted, so I could enjoy cornering, and I do have some video I may post later (if I can figure out how, any tips are welcome, I guess I should put in on Vimeo or something), though the phone was on my belt-- it's kind of weird and queasy looking, but I might edit together a bit of it.
If you've seen my earlier posts, this is a good perspective on the reservoir, the mobile phone camera did okay today. From the path around the reservoir, it doesn't even look like you're in Los Angeles, but up here, you get a bit of context. The new bike should be ready on Monday, but I'm glad I got a chance to take Survivor up here! Turns out you can do a lot in this neighborhood with a puny little 5.4 Ah battery! 250 watts, probably no more than 30 Nm.
But today, there were very few pedestrians, and what I noticed was that while some *websites* (not official county or city websites) say that bikes are not permitted, the signage does not: It says that 'motor driven cycles' are prohibited, and in California, a Class I or Class II is not a motor driven cycle. I do not ride trails that have "No Bicycles" signs and there sure are plenty of them! (I've made rare exceptions when low on battery!)
Technically, I don't know what class I am... the bike does 18 MPH with no assistance on flat ground, about 20 MPH pedaling as hard as I can, so the cutoff is about where it's supposed to be, but it does have a throttle. It's pretty stealth, does look mostly like a bicycle. On the way up, I passed security cameras, and an LAPD chopper passed overhead, but no warnings, and nothing but good vibes from the pedestrians. I slow down to walking speed for joggers or dog walkers, and pass with great care. The downhill run was, fortunately, deserted, so I could enjoy cornering, and I do have some video I may post later (if I can figure out how, any tips are welcome, I guess I should put in on Vimeo or something), though the phone was on my belt-- it's kind of weird and queasy looking, but I might edit together a bit of it.
If you've seen my earlier posts, this is a good perspective on the reservoir, the mobile phone camera did okay today. From the path around the reservoir, it doesn't even look like you're in Los Angeles, but up here, you get a bit of context. The new bike should be ready on Monday, but I'm glad I got a chance to take Survivor up here! Turns out you can do a lot in this neighborhood with a puny little 5.4 Ah battery! 250 watts, probably no more than 30 Nm.
Alaskan
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Next time you peer east, across the Pacific, consider this:
On the outer coast of Prince of Wales Island, the largest of the Islands in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska, where Nancy and I earned a living for 25 years, there are several areas with karst or calcium carbonate caves and caverns. Examination of ancient fossils contained within the rocks revealed that the source of all this limestone was the collision and subduction of the North American plate by a plate that traveled all the way across the pacific over the millennia. The original location where all this calcium carbonate was deposited was reefs along the eastern shore of....your guessed it! Australia of all places...massive rock remains of ancient reefs crossing the full expanse of the Pacific from Southwest to Northeast. What an amazing planet we live on!
Brisbane to Ketchikan 11,629 kilometers
Stefan Mikes
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A Day Without An Adventure Is A Day Lost (Part 2, or 2021 edition)
Let the video tell the story first (1 min 58 s).
We met with Joanna Makenzen at a well-known parking lot of the Kampinos National Park (KPN) at 9:00 am. It was +8 C. As soon as we both rode out, I discovered I almost had no brakes! (Apparently worn brake pads). The first ride leg was upwind. Makenzen cheated me on the night before: "Oh, I'm riding my recumbent bike at a pensioner pace, some 15-20 km/h..." And she actually rode 22-24 km/h into the wind! (I rode with 25/25% assistance on my Vado).
Riding with back & side wind, we rode to Zaborów where Marta Katrina was awaiting us. (Katrina rides a recumbent bike exactly the same as Makenzen's, only her handlebars are different: resembling Jones H-bars). From the very start, Katrina (who has enormous charisma) asked me for the remaining range on my single battery. I was surprised how much of charge has left -- and agreed to a ride longer than planned. When we changed the ride direction and started riding with the tailwind, both girls sped up and reached 33 km/h. As I didn't want to increase my assistance, I worked out more to not be left behind
Meanwhile, the temperature reached as much as +19 C!!! Full sunshine! At the Roztoka parking lot, I removed some clothing. At Cybulice Duże, I only left my base layer! No goggles, no gloves!!!
After a stop at McDonald's in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, we rode with traffic towards Czosnów. And there, we had the first adventure. A police patrol demanded we all moved to the bike path. I vigorously refused: "Who, me? Officer, no way! I'm riding an electric moped!" -- "We're gonna talk. Pull over, sir!"
I admit I was behaving horribly. I was shouting at both officers, I was actually offending them! It was all because I was perfectly legal. Now, I regret my actions, because the cops had the right to do the vehicle check. I calmed down a little (it is not wise to offend a police officer on duty), presented my personal ID and driving license. One of the guys checked my registration and insurance in the database, then returned my documents.
-- "Sir. We understand you might have been upset but we're on duty and have the right to make a check on your vehicle. You have to be aware there are perhaps as many as two S-Pedelecs registered in Poland. Yes, we wrongly assessed your moped, taking it for a regular bike. However, we have never seen an S-Pedelec before and wanted to check what it was like. Now, some more checks:"
-- "Does your headlight carry Certificate of Conformity?" -- he almost took me by surprise -- "Yes, officer. See from below, it is there" -- "Okay".
-- "Is your moped equipped with turn signals?" -- "The Bill of 2001..." -- "Okay, okay, you have the right to indicate your turns with arms, fine".
-- "Demonstrate your brake lights" -- "Here you are" -- "Excellent. Be informed, sir, that the STOP light at a moped is just optional".
-- "You need to be aware sir we know the law and are not idiots. We wish you a pleasant trip. Only I would like to discourage you from riding out on Highway 7" -- "From my side, officers, I want to apologise for my harsh words: I'm very sorry indeed. And... I'm not an idiot to ride out onto Highway 7 either"
Just after passing Czosnów, the crank in Makenzen's bike fell off. As a gentleman, I switched to 70% Turbo mode and zoomed for 13 km towards the parking lot to rescue Makenzen with my station-wagon. Meanwhile, Katrina pedalled hard towards home against growing headwind and into the rain...
What a beautiful day it was!
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Let the video tell the story first
(1 min 58 s).We met with Joanna Makenzen at a well-known parking lot of the Kampinos National Park (KPN) at 9:00 am. It was +8 C. As soon as we both rode out, I discovered I almost had no brakes! (Apparently worn brake pads). The first ride leg was upwind. Makenzen cheated me on the night before: "Oh, I'm riding my recumbent bike at a pensioner pace, some 15-20 km/h..." And she actually rode 22-24 km/h into the wind!
(I rode with 25/25% assistance on my Vado).Riding with back & side wind, we rode to Zaborów where Marta Katrina was awaiting us. (Katrina rides a recumbent bike exactly the same as Makenzen's, only her handlebars are different: resembling Jones H-bars). From the very start, Katrina (who has enormous charisma) asked me for the remaining range on my single battery. I was surprised how much of charge has left -- and agreed to a ride longer than planned. When we changed the ride direction and started riding with the tailwind, both girls sped up and reached 33 km/h. As I didn't want to increase my assistance, I worked out more to not be left behind
Meanwhile, the temperature reached as much as +19 C!!! Full sunshine! At the Roztoka parking lot, I removed some clothing. At Cybulice Duże, I only left my base layer! No goggles, no gloves!!!
After a stop at McDonald's in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, we rode with traffic towards Czosnów. And there, we had the first adventure. A police patrol demanded we all moved to the bike path. I vigorously refused: "Who, me? Officer, no way! I'm riding an electric moped!" -- "We're gonna talk. Pull over, sir!"
I admit I was behaving horribly. I was shouting at both officers, I was actually offending them! It was all because I was perfectly legal. Now, I regret my actions, because the cops had the right to do the vehicle check. I calmed down a little (it is not wise to offend a police officer on duty), presented my personal ID and driving license. One of the guys checked my registration and insurance in the database, then returned my documents.
-- "Sir. We understand you might have been upset but we're on duty and have the right to make a check on your vehicle. You have to be aware there are perhaps as many as two S-Pedelecs registered in Poland. Yes, we wrongly assessed your moped, taking it for a regular bike. However, we have never seen an S-Pedelec before and wanted to check what it was like. Now, some more checks:"
-- "Does your headlight carry Certificate of Conformity?" -- he almost took me by surprise -- "Yes, officer. See from below, it is there" -- "Okay".
-- "Is your moped equipped with turn signals?" -- "The Bill of 2001..." -- "Okay, okay, you have the right to indicate your turns with arms, fine".
-- "Demonstrate your brake lights" -- "Here you are" -- "Excellent. Be informed, sir, that the STOP light at a moped is just optional".
-- "You need to be aware sir we know the law and are not idiots. We wish you a pleasant trip. Only I would like to discourage you from riding out on Highway 7" -- "From my side, officers, I want to apologise for my harsh words: I'm very sorry indeed. And... I'm not an idiot to ride out onto Highway 7 either"
Just after passing Czosnów, the crank in Makenzen's bike fell off. As a gentleman, I switched to 70% Turbo mode and zoomed for 13 km towards the parking lot to rescue Makenzen with my station-wagon. Meanwhile, Katrina pedalled hard towards home against growing headwind and into the rain...
What a beautiful day it was!
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This is where I am, 11:00 am in the shade of the cottonwood tree, as I read Richard and Stefan’s posts.
In the foreground, Moreton Bay Cycleway, then seagrass-littered beach, Deception Bay and the open Pacific looking in the exact direction of Richard’s thumb line.
Distance so far: 61 km. I’ve just turned around. Homeward!
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Alaskan
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Great story and video. Well told. Never pays to get mouthy with cops though. Good thing you reigned yourself inA Day Without An Adventure Is A Day Lost (Part 2, or 2021 edition)
Let the video tell the story first
We met with Joanna Makenzen at a well-known parking lot of the Kampinos National Park (KPN) at 9:00 am. It was +8 C. As soon as we both rode out, I discovered I almost had no brakes! (Apparently worn brake pads). The first ride leg was upwind. Makenzen cheated me on the night before: "Oh, I'm riding my recumbent bike at a pensioner pace, some 15-20 km/h..." And she actually rode 22-24 km/h into the wind!
Riding with back & side wind, we rode to Zaborów where Marta Katrina was awaiting us. (Katrina rides a recumbent bike exactly the same as Makenzen's, only her handlebars are different: resembling Jones H-bars). From the very start, Katrina (who has enormous charisma) asked me for the remaining range on my single battery. I was surprised how much of charge has left -- and agreed to a ride longer than planned. When we changed the ride direction and started riding with the tailwind, both girls sped up and reached 33 km/h. As I didn't want to increase my assistance, I worked out more to not be left behind
Meanwhile, the temperature reached as much as +19 C!!! Full sunshine! At the Roztoka parking lot, I removed some clothing. At Cybulice Duże, I only left my base layer! No goggles, no gloves!!!
After a stop at McDonald's in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, we rode with traffic towards Czosnów. And there, we had the first adventure. A police patrol demanded we all moved to the bike path. I vigorously refused: "Who, me? Officer, no way! I'm riding an electric moped!" -- "We're gonna talk. Pull over, sir!"
I admit I was behaving horribly. I was shouting at both officers, I was actually offending them! It was all because I was perfectly legal. Now, I regret my actions, because the cops had the right to do the vehicle check. I calmed down a little (it is not wise to offend a police officer on duty), presented my personal ID and driving license. One of the guys checked my registration and insurance in the database, then returned my documents.
-- "Sir. We understand you might have been upset but we're on duty and have the right to make a check on your vehicle. You have to be aware there are perhaps as many as two S-Pedelecs registered in Poland. Yes, we wrongly assessed your moped, taking it for a regular bike. However, we have never seen an S-Pedelec before and wanted to check what it was like. Now, some more checks:"
-- "Does your headlight carry Certificate of Conformity?" -- he almost took me by surprise -- "Yes, officer. See from below, it is there" -- "Okay".
-- "Is your moped equipped with turn signals?" -- "The Bill of 2001..." -- "Okay, okay, you have the right to indicate your turns with arms, fine".
-- "Demonstrate your brake lights" -- "Here you are" -- "Excellent. Be informed, sir, that the STOP light at a moped is just optional".
-- "You need to be aware sir we know the law and are not idiots. We wish you a pleasant trip. Only I would like to discourage you from riding out on Highway 7" -- "From my side, officers, I want to apologise for my harsh words: I'm very sorry indeed. And... I'm not an idiot to ride out onto Highway 7 either"
Just after passing Czosnów, the crank in Makenzen's bike fell out. As a gentleman, I switched to 70% Turbo mode and zoomed for 13 km towards the parking lot to rescue Makenzen with my station-wagon. Meanwhile, Katrina pedalled hard towards home against growing headwind and into the rain...
What a beautiful day it was!
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reed scott
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I bet they were mightily disapointed they couldn't stick him with a citation. Especially with him riding around in his fuscia and lavender underwear.Great story and video. Well told. Never pays to get mouthy with cops though. Good thing you reigned yourself in
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Stefan Mikes
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Now, there a really funny bit comes. Once both girls were already riding the bike path and I rode with traffic, the police car disappeared at distance. I and Katrina had already passed Czosnów to discover Makenzen left behind. So we both return to find Makenzen with her bike's crank in her hand. We thought it was easy to fasten the crank (it was not without specialist tools) and we were ready to ride again. Suddenly, Katrina said:I bet they were mightily disapointed they couldn't stick him with a citation. Especially with him riding around in his fuscia and lavender underwear.
-- "See these shrewd cops: they hid their car behind trees and they think we wouldn't notice them
You must have made them really pissed off, heheheh" Another story: As I was standing afoot with my Vado in NDM, a car stopped by me:
-- "Good morning sir! What do you do to have your bike registered?" -- "You need to buy a bike that requires registration and comes with a Certificate of Conformity" -- "Ah, thank you. Good day to you!" -- do you think I explained that well?
Driving out for 47 km gravel/MTB group ride in an hour. I hope my Trance has at least its brakes in order
I would say that Deception Pass was "discovered" by the first tribal folks who settled there.
It was nice yesterday, so after walking the dog I got the Gazelle packed up and decided to do a ride to the old mining town of Conconully. It is 16 miles away, via county roads and highway. I chose to ride a backroads route, up county roads--some unpaved, with the last couple of miles on the highway. This would add about 10 miles to my round trip.
I stopped at about ten miles to eat a granola bar and drink some water, but mainly to rest the sensitive part of my anatomy. A fire ran through here a few years ago, and trees were just cut. They left this one, but failed to clean off the black so it is not a good sitting on log. I didn't feel like sitting anyway.
A couple miles up from this, the road is unpaved and fun to ride on. There is very little traffic on it. Later on in the year, the unpaved can turn into washboard, but that wasn't the case this time. I pedaled on up. Got to Conconully and it was overcast and chilly. The elevation is about 2200 feet, I started at 700 feet in the valley. The lake was still frozen and...horrors...the bathrooms were locked! I decided it wasn't a good idea to go buy some snacks, the sky looked suspicious as well, so turned around intending to take the shorter, less scenic highway. After a couple miles of that, with cars going by at high speeds, I ducked back onto the Salmon Cr. road and rode the same way back. I had to make several stops for butt rest and tried unsuccessfully to outrun a big dog, who crossed in front of me and caused me to hit the brakes. Caliper brakes worked fine for that. The last 5 miles, I turned up the assist to Sport, because mah butt hurt! I wanted to get home. Even that did not deplete the battery, although I will admit that the last 5 miles are flat or downhill. I rode 44 miles and haven't ridden that far for eons. The last time was in 1990 something on a skinny tire road bike. I am quite sore today.
Here are scenes from Conconully State Park where leaf raking and disposal seemed to be the only activity. Pretty boring as are the photos.
It was nice yesterday, so after walking the dog I got the Gazelle packed up and decided to do a ride to the old mining town of Conconully. It is 16 miles away, via county roads and highway. I chose to ride a backroads route, up county roads--some unpaved, with the last couple of miles on the highway. This would add about 10 miles to my round trip.
I stopped at about ten miles to eat a granola bar and drink some water, but mainly to rest the sensitive part of my anatomy. A fire ran through here a few years ago, and trees were just cut. They left this one, but failed to clean off the black so it is not a good sitting on log. I didn't feel like sitting anyway.
A couple miles up from this, the road is unpaved and fun to ride on. There is very little traffic on it. Later on in the year, the unpaved can turn into washboard, but that wasn't the case this time. I pedaled on up. Got to Conconully and it was overcast and chilly. The elevation is about 2200 feet, I started at 700 feet in the valley. The lake was still frozen and...horrors...the bathrooms were locked! I decided it wasn't a good idea to go buy some snacks, the sky looked suspicious as well, so turned around intending to take the shorter, less scenic highway. After a couple miles of that, with cars going by at high speeds, I ducked back onto the Salmon Cr. road and rode the same way back. I had to make several stops for butt rest and tried unsuccessfully to outrun a big dog, who crossed in front of me and caused me to hit the brakes. Caliper brakes worked fine for that. The last 5 miles, I turned up the assist to Sport, because mah butt hurt! I wanted to get home. Even that did not deplete the battery, although I will admit that the last 5 miles are flat or downhill. I rode 44 miles and haven't ridden that far for eons. The last time was in 1990 something on a skinny tire road bike. I am quite sore today.
Here are scenes from Conconully State Park where leaf raking and disposal seemed to be the only activity. Pretty boring as are the photos.
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For a change, I thought I'd post something before my ride, in addition to afterwards.
In this case, just words - from the local weather forecast...
If I'm not home in 3 or 4 hours, send a search team please... perhaps in Saskatchewan...(just kidding
)
10:22 AM MDT Sunday 28 March 2021
Wind warning in effect for:
These strong westerly winds will move eastward this morning through the Calgary area as well as along the international border. Wind gusts will persist through the day before easing later this evening.
Overnight tonight strong northwesterly winds will redevelop with gusts between 90 and 100 km/h.
Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions due to high winds.
Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
In this case, just words - from the local weather forecast...
If I'm not home in 3 or 4 hours, send a search team please... perhaps in Saskatchewan...(just kidding
)10:22 AM MDT Sunday 28 March 2021
Wind warning in effect for:
- City of Calgary
These strong westerly winds will move eastward this morning through the Calgary area as well as along the international border. Wind gusts will persist through the day before easing later this evening.
Overnight tonight strong northwesterly winds will redevelop with gusts between 90 and 100 km/h.
Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions due to high winds.
Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
Yes. We have a warning in the Okanogan for 30mph winds. I just returned from walking the dog. Saw a brown cloud getting closer and closer and declared that there would be no more marking stops, we needed to get home. The ash from the big fire is kicking up and blowing this way. It will not be pleasant to go outside.For a change, I thought I'd post something before my ride, in addition to afterwards.
In this case, just words - from the local weather forecast...
If I'm not home in 3 or 4 hours, send a search team please... perhaps in Saskatchewan...(just kidding
10:22 AM MDT Sunday 28 March 2021
Wind warning in effect for:
Strong west winds gusting up to 100 km/h will continue this morning along the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
- City of Calgary
These strong westerly winds will move eastward this morning through the Calgary area as well as along the international border. Wind gusts will persist through the day before easing later this evening.
Overnight tonight strong northwesterly winds will redevelop with gusts between 90 and 100 km/h.
Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions due to high winds.
Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
RabH
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@Stefan Mikes Quite an adventure you had there, Makenzen was lucky to have you along! Best to just let the cops rant away and then put them right Thankfully we are allowed to ride on most roads here, no requirement to use cycle paths! If that ever changes I will be very unhappy!
Thankfully we are allowed to ride on most roads here, no requirement to use cycle paths! If that ever changes I will be very unhappy!
Stefan Mikes
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Cold But Cool Group Ride
After just 8 days, I could revisit the "Kabacki Gravel/MTB" route but as a group ride this time. I drove my Trance E+ (on Johnny Watts tyres) to TESCO Kabaty where the group of 15 has gathered. Weather forecast read +8 C, yet we were welcomed with hail and cold. Lucky me, I could cover my legs and torso with windbreakers. The first thing I felt was a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. We all set off at 9:09 am, following the GPS track shared to the group by the organiser/leader Michał of Decathlon.
Michał, the leader. He was the right person to ride in the front of peloton! I think the group involved three or four Decathlon men who took care for other participants (like, riding with the slower part of the group or assisting the weakest rider). I'm impressed!
A beauty documenting the trip
As the majority of the route led through unpaved roads, it was common to ride two- or even three-abreast. That allowed people talk. The girl wearing blues is an avid skier and loves the blue. However, she rode a gorgeous celadon Liv bike and was making jokes about the ill-matched colours
Janek is a member of the "Merry Gang" I earlier rode with. He was constantly eating at stops! The guy riding Trek Domane is an Italian.
The function of Marek or Marcin or Mariusz (am not sure) was taking care of the peleton tail. He's riding a (CF) Evil Bikes Chamois Hagar (made in Bellingham, WA, USA). @Alaskan: Is your city some U.S. capital of the bicycle industry?!
The tail of the peloton
A short rest. It had suddenly warmed up so I could remove my jersey and just replace it with a windbreaker.
At the last rest in "Cold Pits" -- just after we rode a nice single-track. Only 14 people in this photo. (I cannot see the Trek Domane Italian guy here but he was with us until the finish line). Ania (centre, orange helmet) claimed she was the weakest link of the group. I was assuring her she was doing fine!
The man wearing black is my new mate Jarek. I didn't switch Strava on at the beginning of the ride! Jarek sent me his own GPX track later, saving me the day! Actually, that trip was only a part of his metric century of the day
At the ride end in Warsaw-Kabaty.
Ride Map with POI.
The ride was pleasantly fast but not killing anyone.
Some remarks on my e-bike ride (Trance E+):
After replacing the off-road tyres with Johnny Watts, the riding experience has become shockingly good. No more noise on paved roads. Low rolling resistance, allowing to ride fast, with less effort and with lower battery consumption. (I returned with as much as 48% of 625 Wh battery). Johnny Watts handled the terrain extremely well (the roads were generally dry). In deep sand or damaged dirt, these tyres were slipping a little but the general impression was great. Acceleration was improbably good. Perhaps JW are not good for difficult single-track but these are very highly recommended otherwise!
General remarks: Great group leadership, interesting route, taking care of the group members and nice relaxed and friendly atmosphere. I loved that!
After just 8 days, I could revisit the "Kabacki Gravel/MTB" route but as a group ride this time. I drove my Trance E+ (on Johnny Watts tyres) to TESCO Kabaty where the group of 15 has gathered. Weather forecast read +8 C, yet we were welcomed with hail and cold. Lucky me, I could cover my legs and torso with windbreakers. The first thing I felt was a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. We all set off at 9:09 am, following the GPS track shared to the group by the organiser/leader Michał of Decathlon.
Michał, the leader. He was the right person to ride in the front of peloton! I think the group involved three or four Decathlon men who took care for other participants (like, riding with the slower part of the group or assisting the weakest rider). I'm impressed!
A beauty documenting the trip
As the majority of the route led through unpaved roads, it was common to ride two- or even three-abreast. That allowed people talk. The girl wearing blues is an avid skier and loves the blue. However, she rode a gorgeous celadon Liv bike and was making jokes about the ill-matched colours
Janek is a member of the "Merry Gang" I earlier rode with. He was constantly eating at stops!
The guy riding Trek Domane is an Italian. The function of Marek or Marcin or Mariusz (am not sure) was taking care of the peleton tail. He's riding a (CF) Evil Bikes Chamois Hagar (made in Bellingham, WA, USA). @Alaskan: Is your city some U.S. capital of the bicycle industry?!
The tail of the peloton
A short rest. It had suddenly warmed up so I could remove my jersey and just replace it with a windbreaker.
At the last rest in "Cold Pits" -- just after we rode a nice single-track. Only 14 people in this photo. (I cannot see the Trek Domane Italian guy here but he was with us until the finish line). Ania (centre, orange helmet) claimed she was the weakest link of the group. I was assuring her she was doing fine!
The man wearing black is my new mate Jarek. I didn't switch Strava on at the beginning of the ride! Jarek sent me his own GPX track later, saving me the day! Actually, that trip was only a part of his metric century of the day
At the ride end in Warsaw-Kabaty.
Ride Map with POI.
The ride was pleasantly fast but not killing anyone.
Some remarks on my e-bike ride (Trance E+):
After replacing the off-road tyres with Johnny Watts, the riding experience has become shockingly good. No more noise on paved roads. Low rolling resistance, allowing to ride fast, with less effort and with lower battery consumption. (I returned with as much as 48% of 625 Wh battery). Johnny Watts handled the terrain extremely well (the roads were generally dry). In deep sand or damaged dirt, these tyres were slipping a little but the general impression was great. Acceleration was improbably good. Perhaps JW are not good for difficult single-track but these are very highly recommended otherwise!
General remarks: Great group leadership, interesting route, taking care of the group members and nice relaxed and friendly atmosphere. I loved that!
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Aside from a fairly well developed bike lane system throughout our small city of Bellingham, we have one of the worlds best mountain biking on Galbreath Mountain that is just a mile or so outside the city limits. People come from all over the world to ride Galbreath. If you look on the map near the bay you will see Sehome hill. We live on the west side of that hill
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