Cycling
Breadwinner Cycles
At some point (hopefully sooner rather than later) I would like to purchase a custom bike frame. Luckily, I live in the epicenter of custom bike frame builders. My favorite designs come from Jordan Hufnagel, Signal Cycles, Ira Ryan, and Tony Pereira. The latter two builders, each the recipients of multiple awards for their designs over the years, recently teamed up to build a frame for Rapha. Apparently they enjoyed working together, because now they are launching a new collaborative frame building company, Breadwinner Cycles. I am excited to see what they premiere at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show this month. To find out more about this collaboration, read this post at bikeportland.org.
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Yonder Journal
Just found out about the Yonder Journal…good things here: yonderjournal.com/
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Three Good Gifts
Good things come in threes. I put together some of my favorite gift ideas in packages of threes that would sit nicely under a Christmas tree in 10 days time.
1. Suunto M-3 Global Pro Compass – REI
2. The Wilderness Route Finder – Best Made Co.
3. Various – USGS Map Store
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1. Opinel Knife – Canoe
2. Lasso T – Poler Camping Stuff
3. Ranger Firesteel – Firesteel
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1. Field Notes Expedition Edition – Field Notes
2. Meriwether Flask – Meriwether of Montana
3. Filson Merino Wool Fingerless Gloves – Filson
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1. The Riding Pack – Poler Stuff
2. Bike Water Bottle – Poler Stuff
3. The Loading Dock – Portland Design Works
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1. Camp Chef Yellowstone National Park Dutch Oven – Camp Chef
2. Whole Larder Love Book – Amazon
3. Potato Ricer – Cabelas
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Tourmalet
Today’s Tour de France stage is a brutal day in the Pyrenees, climbing as it does over four massive mountain passes – Col d’Aubisque, Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, and Col de Peyresourde…the “Circle of Death.”
Tourmalet itself is often translated into English as “bad detour”.
It is amazing to think about riding these four mountains in succession on a 1910 bicycle, lacking gears and weighing three times what a modern pro bike does, but that is the first year that this particular route was included in the Le Tour.
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Rapha rode the original 1910 route two years ago, albeit on modern bikes, and created this excellent video…
The 1910 Challenge from RAPHA on Vimeo.
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Bike Camp – Mt. Hood National Forest
On the heels of my trip to Montana, my friend Sid and I took a ride up to Buck Lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest over the weekend. I quickly realized that I had underestimated the effort…it took us 6 hours to ride the 55 miles and 6000′ of elevation with loaded panniers (flat tires and faulty tubes didn’t help). Luckily, our ladies came up to bring additional provisions and company. After three round trips up the 1/2 mile trail in the dark hauling food, tents, bags, and other supplies, we swam, grilled, and enjoyed the first great days of summer. We rode downhill back and enjoyed a beer on the deck at forest glen road.
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The Great Escape
Swedish couple “S” and “E” are making their way across the Western U.S. by bike, and they are journaling their adventure at The Great Escape. I love the patch they developed. They are really close to FGR right now…maybe I’ll run into them on the bike.
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Giro
The Giro d’Italia began today. I know I have been posting a lot about cycling lately, but this is truly the best time of year to ride a bike and watch bicycle racing, from the spring classics to the grand tours.
The Greatest Show on Earth, a documentary of the 1974 Giro (won by the great Eddy Merckx), is definitely the best cycling film I have ever seen. Give it a look, below.
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Good MPG Lately.
A little smug maybe, but I’ve had some run-ins with vehicles lately that have made me a little bitter.
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Van Diemen’s Land
Rapha keeps upping the production value on their Continental project, with this stunningly well-crafted gem. It captures the tonal journey of a ride beautifully, with a mixture of the relaxed joy and the surprisingly frightening bitterness of a “wild” ride. I am looking forward to this year’s Continental films, particularly if this sets the precedent for what’s to come.
Van Diemen’s Land from RAPHA on Vimeo.
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Earl Rides.
Earl Blumenauer has represented Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District since 1996. As Representative, he founded the Congressional Bike Caucus, and is working to help Washington DC become more bikeable, after facilitating efforts over the last decade to help turn Portland into one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. The New York Times recently ran another small article on Mr. Blumenauer’s bike advocacy in DC.
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