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Wheels and Deals Garage Sale Ride Saturday the 9th

ffemtjacque — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:49:27 GMT

Meet at The Scoop (hopefully we all know where it is) at 8:30am. We'll ride to pre-mapped addresses gleaned from Craigslist and the newspaper that are having yard and garage sales.

If you can't fit it on your bike you probably don't need it.

This is an *easy*, slow, relaxed ride. I do believe the term is "no drop", or "no bicyclist left behind" or "we all gotta wait for the people like Jacque that are Hill Slugs".

If we pass a coffee shop or tavern we just may stop in to imbibe.

It's a great way to get warmed up for the evening FBC Full Moon Ride and Bike to Work Week.

Watch the Fresh Blog for more information.

If it's raining, the end of the world arrives or we all catch the swine flu we won't be riding but can still meet at The Scoop to visit.

Masters and Juniors Washington State Championship Road Race - June 28th

Mike S — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:47:36 GMT

Hello Spokane Cyclists! This is the official race announcement for the Masters and Juniors Washington State Championship Road Race. http://www.spokanerocketvelo.com/2009mastersjuniorsstatechampionship The races is being presented by Spokane Rocket Velo on Sunday June 28th. Come out and test your metal with the best in the region. Online registration starts on May 1st. Things are shaping up to be a great weekend of bicycle racing in Spokane (even though it’s Hoopfest). On Saturday June 27th, Emde Sports is hosting the Masters State Criterium Championships. Check out emdesports.com for details. For questions on the road race, email us at spokanerocketvelo@gmail.com , see our webpage www.spokanerocketvelo.com, or visit our web forum. Tailwinds, Mike Sirott - Spokane Rocket Velo

4/12 Paris-Roubaix Ride

john — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:56:44 GMT

The point of this ride is to end at Steam Plant for the Paris-Roubaix party: http://www.pedals2people.org/paris-roubaix09.pdf

Leave Sandifur bridge at 11.

We gotta leave on time. The goal is to land at the Steam Plant at 1pm. This is about a 24 mile ride with a couple climbs and a few miles of dirt/gravel/trail. I'd say minimum tire width would be 28mm, unless you're light and skilled on narrower tires.

Here's the route: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Benniditos-Route

The URL says Benniditos, but the actual map shows a route ending at the Steam Plant.

I've no idea how many riders we'll have, so if you come, bring a cheat sheet in case we break up. This isn't a race, but it's not a no-dropper either, so bring a friend if you want to break away or stop to smell the crocuses.

I've broken two unbreakable U-locks in the past two weeks

Nate — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:38:51 GMT

Anybody want the remains? Or just want to see what they look inside? They totally disintegrated.

Now what should I use for a lock?

3/22 De leon's breakfast ride

john — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:31:00 GMT

slow social ride to de leon's north meet 8:30 am -- carousel

April Fool's Lunch

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:20:10 GMT

meet at Coffee Social (113 W. Indiana)

http://coffeesocial.net/

Weds: April fools day.

Noon.

Do it.

no joke.

The other side of the coin....

hippestman — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:11:37 GMT

I had a strange and disturbing experience this morning. I was driving to work around 6am on a road that I typically ride. I saw a cyclist ahead, (flashing tail lights, fenders, looked like a regular commuter, riding with no hands). I slowed as I approached him, gave a wide berth, lightly tapped the horn and waived my hand. I made sure that my whole hand was visible so there we no confusion about my gesture. What I got was a super scary loud f-bomb laden response and I assumed the rider misunderstood my wave. By this time I was a bit past him, so I slowed a bit more and lowered the passengers window so I could say sorry for the misunderstanding and tell him I was trying to be friendly. Not looking my way, he continued on with the super scary loud f-bomb diatribe and mentioned that if I kept harassing him I would be in the fuckin' hospital this morning. I came to a stop sign and made a right turn, he turned right as well. As he's riding behind me he's yelling out my license plate #. I continue straight and he veers off.... strange. It bothered me all day. The more I think about it, it seems like he was wearing headphones or something, cause he didn't really say anything to me as much as he continued looking straight ahead and yelling a prerehearsed threat.

2/28 sunday morning ride -- different meeting spot

john — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:35:33 GMT

copying from the SRV playbook...

let's mix it up and do a palouse dirt road ride. there's at least one good climb out there to meet our one-hill requirment.

meet at parking lot of 43rd street/Hatch road Rocekt Market at 8:30 AM.

Sunday Feb 22 -- Up and Down morning ride

john — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:21:03 GMT

Last week we climbed Lehman. This week we climbed Greenwood. Next Sunday, we'll try White Road. Meet at the carousel at 8:30; then up the south hill, down hatch, up White Road, down to Latah valley, then up to downtown.

2/15: sunday morning breakfast ride

john — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:25:37 GMT

meet at 8:30

at the carousel.

if the3re's not too much snow, we'll find a hill, then breakfast. if there's a bunch of snow then we'll just slog to breakfast

Envy this!

Nate — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:59:58 GMT

My tax refund, aka "new bike stimulus package" landed in my bank acct today. I'm off to pdx, aka "bike capital of the world," tomorrow. I should at least get some idears. Maybe new-to-me rather than new in any case.

I like Pat S's K Monkey setup (in last month's Outlander or whatever its called) but I'm still thinking cross bike.

Winter: Parking and Plowing

Ventura — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:47:32 GMT

I've noticed two major deficiencies in the City of Spokane's biking facilities this winter.

First, people are now allowed to park in bike lanes. For example, Driscoll Boulevard between Alberta and Francis was repaved last summer, and is now striped for a bike lane. Unfortunately, people park their cars in the bike lane, making it worse than useless. (This occurs primarily near Olympic Place.)

Second, the city plows snow into bike lanes, but rarely plows snow out of bike lanes. Fort George Wright Drive has a short bike lane near the T.J. Meenach bridge to provide safer access to SFCC, but it's full of snow that was plowed from the other lanes, making it unusable.

Is there anyone at city hall that cares about these issues? And more importantly, are there individuals in the street department and in the police department with the will to address these issues?

- Ventura

Sunday 2/08: Breakfast and Bowling

john — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:37:03 GMT

This is Jon's idea. I just confirmed with Valley Bowl that the amazing breakfast/bowling deal is true. It's $7/head: - eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, toast - 3 games of bowling shoes: $2 extra. the bar is not open officially, but the woman on the phone assured me that she or the cook could do drinks. Meet at 8:30 at the carousel and we'll ride there. Address is Valley Bowl 8005 E. Sprague Ave Spokane, WA 99206 (509) 926-6245 FYI: I'll be meeting Liza/Maddie there, so I'm not riding back.

Sunday Feb 1 Breakfast ride

john — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:01:50 GMT

Kate will be at the scoop to open up an hour early -- just for us! Meet at the carousel at 8:30. Land at the scoop at 10am. we'll take the long way. Come with ideas about "the long way"

1/18 - Sunday Breakfast Ride

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:07:44 GMT

i guess we should jsut call these what they are. since we go to breakfast/coffee/whatever at some point in the ride.

meet 8:30 at the carousel.

come with ideas on where to go. a bit of gravel road thrown in is always nice.

Sunday 1/11

john — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:27:37 GMT

Meet at the carousel at 8:30 and then head south.

Sunday 1/04: DeLeon's breakfast ride

john — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:45:06 GMT

Meet at the carousel at 8:30 am on Sunday morning. Trudge up north and have menudo or heuvos rancheros at the Francis DeLeon's. Nothing cancels.

Snow Race

Derek — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:23:41 GMT

I want to get together a fun race to a bar sometime this weekend or next weekend. Anybody who might be interested send me an email (DerekAnnis23@hotmail.com) with info on what time works for you. It's only going to happen though if there is still snow on the ground.

Rawland framesets for $350

john — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:34:26 GMT

Great deal. Drippy/crummy paint job on the fork (same as mine -- really not an issue for most).

Rawland site: http://www.rawlandcycles.com/store/

1982 Trek 613 frameset: $300

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:18:45 GMT

THis is from the iBOB list. Great low-trail sports tourer daily commuter.

++++++++++++++++++

For sale an 1982 Trek 613 frame made with Reynolds 531, still in remarkable shape. I bought it 2 years ago with all original components and the stickers still on the wheels. Rebuilt it as a light touring bike, ridden a handful of times.

Sales includes frame and fork along with headset and seatpost.

Here's some pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/martymchugh732/1982Trek613Reynolds531#

and the brochure: http://www.vintage-trek.com/images/trek/Trek3.pdf

Paypal or money order, $300 delivered to CONUS. Please contact offline. Thanks for looking.

mamchu@aol.com

Festivus!

everett — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:04:35 GMT

Don't forget. The Festivus ride is this Friday. Decorate your bike. See you at The Swamp.

fbcspokane.blogspot.com

Ebay: 1983 Trek 970

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:02:01 GMT

If I didn't have a great road bike I'd be all over this one.

This is a great great classic american made road/racing bike.

Columbus tubing, silver brazed, standard tubing. This frame would start at $1000 today and you'd have to have ti custom made.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300273155527&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

City Bike Advice

Andy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:39:36 GMT

I am looking to buy or build a city bike.

I will use this bike for short utility rides....commuting to work (2 miles each way with hills), grocery store and other trips under 10 miles in distance. I have a touring/road bike for longer rides. Riding mostly on pavement, but I want to be able to go on dirt/gravel roads/trails and handle Spokane's winter roads without any problem.

My preferences are a sturdy bike with an upright riding position, internally geared hub, swept back bars, rack/basket on front (and the geometry to ride well with a front load), clearance for fenders and larger tires (40ish max). I don't have a strong preference on wheel size...either 700 or 650b. Disc brakes (at least one) are preferred.

My target budget is about $1,000 but I know I will probably go over this as I add all the bells and whistles I want...well, maybe only bells.

My research has found three options. The Kogswell P/R, a Surly Long Haul Trucker frameset with non-standard components and the fully built Gary Fisher Simple City 8 (possibly with a switch of the handlebars). I also have taken a look at some of the Dutch bikes (Azor Opa and Secret Service in particular), which are appealing in a lot of ways, but they just seem too heavy, and too expensive.

Does anyone have an opinion on any of these bikes individually or compared to each other? Are there other bikes that I should be considering?

Thanks for any feedback you can provide.

Andy

b-day Trifecta Ride

hippestman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:48:38 GMT

Hey all,

It's that time of year again. Time for the 3rd annual Trifecta. Haven't decided on the day yet, but it will be Nov. 8th, 9th 10th or 11th. Kinda depends on weather and schedules. We can agree on a central location to meet. Start at 9amish and hit Beacon Hill-Riverside-The Bluff. We'll finish at Bennidito's for some brews and pie. Nice trail riding with some asphalt in between. Let me know. Wade

Nov 18: Master Bike Plan open house

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:15:17 GMT

This is the final open house for the map/projects portion of the master bike plan. After this open house, the updated content will go the city council for inclusion in the comp plan.

I love these events... it's like a spokane bike nerd convention.

The official word:

Please mark it on your calendar and spread the word about our November
18 open house.

The info:

What: Master Bike Plan Open House

Where: Salem Lutheran Church

1428 W. Broadway

Spokane, WA 99201

When: Tuesday, November 18 from 6-8pm

Who: Anybody interested in the Master Bike Plan

Please pass this on to anybody interested. If you have any questions,
please let me know.