Finding a bike as a short person can be hard. It becomes even more frustrating when things seem designed incorrectly. For example, my 2013 Kona Jake The Snake, the rear brake hanger is so low that I was bottoming out the cable yoke before getting sufficient power. Well, nothing that a little hacksaw action couldn’t…
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Stub Stewart with Cyclewild.org
Finally got a chance to get out on an overnight camping trip with the cyclewild.org folks at Stub Stewart State Park. We met Saturday morning in downtown Hillsboro and followed the backroads to Banks and the start of the Banks-Vernonia trail. Between adults and children there was about 26 of us that made the…
Top 10 Pros & Cons
Mia and I have now been living in Oregon for just over a year. I hit my one year anniversary at work on Thursday and am absolutely amazed at how quickly the past 12 months have just whizzed by. So let me present you with my top 10 pros and cons of Oregon vs. New…
Hug Point Hike
We’re spending the Memorial Day weekend in Cannon Beach, OR this year. Mia and I traditionally travel for her birthday. Last year, it was a permanent trip from NH to OR. I felt like I owed her something a bit more romantic and geared towards her. Last year we woke up on Mia’s birthday in…
To 650b or not to 650b
A Conversion to 650b and My Experience A recent post over at Guitar Ted Productions got my attention. Ted may or may not know, but his word has a lot of sway when it comes to 26″ vs. 27.5″ vs. 29″. He has been a proponent for years of the 29″ wheel. While he did…
ON & OFF RHODES 