April 06, 2009
De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia
De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia
Widget powered by EveryTrail: GPS GeotaggingThe main event was Saturday for our hill climbing bike group and it lived up to all expectations. Each and every Sisyphean Hill Rider had the legs for the long-haul. Those early morning rides up Pittock must have done something. Unlike other epic rides we never were very far from the start or end point but instead intensively worked the core concept of hill climbing and we were always discovering a new hidden garden or Italian villa as the sweat poured from us on what felt like a summer weekend. The wandering route was extremely well marked and we only got off course briefly a couple of times. I was trying to keep up with Jason most of the day.
I managed to avoid walking the steepest hills and spiked my heart rate north of 180 as a result. I did get in a tangle up early in the ride on Brynwood and unfortunately I think it ended the ride for the other party due to a bike problem. Thank goodness for my sturdy Surly mount which I converted back in to a geared bike (triple!) for this ride. I salute the folks who conceived and created this ride, makes you realize we live in a special town.
Posted by Dave at April 6, 2009 09:00 AM