Mountain bike tweaks
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Bike Happenings
The Spokane Bicycle Club has rides scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday (ladies only), Thursday, and Saturday.
Believers on Mountain Bikes has a mountain bike ride at Riverside State Park at 6:00 pm on Tuesday. Check their web site for updates. If needed, a cancellation will be posted at least one hour before the meeting time.
Spokane Rocket Velo has rides scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Check their site for details.
The Baddlands Racing Club has another evening of racing in their Twilight Series at 6:00 pm, Tuesday. This one is the Radiant Lake road race.
This Bike Life has a road ride on Thursday and a mountain bike ride on Friday. Both are at 6:00 pm. Check their Facebook page for details.
Spokane Summer Parkways will be in the Comstock/Manito neighborhood at 6:00-9:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 19. There is a bicycle decorating contest at 7:00 pm. Let's hope the weather holds.
The second to the last race in the Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Series, sponsored by Mountain View Cyclery is this Wednesday at Riverside State Park. Registration starts at 5:00 pm and racing starts at 6:30.
Wheel Sport East has a no-drop shop ride every Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Wheel Sport Central has a no-drop road ride on at 6:00 pm every Monday and a mountain bike ride every Wednesday. Check their Facebook page for details.
Fitness Fanatics has a shop ride at 6:00 pm every Thursday.
Two Wheel Transit has a shop road ride Thursday night at 6:30 pm. Meet at the Manito Tap House, 3011 S. Grand Blvd, beforehand. They have another on Saturday morning, at 8:30 am. Again, meet at the Manito Tap House.
Riverside Alley Rats are having a Race Pace Alley Rat on Saturday, June 22. Meet at the Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park at 8:00 pm. Race starts at 8:30. The word is there are several checkpoints and probably more than one hill climb.
The last prom this year. FBC Spokane will hold it's penultimate ride on Sunday, June 23, and it's a Prom Ride. Dress up nice and meet at The Swamp at 7:00 pm.
Belles and Baskets (ladies only) is riding the Centennial Trail to Liberty Lake at 1:00 pm on Sunday, June 23. Check the Facebook event for details.
On June 22, the Specialized Test The Best event is at Camp Sekani/Beacon Hill. You can check out and ride Specialized mountain bikes.
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance - Eastern Washington Chapter is putting on a basic mountain biking skills class at 10:00 am-1:00 pm on Saturday, June 22. The fee for the three hour class is $50. The group also has a women's mountain bike clinic on June 29. For questions about either event, contact Chelsey Henry: chelsey at evergreeneast.org.
Women on Wheels has rides. Check their Facebook page for details.
In the not too distant future:
The Jedermann Grand Fondo is coming up on July 20. Choose between the 30, 66, and 112 mile routes.
The Spokane Valley Cycle Celebration is set for Sunday, July 28. Check the Facebook event for details.
The Midnight Century is Saturday, Aug 3. This year the start is at The Elk in Browne's Addition, but finish across the river at Central Food. Chef David Blaine, the guy who started this crazy ride, will have the place open for breakfast.
Spokefest is scheduled for Sep 8 and registration is open.
Believers on Mountain Bikes has a mountain bike ride at Riverside State Park at 6:00 pm on Tuesday. Check their web site for updates. If needed, a cancellation will be posted at least one hour before the meeting time.
Spokane Rocket Velo has rides scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Check their site for details.
The Baddlands Racing Club has another evening of racing in their Twilight Series at 6:00 pm, Tuesday. This one is the Radiant Lake road race.
This Bike Life has a road ride on Thursday and a mountain bike ride on Friday. Both are at 6:00 pm. Check their Facebook page for details.
Spokane Summer Parkways will be in the Comstock/Manito neighborhood at 6:00-9:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 19. There is a bicycle decorating contest at 7:00 pm. Let's hope the weather holds.
Wheel Sport East has a no-drop shop ride every Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Wheel Sport Central has a no-drop road ride on at 6:00 pm every Monday and a mountain bike ride every Wednesday. Check their Facebook page for details.
Fitness Fanatics has a shop ride at 6:00 pm every Thursday.
Two Wheel Transit has a shop road ride Thursday night at 6:30 pm. Meet at the Manito Tap House, 3011 S. Grand Blvd, beforehand. They have another on Saturday morning, at 8:30 am. Again, meet at the Manito Tap House.
Riverside Alley Rats are having a Race Pace Alley Rat on Saturday, June 22. Meet at the Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park at 8:00 pm. Race starts at 8:30. The word is there are several checkpoints and probably more than one hill climb.
The last prom this year. FBC Spokane will hold it's penultimate ride on Sunday, June 23, and it's a Prom Ride. Dress up nice and meet at The Swamp at 7:00 pm.
Belles and Baskets (ladies only) is riding the Centennial Trail to Liberty Lake at 1:00 pm on Sunday, June 23. Check the Facebook event for details.
On June 22, the Specialized Test The Best event is at Camp Sekani/Beacon Hill. You can check out and ride Specialized mountain bikes.
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance - Eastern Washington Chapter is putting on a basic mountain biking skills class at 10:00 am-1:00 pm on Saturday, June 22. The fee for the three hour class is $50. The group also has a women's mountain bike clinic on June 29. For questions about either event, contact Chelsey Henry: chelsey at evergreeneast.org.
Women on Wheels has rides. Check their Facebook page for details.
In the not too distant future:
The Jedermann Grand Fondo is coming up on July 20. Choose between the 30, 66, and 112 mile routes.
The Spokane Valley Cycle Celebration is set for Sunday, July 28. Check the Facebook event for details.
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Spokefest is scheduled for Sep 8 and registration is open.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Rail Biking
Last night I posted that I went rail biking yesterday. Rolling quietly through the woods was so peaceful. Well, until my squeaky brake startled three moose that were below me by a creek. The thunderous crashing as they ran away sounded like they were destroying everything in their path.
Rail Biking In The Inland Northwest from hank greer on Vimeo.
I started off as the first rider so I could get ahead of everyone and get some shots with my camera. After everyone went by I put my bike back on the tracks and shot from behind for a bit. Then I asked if we could stop so I could place the camera on the tracks and get everyone as they rolled over it. We stopped and I dismounted. I walked around to the front and got my camera situated. Then I walked back to where my bike was, um, supposed to be.
I was flummoxed. "Where's my bike?"
At that moment I remembered we were riding up a grade. It was so slight I didn't even notice it. Plus, I now learned, the strap that was hanging on the right side of the handle bar was there for situations just like this to tie down the rear brake so the bike wouldn't roll away. I looked backed at the long bend we just came around. No bike in sight. And the longer I stood there the farther away it was getting.
I took off like Forrest Gump.
After rounding the bend I saw the bike off in the distance, looking like an invisible person was pedaling, steadily rolling it backwards. If bikes could laugh, this one would be complaining of stomach cramps. I caught up with it after about a quarter of a mile, which is a long way to run on railroad tracks.
You can get a good workout from rail biking, but it's your own fault if you do.
Rail Biking In The Inland Northwest from hank greer on Vimeo.
I started off as the first rider so I could get ahead of everyone and get some shots with my camera. After everyone went by I put my bike back on the tracks and shot from behind for a bit. Then I asked if we could stop so I could place the camera on the tracks and get everyone as they rolled over it. We stopped and I dismounted. I walked around to the front and got my camera situated. Then I walked back to where my bike was, um, supposed to be.
I was flummoxed. "Where's my bike?"
At that moment I remembered we were riding up a grade. It was so slight I didn't even notice it. Plus, I now learned, the strap that was hanging on the right side of the handle bar was there for situations just like this to tie down the rear brake so the bike wouldn't roll away. I looked backed at the long bend we just came around. No bike in sight. And the longer I stood there the farther away it was getting.
I took off like Forrest Gump.
After rounding the bend I saw the bike off in the distance, looking like an invisible person was pedaling, steadily rolling it backwards. If bikes could laugh, this one would be complaining of stomach cramps. I caught up with it after about a quarter of a mile, which is a long way to run on railroad tracks.
You can get a good workout from rail biking, but it's your own fault if you do.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Guantanamo For Everyone
Yesterday, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and 212 other members of the House voted against an amendment that would have removed the ability of the military to indefinitely detain Americans.
It's the illogic of saying terrorists hate our freedoms. Consequently, we must remove as much freedom as possible to protect ourselves.
It's the illogic of saying terrorists hate our freedoms. Consequently, we must remove as much freedom as possible to protect ourselves.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
It's Street Music Week Again
The 12th Annual Street Music Week is happening. If you're downtown or in the Garland District during the noon hour, you are bound to find something you'll enjoy. Even street juggling. Please show your appreciation by dropping some cash in an orange bucket. All proceeds go to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
One Degree Closer To Kevin Bacon?
A parody as well as an interesting use of metadata to determine that Paul Revere is a terrorist.
So, there you have it. From a table of membership in different groups we have gotten a picture of a kind of social network between individuals, a sense of the degree of connection between organizations, and some strong hints of who the key players are in this world. And all this—all of it!—from the merest sliver of metadata about a single modality of relationship between people. I do not wish to overstep the remit of my memorandum but I must ask you to imagine what might be possible if we were but able to collect information on very many more people, and also synthesize information from different kinds of ties between people!
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But I say again, if a mere scribe such as I—one who knows nearly nothing—can use the very simplest of these methods to pick the name of a traitor like Paul Revere from those of two hundred and fifty four other men, using nothing but a list of memberships and a portable calculating engine, then just think what weapons we might wield in the defense of liberty one or two centuries from now.
So, there you have it. From a table of membership in different groups we have gotten a picture of a kind of social network between individuals, a sense of the degree of connection between organizations, and some strong hints of who the key players are in this world. And all this—all of it!—from the merest sliver of metadata about a single modality of relationship between people. I do not wish to overstep the remit of my memorandum but I must ask you to imagine what might be possible if we were but able to collect information on very many more people, and also synthesize information from different kinds of ties between people! ...
But I say again, if a mere scribe such as I—one who knows nearly nothing—can use the very simplest of these methods to pick the name of a traitor like Paul Revere from those of two hundred and fifty four other men, using nothing but a list of memberships and a portable calculating engine, then just think what weapons we might wield in the defense of liberty one or two centuries from now.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Bike Happenings
The Spokane Bicycle Club has rides scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday (ladies only), Thursday, and Saturday.
Believers on Mountain Bikes has a mountain bike ride at Riverside State Park at 6:00 pm on Tuesday. They have another ride penciled in for Saturday, June 15, at Beacon Hill. Email spokanebomb (at) yahoo.com for more info.
Spokane Rocket Velo has rides scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Check their site for details.
The Baddlands Racing Club has another evening of racing in their Twilight Series at 6:00 pm, Tuesday. This one is Chapman Long road race. It stages on South Presley Drive by Salnave Park in Cheney, WA.
This Bike Life has a mountain bike ride on Wednesday and a road ride on Thursday. Sometimes they switch it up so check their Facebook page for updates and details.
The sixth race in the Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Series, sponsored by Fitness Fanatics is this Wednesday at Riverside State Park. Registration starts at 5:00 pm and racing starts at 6:30.
Wheel Sport East has a no-drop shop ride every Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Wheel Sport Central has a no-drop road ride on at 6:00 pm every Monday and a mountain bike ride every Wednesday. Check their Facebook page for details.
Fitness Fanatics has a shop ride at 6:00 pm every Thursday.
Two Wheel Transit has a shop road ride Thursday night at 6:30 pm. Meet at the Manito Tap House, 3011 S. Grand Blvd, beforehand. They have another on Saturday morning, at 8:30 am. Again, meet at the Manito Tap House.
Cancer Patient Care's Loreen Miller Bike Ride is on Saturday, June 15.
Also on June 15 is I Made The Grade. Climb 2,000 feet over 18 miles on the Old Spiral Highway.
In the not too distant future:
Spokane Summer Parkways will be in the Comstock/Manito neighborhood at 6:00-9:00 pm, June 19. Included in the fun is a bicycle decorating contest at 7:00 pm.
On June 22, the Specialized Test The Best event is at Camp Sekani/Beacon Hill. You can check out and ride Specialized mountain bikes.
FBC Spokane will hold it's penultimate ride on Sunday, June 23. It will be a Prom Ride. Meet at The Swamp at 7:00 pm.
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance - Eastern Washington Chapter is putting on a basic mountain biking skills class at 10:00 am-1:00 pm on June 22. The fee for the three hour class is $50. The group also has a women's mountain bike clinic on June 29. For questions about either event, contact Chelsey Henry: chelsey at evergreeneast.org.
The Jedermann Grand Fondo is coming up on July 20. Choose between the 30, 66, and 112 mile routes.
The Spokane Valley Cycle Celebration is set for Sunday, July 28. Check the Facebook event for details.
Spokefest is scheduled for Sep 8 and registration is open.
Believers on Mountain Bikes has a mountain bike ride at Riverside State Park at 6:00 pm on Tuesday. They have another ride penciled in for Saturday, June 15, at Beacon Hill. Email spokanebomb (at) yahoo.com for more info.
Spokane Rocket Velo has rides scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Check their site for details.
The Baddlands Racing Club has another evening of racing in their Twilight Series at 6:00 pm, Tuesday. This one is Chapman Long road race. It stages on South Presley Drive by Salnave Park in Cheney, WA.
This Bike Life has a mountain bike ride on Wednesday and a road ride on Thursday. Sometimes they switch it up so check their Facebook page for updates and details.
The sixth race in the Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Series, sponsored by Fitness Fanatics is this Wednesday at Riverside State Park. Registration starts at 5:00 pm and racing starts at 6:30.
Wheel Sport East has a no-drop shop ride every Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Wheel Sport Central has a no-drop road ride on at 6:00 pm every Monday and a mountain bike ride every Wednesday. Check their Facebook page for details.
Fitness Fanatics has a shop ride at 6:00 pm every Thursday.
Two Wheel Transit has a shop road ride Thursday night at 6:30 pm. Meet at the Manito Tap House, 3011 S. Grand Blvd, beforehand. They have another on Saturday morning, at 8:30 am. Again, meet at the Manito Tap House.
Cancer Patient Care's Loreen Miller Bike Ride is on Saturday, June 15.
Also on June 15 is I Made The Grade. Climb 2,000 feet over 18 miles on the Old Spiral Highway.
In the not too distant future:
Spokane Summer Parkways will be in the Comstock/Manito neighborhood at 6:00-9:00 pm, June 19. Included in the fun is a bicycle decorating contest at 7:00 pm.
On June 22, the Specialized Test The Best event is at Camp Sekani/Beacon Hill. You can check out and ride Specialized mountain bikes.
FBC Spokane will hold it's penultimate ride on Sunday, June 23. It will be a Prom Ride. Meet at The Swamp at 7:00 pm.
Belles and Baskets (ladies only) is riding the Centennial Trail to Liberty Lake at 1:00 pm on June 23. Check the Facebook event for details.
The Jedermann Grand Fondo is coming up on July 20. Choose between the 30, 66, and 112 mile routes.
The Spokane Valley Cycle Celebration is set for Sunday, July 28. Check the Facebook event for details.
Spokefest is scheduled for Sep 8 and registration is open.
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