Sunday, July 21, 2013

this is a song with no words, no words ladies and gentlemen. faster faster faster.


Evening ride with friends. Steph, Barney, Liza. Mike, Beth, gNate. 

Steph is leaving in a few weeks. 

Spokane River.
I took a dip here this morning. Not a bad spot. River is perfect temp right now. Swimming in the Spokane River kind of freaks me out -- from a contaminate POV -- so my by "dip," I mean:  Dive in, full submersion, crawl out.

I'm heading up to the other river tomorrow for a few days. Black lines are the rides I want to take. If you feel like a mountain/exploration ride on Tuesday, show up by 7 AM or Monday night.  I really need a buddy/comrade/partner for some of these deeper forest rides. Contact me if you are interested.
Some stuff:
  • Mountain bike has been reworked with the original stem. That short one was too short. It was great for standing climbs, but too twitchy and weird otherwise. I had a front-wheel washout on my ride this morning that I'm blaming on the stem. Yep. I am.
  • Midnight Century "training" is pretty lame. Maybe lamest ever? I'm about 96% certain that I'll be on the Elephant. I'm compelled to remove fenders and lasher rack. I probably will when I get back from the river.
  • I still can't believe how great the Northwest Topos map set is. Man it's great. I've had good map karma lately. I found a lost stash of Colville Nat'l Forest and Ferry County maps this morning. I'm set.
I had a birthday this week. 42. Good number. Maddie gave me this righteous card:
Click for big. There's a lot of detail there to like. 

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8 comments:

  1. Bart_MihailovichJuly 21, 2013 at 7:54:00 PM PDT

    Don't worry, you're fine taking a swim in the Spokane River. Just be sure to shower off later.

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  2. John SpeareJuly 21, 2013 at 8:20:00 PM PDT

    Excellent. Thanks Bart. Good to know.

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  3. Auggies Guide (AGS) @ Columbia river guide serviceJuly 21, 2013 at 10:28:00 PM PDT

    hmmm. biking is a good exercise, it help us burn our body fats and it's more fun biking with friends. =)

    I love that b-day card of yours, it's so cute. Advance happy berrday!

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  4. promocodes-4uJuly 22, 2013 at 2:52:00 AM PDT

    It is an excellent exercise.

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  5. SpovengerJuly 22, 2013 at 11:51:00 AM PDT

    No worries about Spokane River water quality.

    Poop, urine, and corpses are completely organic.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 22, 2013 at 12:23:00 PM PDT

    This is Matt. We talked a few times, mostly at Atticus, a while back. I've always been jealous of your forest rides you post and I actually have time to do one if you're OK with letting a guy you barely know accompany you on Tuesday. Call my cell if your interested. 773 512 5742

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  7. MaddieJuly 22, 2013 at 12:40:00 PM PDT

    Matt. Yes! No phone access. Email me at john at pHred dot org.

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  8. StineJuly 23, 2013 at 6:19:00 AM PDT

    oooh. I'll be riding that alternate dirt route to Qfarm on Saturday, I hope. 2pm or so, from Kettle. Other than that epic climb, it looks sweet.

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