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Cycling After RVin
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Friday,
August 15, 2025: Ten riders showed up today for the
Friday Coffee ride with the Umpqua Velo Bicycle Club.
Nine in this photo and I'm taking the photo making ten.
Today's ride was the longest I've done this summer at 46
miles. The Velo riders rode from Roseburg, while I rode
from Sutherlin. It was nearly equal mileage for both of
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Friday, August 8, 2025: I
join the Umpqua Velo Bicycle Club for their Friday ride.
It began only a mile from our trailer at Central Park in
Sutherlin. That made it easy to join. Four of us did a
ride I have done many times but since I haven't been on
my bike for a month, 36 miles was a stretch for
me. Here is a short
video of the guys on a downhill portion of the
route. |
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025:
Another nice cool day along the coast. Glen and I began a
ride along the north bank of the Coquille River then
turned north for a few miles before wondering our way back
south for a loop. None of the ride was on the busy Hiway
101 even though 101 is the official Oregon Coast cycling
route. Click both photos for more views. |
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| Friday, June 27, 2025: The
Umpqua Velo Bicycle Club always has a Friday ride during
the summer months. Today it was only Mark and myself which
was OK with both of us since nobody would be pushing us.
We rode a nice preplanned route along the Umpqua River.
Behind the Oregon Duck photo above is a photo of the
North Umpqua joining the South Umpqua Rivers.
Today's route was preplanned by someone so we followed the
route on our computers. The Cole Valley Church is out in
the middle of nowhere but is apparently still going
strong. I've been riding by it for 13 years but it has
been nearly 3 years since I was last here. Behind the
church photo is the Umpqua River, the second longest in
Oregon, on it's way to Reedsport where is dumps into the
Pacific Ocean. This was an easy 28 mile ride with 1000
feet of climbing. |
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Friday, June 19, 2025: I found
my front tire flat again. Previously I installed a new
tube but forgot to check the rim tape, actually also
forgot to check the inner tire casing for sharp objects
too. I checked the tube and found the hole easily on the
side of the tire facing the rim. I found the rim tape had
pulled away from a spoke hole allowing the spoke to
puncture the tube. Of course my extra rim tape is in
Tucson so ordered another roll. I also decided to replace
the worn tire with a new one. The tape and new tire should
arrive on Monday. |
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Thursday, June 12,
2025: This is my first ride in Sutherlin, Oregon
for nearly two years. This part of Oregon has
wonderful road riding due to the lightly traveled
rural roads. It is much different from
riding the Loop in Tucson because the entire Loop
is essentially flat. The elevation changes on the
Loop are so gentle you don't even know if you are
ascending or descending. The roads here are
rolling hills and you know when you are climbing.
Oregon got lots of rain during the winter months
so it is still mostly green in June. |
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