Sounds like my pace, but I won't be able to make it tonight. Nice to see some traffic on this group.

Rob (NE Seattle)

--- In BentPacNW@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Van Houten" <bill.vanhouten@...> wrote:
>
> Ride Pace: Moderate. I usually float between 14 and 17 mph except for the big hill. I'm down to 4-5 mph most of that climb.
>
> B
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> --- In BentPacNW@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Van Houten" <bill.vanhouten@> wrote:
> >
> > Fellow Riders: The weather doesn't get much better for riding than it is right now. No layers, no wind and rain shells, no flooding, no ice. Yahooo.
> >
> > Seems like there are fewer Bents on the Sammamish River and Burke Gillman Trails this summer than last. Don't know why.
> >
> > I still see a few Visions, Counterpoint Tandems, a Chase Tandem (new to me), and occasional Bike-E, and the lightening team Bacchetta / Optima out of Lake Forest.
> >
> > I am doing a ~40mi ride Tuesday, 08/04/09 if you'd like to join me.
> >
> > Departure: 06:30PM – Return Estimated: 10:30PM. Gotta have lights, especially for the Sammamish River Trail after sunset.
> >
> > Ride is unsupported.
> >
> > Meet at Grass Lawn Park in Redmond (148th Ave & Old Redmond Rd ... up the hill from Marymoor Park and near Microsoft) near soccer field.
> >
> > Route:
> >
> > Down the hill and all the way across Marymoor Park via Old Redmond Road, West Lake Sammamish Parkway, and the Sammamish River Trail.
> > Backtrack across Marymoor Park, thence north through Woodinville / Bothell.
> > Continue west on the Burke Gillman through Kenmore / Lake Forest.
> > Bio stop at Log Boom Park
> > Continue south on Burke Gillman (west side of Lake Washington) to Mathews Beach.
> > Bio stop, carbs, and biker revelry.
> > Return by same route.
> >
> > Facilities: All restrooms on Trails are open, but some close at sundown or shortly thereafter. There is H2O at all facilities, but I usually carry my own.
> >
> > Terrain: The route is mostly flat with a few short hills and some extended very shallow grades.
> > Except for the last leg from the Sammamish River Trail to West Sammamish Parkway to Old Redmond Road to Grass Lawn Park. This leg is roughly 1 ½ mi long, ranging from 4 to 7% grade.
> >
> > Please email me if you plan to join so I make sure no one gets left behind.
> >
> > Happy Trails,
> >
> > Bill
> >
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