Cycling Forum / General / Rides / July 2006

Hello, I had five years commuting by bicyle, This morning, a truck
drove very close to me, I saw  there was only about 2 feet space
between my front wheel to the truck front wheel, I had no choice, moved
as fast as i can to the sidewalk, fortunately, there is no curb between

I'd like to hear what people think of the strengths and weaknesses
of using panniers versus trailers for long bike trips. I'm
especially interested in safety and security issues (e.g. falling
over because of panniers/trailers, keeping lowlifes from

Saturday August 12 from Thompson Park in Jamesburg NJ off Exit 8a on Rte 32 and 522'
12, 25, 35, 50  and 62 mile trips $35 pledges are optional.contact Hollyely@aol.com

Do you know that it is possible to ride your bicycle from London to
Berlin, then to Cambridge and then on to Paris and ALL in just one day
and without crossing any large bodies of water?
Well it is if you cycle Southwestern and Central Ontario in Canada.

Tom takes responsibility for "Dead Man on Campus."  Since sadism is
not escalating behavior, his actors Tom Everett Scott and Mark-Paul
Gosselaar torture on the set and are still sterile.
 "Movies are not for making money or influencing public opinion." --

Link to photos showing how the battlefield looked before superintendent John
Latschar raped it.
http://users.snip.net/~hart/
We loved Gettysburg: took dozens of week-long trips, spent many thousands of

I'm looking for more rides to do in the great mountains of France. I've done
lots of the big climbs, but I find I have more fun on a holiday week when I
instead "mix" the tough climbing days with other days of fun gentler riding.
So I'm interested in hearing about both ends of ...

I just used this site for the first time to document a recent ride:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com
Very nice.  I like it, but does anyone know of a similar site that is
better oriented to cycling.

Sunday July 9, 2006
I rode from downtown Sunnyvale north to Pacifica, then up Montara
Mountain where the temperature climbed from a low of 59F to 94F once I
got above the fog.  I then rode down to Half Moon Bay for a late lunch.  

Anyone have a good source of road ride cue sheets for the southern
region ov vermont?

Looking for recommendations for a bike shop in or near Honolulu and info on
renting higher-end road bikes. Thanks.

Randy Draper on his electrically assisted mountain bike climbing
nonstop from sea level to the peak of the 10,005 feet high volcano
Haleakala on Maui, over a distance of 37 miles. Using an unusually
efficient 750 watt brushless motor  Got to 10,005 feet from sea level

I am sorry if this has been covered to death, but I couldn't find online
resources for planning a trip to ride some of the Italian mountain passes.
I found plenty of sites that offered tours but I am trying to do it by
myself.  I am looking for suggestions for online maps, ride ...

Summary:
Left July 15 6:15 AM from University of Washington, Seattle WA
Arrived July 15 3:45 PM at Recreation Park, Chehalis WA
Mileage: 107

I'm wondering if anyone's had a chance to ride Brindisi and Taranto,
Lecce and Gallipoli. It looks like a nice chunk of territory to cover.