Round Mt. Rainier in Six Days Well I’m back, I survived, and I had an awesome time. This is the I’m really tired so I might get kind of long winded and...
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Christopher Alef
trailspin@...
Jul 14, 2000 6:48 am
Peter, Nick V., Nic P., Beth, Julie, Valerie, and I got to a slightly late start on Thursday. It seems that Nick V. was hopping curbs (or trying to hop curbs...
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Julie Carlton
jsppeace@...
Jul 14, 2000 4:20 pm
To add - Chris's dismount was a graceful leap/swan dive into the trees. Highly impressive! And thanks Chris, it's great to be back riding again. Julie ... ...
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Christopher Alef
trailspin@...
Jul 14, 2000 6:51 pm
Due to popular demand we moved the list from bbtc@... to bbtcmembers@egroups.com. All posts to the old address will now be bounced, although the...
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Nicolas Pottier
nicp@...
Jul 14, 2000 9:05 pm
I'm planning on heading down to Skookum Flats tomorrow morning and joining these guys if anybody wants to carpool. I'll be staying the night, hopefully doing...
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parsons00
parsons00@...
Jul 14, 2000 11:03 pm
What is the plan for Sunday in the Skookum area? I'm hoping to be up for a ride on Sunday but I don't want to do a real long one. Lisa...
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arttuftee@...
Jul 15, 2000 2:48 am
Nothing is very defined on this. Kelly is camping at Dalles campground and I'm not sure what their ride plans are. Lisa P. and I are going downt to camp at...
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Dominic Groves
nikdred@...
Jul 15, 2000 4:38 pm
It's the center of the MTB Universe. The sun is shining. It's going to be bone dry. E-mail back quickly if you are down with it. ...
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Dave Masino
dmasino@...
Jul 15, 2000 5:58 pm
<snip> ... If anyone's got the info on when and where people are meeting up for Sunday's ride, please drop me a line. Thanks much. Dave...
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Jim Neff
neffj@...
Jul 16, 2000 4:08 am
Dave, I rode the Dalles Ridge Loop today. Art and Lisa are planning to stay (I believe) and Dan Lopes and Nic Pottier are there. Last night Art and Lisa were...
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ken h.
vegken@...
Jul 16, 2000 5:48 pm
this is a test of the new list serve, to see if this message gets sent out. ken [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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BbtcRIDES@...
Jul 17, 2000 4:57 am
Going back to Teanaway this coming weekend for some fun in the sun. I will do an "Inside passage" ride to the slab and back on Saturday (going for an early ...
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Valerie Sargent
sargentvl@...
Jul 17, 2000 6:39 am
Hi all...I am about to embark on the exciting adventure of daily bike commuting...Does anyone have any words of wisdom? or caution? Thanks...any input...
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Leonard Francies
BBTCLen@...
Jul 17, 2000 9:52 am
Hope everyone had a great weekend. I suffered greatly at my own ego's expense along with Robert Copeland, Shawn Terjeson, Preston Peterson, Scott _____, and...
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alex wetmore
alex@...
Jul 17, 2000 2:06 pm
From: "Valerie Sargent" <sargentvl@...> ... I bike commute most days. Wisdom: Get a copy of "Effective Cycling" and read the sections on riding in...
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Kevin Axt
mtnwuff@...
Jul 17, 2000 2:18 pm
... In addition to Alex's excellent tips, you might consider purchasing some baby wipes for cleaning up at your destination. Of course the best thing is to...
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Sue
gloxy@...
Jul 17, 2000 3:19 pm
I've heard that there's great mountain biking up there. My question is this...is it for expert riders only? Or do they also have trails for beginner and...
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dave t.
dave@...
Jul 17, 2000 4:46 pm
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James Scarlett-Lyon
redcatfam@...
Jul 17, 2000 5:14 pm
Valerie, I'm a 12 year committed,(should be committed?), bike commuter and commute 30 mi/day round trip from Ballard to Lynnwood. Here's my 2 cents. ... that...
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Greg D
scratchy17@...
Jul 17, 2000 5:39 pm
The summit has TONS of trails for all kind of usage. There is Downhill and XC goodies out there. New for this year also, they have opened upo the high speed...
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dan madison
mountainbiker10@...
Jul 17, 2000 5:41 pm
So I'm wondering when they are going to be running that lift this summer. Or is it already running? I'm feeling the need for that downhill speed!!!!!! Dan ... ...
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arttuftee@...
Jul 17, 2000 8:01 pm
Some time ago we did a regular weeknight training ride to the top of Tiger. It's a bit over 7 miles, takes around an hour, and really got us into shape. Does...
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alex wetmore
alex@...
Jul 17, 2000 8:22 pm
From: <arttuftee@...> ... Tiger. ... shape. ... good ... week, ... I know it isn't a BBTC ride, but the Wen night Zip Zip rides lead by Eric and Julie...
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PetePartel@...
Jul 17, 2000 9:12 pm
recently purchased a set of MTB wheels mail order ... XT hubs, Mavic 238 rims, 32 hole 3 cross ... for about $140 These are probably machine built ( anybody...
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Nicolas Pottier
nicp@...
Jul 17, 2000 9:21 pm
Probably wouldn't hurt, but even hand built wheels need to be retensioned after a couple weeks of use don't they, so you might as well wait until then. I've...
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alex wetmore
alex@...
Jul 17, 2000 10:02 pm
From: "Nicolas Pottier" <nicp@...> ... well ... Handbuilt wheels shouldn't need to be retensioned after they have gone into service. None of the...
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Dave Masino
dmasino@...
Jul 17, 2000 10:53 pm
... I've always wondered about this: how much will the wheel start to taco if the spokes are too tight after stress relieving. Is it very obvious when this ...
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BbtcRIDES@...
Jul 17, 2000 11:49 pm
The place sucks and is only good for the fully armored groups. XC is either down and tricky or incredibly boring. Not the place for anyone of the novice ...
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Berry Rogers
berryr@...
Jul 17, 2000 11:55 pm
For those of us IN the novice persuasion: Can you offer suggestions? I am getting a little bored with SVT, and am not sure what the next best challenge for...
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alex wetmore
alex@...
Jul 18, 2000 12:41 am
... I've only made it to this point with one wheelset (Mavic 238 (maybe 138?) 26" rims, Shimano Ultegra hubs, 32 DT 14/15 butted spokes). It was very obvious,...
