STP: Seattle to Portland by Bike
With over 10,000 riders, the STP or Seattle To Portland, is the largest club ride in the Northwest. Celebrating it's 30th year, it's a superbly organized event with an army …
With over 10,000 riders, the STP or Seattle To Portland, is the largest club ride in the Northwest. Celebrating it's 30th year, it's a superbly organized event with an army …
Several years ago I did this ride. When people ask, I always tell them, it was the second hardest ride of my life. It looks worse than that in this graph.
I was riding behind Dave when his derailleur blew apart. We had just gotten stuck behind some trains in Auburn and had talked about how we couldn't afford any flat …
"Hey, you know we could just call my hubby to come pick us up!" said the rider ahead of me, as she struggled up another hill. As I slid by …
I've not been on my bike for nearly two months. No particular reason, it just hasn't been inspiring me.Flying from Boston to Seattle, I had the opportunity to watch three …
These guys won't get big endorsements, folks aren't wrapping their arms in rubber bands for them, and they are not likely to end up with rock star girlfriends.I saw this …
Ah! Here it is: the Boston brevets series. Last year, I was in no shape for a 200K ride in early May. In fact, I've never cycled a century, which …
Clifford Shand became obsessed with bicycles during the "craze" at the end of the Nineteenth century. His father owned a prosperous furniture factory in the town of Windsor and Cliff …
Thanks to Jim in Minneapolis, I've just joined my first cycle club, the Seattle International Randonneurs! These folks look a bit nuts to me so I'm betting I'll fit right …