mmmmmmm..... I LOVE Astoria bakery!!!

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Nice article Tom. Do you actually enjoy riding in such an urban environment? I think I would be too stressed riding in an area like that. If I hit more than 2 streetlights on my whole ride I am not happy. Here is a pic from one of our favorites in norther Sonoma County. This is Rockpile Rd with Lake Sonoma to the east. Just west of here are the coastal mountains and the ocean. http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=35d3ygn

Thanks! Why doesn't this work with Firefox?

That is amazingly beautiful.

I do like riding in a urban setting. Not all the time, but some of the time. It is part of what we have to work with so we work with it.

There are other rides we're posting on the site throughout the month and Greektown is just one of them. Most of the other rides are more suburban or even somewhat rural.

The most common ride here for years has been Hines Drive. I have done that several thousand times since I was 20, that is 25 years of riding predominantly the same main route. We're all excited about finding new routes. We only go back on Hines drive maybe once a week now. Even though it is a nice ride with beautiful scenery and low traffic volume we've just done the darn thing so many times.

Now, if I had rides like the one you showed, that definately would be nicer. No question.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

things to do within the next 5 years: move to sonoma county.

Geek Town Ride!!!

I am so up for that! To ride around with a bunch of other nerds and not look out of place. To show up in my usual mismatched non-kit kit which tends to clash horribly with my bike and not be laughed at. To enjoy riding with my base bars three inches higher than my saddle, and yet look aero amongst my fellow geeks!

I will be there!

Oh, wait a second, you wrote Greektown.

Nevermind.




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Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)

We still get laughed at.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Encouraging.

Now, if I could only learn to manage to hold 28-29 mph sucking on someones' wheel, I might manage one of your rides.

I have read your past posts and stories, and I remember all!


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Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)

Now is the time to do it as median home price has dropped down to under $600K for an itty bitty house. It is a nice area to ride. Guess that is why the Tour of California came here for the second year in a row.

Actually, at the end of these rides our average speed is usually about 19 m.p.h.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com