Fun on the MRT

This weekend Angela and I got to go over to Eugene for the weekend (and miss out on all of the PPP hoopla). We decided to stop and ride up the McKenzie River Trail on our way over on Saturday. After the obligatory stop at Big O Bagel, we finally left Bend at 8AM. It rained the whole way over the pass…which made us question whether to ride or try it the next day on our way back. We decided to ride, figuring the trees would keep us pretty dry. As soon as we parked the car @ Paradise, the rain stopped and we got ready to ride. The trail was in awesome shape, and the fact that it was ‘supposed’ to be raining kept everyone else off the trail. We rode up to the Blue Pool parking lot, which was about 13 miles or so, then turned around and came all the way back down. In 4 hours of riding, we saw all of about 6 other cyclists and about the same number of hikers. It was so nice. And the weather stayed perfect all day – cool enough to wear arm warmers and knee warmers, but just barely.

The MRT is a great trail. I don’t think it is the best trail in Oregon, but I think it has become one of my top 5 favorites. For anyone who hasn’t ridden the MRT, you definitely should. And pray that you get it almost all to yourself like we did this weekend! (you probably won’t after this weekend).

-Kevin

2011 Cascade Chainbreaker

The snow was coming down hard at times

JD on his way to a 4th place finish in the SS cat

 

We had our annual Cascade Chainbreaker XC race last weekend and thanks to all the racers, volunteers, spectators and sponsors.  It was a great success! Too bad the weather didn’t cooperate as much as it had in past years. We got a little bit of everything–sun, wind, rain, and snow. Most riders loved it and it helped knock the dust down. Those that ended up getting a bit too cold had a harder day.  Luckily, we had coffee, hot dogs and veggie burgers waiting for all the racers to help feed and warm them up after their race. Not mention the delicious Chainbreaker White IPA from Deschutes Brewery.

Ryan Trebon took first place in the pro men’s race finishing the 38 mile race in 2h 40m. And, Alice Pennington won the pro women’s race covering the 25 mile course in just under 2h 4m. Follow the link below to see all results. Here’s to another great race next spring and hopefully, with better weather.

http://bit.ly/chainbreaker2011

The Return of Winter

The morning commute was a bit slow going at times

but the Racing Commuter rolled on like the champ that it is

Winter came back Tuesday morning with a vengeance. Had to shovel the driveway 3 times before hoping on the bike to get to work. I have been commuting for 19 years now, no car at all, haven’t owned one. And I am always glad that I am on my bike rather than in a car. But days like Tuesday make it even more enjoyable. Sure you need to worry about traffic a little more even though everyone is going slower. I typically alter my route so I don’t need to worry about those sliding cars or careless drivers as much. Back to Tuesday, after working my way over unplowed roads and paths I made it to work only to have the power go out for the next 5 hours. At first we were working (what work we could do) by headlamp. Then we pulled the generator out and were able to get some lighting in the service department. At the end of the day I was excited to get back on my bike for the commute home. The rain/snow had let up but I still suited up in my rain gear and made my way home around and through both puddles and snow banks. A very fun day of commuting. I’d like to say “here’s to another 19 years,” but I’m not sure how much longer it will last. Melissa and I have a kid coming in 5 weeks and perhaps a that means a second car. Sure we’ll have the trailer but I think my streak will come to an end before I get another 19 years.

2010 CX Nats

This past weekend Bend was host to the 2010 Cyclocross Nationals. 5 days of ‘cross racing in some very muddy conditions. With 3 days to go before the racing began we still had 6″ of snow on the ground, but luckily the temp rose a bit and we got a ton of rain (very atypical weather for Bend). There were definitely some slick conditions a couple of the mornings, and it was definitely cold for some of those races (especially Saturday morning when it was 31 degrees and raining), but by the time the pros came out on Sunday afternoon, the sun was out and the temp had risen to about 50 degrees. The course was still muddy as shit, but the nice weather brought out the crowds. An estimated 10,000 people were out to cheer on our local favorites including Ryan Trebon (2nd), Adam Craig (7th), and Carl Decker (18th). The crowd was deafening every time Ryan came through closing the gap on Todd Wells. I hope he was wearing earplugs.

Other locals did great throughout the weekend as well. Adam Craig won the Single Speed division with Brennan Wodtli (5th), Cody Peterson (6th), and John Rollert (10th) rounding out the top 10. Karen Kenlan, Lance Haidet, Damian Schimtt, Shay Frazier, Shane Johnson all got top 5 finishes in their races. It was really fun watching all of the locals racing. There are way too many to mention, but we could cheer for Bend riders in just about every race.

This was the last year for the CX Nats in Bend. Next year we get to host the Master Road Nats and the MTB Marathon Nats. The CX Nats are moving to Madison, WI for the next two years. I’m hoping that Angela wants to go race again next year because it will give me an excuse to go visit my high school and college buddies back in WI.

Bike season is officially over in Bend. Time to ski for a few months.

First Ride on the NUT

Angela and I just got back from a weekend at the North Umpqua Trail. This was my first visit to the NUT, and it most definitely won’t be my last. We went down to celebrate the B-day of our friend Jefe – it ends up being a big weekend of riding, eating well, and drinking lots of Deschutes beer.

The trail is 80 some miles long and is broken up into 11 separate sections. We missed the Friday ride (work really gets in the way sometimes) which was the lower stuff (Panther, Mott, and Tioga) but I am pretty glad we did because the guys who rode said it was wet and muddy and they rode for about 6 hours. So after that huge ride and a bunch of beer, I knew that no one would really want to push it too hard the next day   We woke up Saturday to sunny skies and the temp was just above 70 degrees. It was perfect. We shuttled up and rode Deer Leap down to Calf. The ride was awesome. We rode about 21 miles of trail in about 5 hours (and 4 miles of road). The trail is breathtaking and has a ton of exposure, but for some reason it didn’t really bother me at all. I wish I had pictures to show, but I’m terrible at remembering to bring my camera.

The climbs are super steep and there is a lot of technical stuff to keep you on your toes. It was a blast. I’ve never used my front derailleur so much in my life. I was glad that I had just installed one of those K-Edge chain keeper devices – never had to even think about it.

The next day we rode shuttled up and rode Dread & Terror and Hot Springs. The name Dread & Terror definitely makes it sound tough, but I thought it was by far the best section. Yes, there might have been even more exposure on the trail, but it had more rippin’ sections and didn’t have the quite the climbs that we had on the previous day. The downhill on Hot Springs was pretty amazing as well. I only got freaked out on one little climb that got a little slick, but other than that, tried not to pay attention to the river below.

Besides going over the edge and falling into the river, the next biggest thing to fear is the poison oak. I’m not really sure if I am allergic to it or not, but I tried to avoid it as much as possible, which is hard to do. Angela definitely got some on her arm, and hopefully that is it, we’ll see in the next day or two.

I can’t wait to go back and do the remainder of the trail, and re-do what I already rode. It was amazing. It only took me 14 years to get down there (all of 110-150 miles away depending on where you camp). Hopefully I can return within the next month or two, but I also hope to hit oakridge again and maybe St Helens and Hood River as well. Should be a good summer.

 

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First Ride on the NUT

Angela and I just got back from a weekend at the North Umpqua Trail. This was my first visit to the NUT, and it most definitely won’t be my last. We went down to celebrate the B-day of our friend Jefe – it ends up being a big weekend of riding, eating well, and drinking lots of Deschutes beer.

The trail is 80 some miles long and is broken up into 11 separate sections. We missed the Friday ride (work really gets in the way sometimes) which was the lower stuff (Panther, Mott, and Tioga) but I am pretty glad we did because the guys who rode said it was wet and muddy and they rode for about 6 hours. So after that huge ride and a bunch of beer, I knew that no one would really want to push it too hard the next day   We woke up Saturday to sunny skies and the temp was just above 70 degrees. It was perfect. We shuttled up and rode Deer Leap down to Calf. The ride was awesome. We rode about 21 miles of trail in about 5 hours (and 4 miles of road). The trail is breathtaking and has a ton of exposure, but for some reason it didn’t really bother me at all. I wish I had pictures to show, but I’m terrible at remembering to bring my camera.

The climbs are super steep and there is a lot of technical stuff to keep you on your toes. It was a blast. I’ve never used my front derailleur so much in my life. I was glad that I had just installed one of those K-Edge chain keeper devices – never had to even think about it.

The next day we rode shuttled up and rode Dread & Terror and Hot Springs. The name Dread & Terror definitely makes it sound tough, but I thought it was by far the best section. Yes, there might have been even more exposure on the trail, but it had more rippin’ sections and didn’t have the quite the climbs that we had on the previous day. The downhill on Hot Springs was pretty amazing as well. I only got freaked out on one little climb that got a little slick, but other than that, tried not to pay attention to the river below.

Besides going over the edge and falling into the river, the next biggest thing to fear is the poison oak. I’m not really sure if I am allergic to it or not, but I tried to avoid it as much as possible, which is hard to do. Angela definitely got some on her arm, and hopefully that is it, we’ll see in the next day or two.

I can’t wait to go back and do the remainder of the trail, and re-do what I already rode. It was amazing. It only took me 14 years to get down there (all of 110-150 miles away depending on where you camp). Hopefully I can return within the next month or two, but I also hope to hit oakridge again and maybe St Helens and Hood River as well. Should be a good summer.

 

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Cascade Chainbreaker – UPDATED RESULTS

Today was the Cascade Chainbreaker Mountain bike race. We had just over 400 racers altoghether. We had a ton of great prizes from a ton of great companies – including Deschutes Brewery, Coke, Dasani, Powerade, Chris King Components, Surly, Salsa, Co-Motion, Redvines, Bendistillery, Pizza Mondo, Hammer Nutrition, Park Tool, Niner, Ellsworth, Twin Six, Dirtrag, Oury, Strictly Organic, White Industries, Blenderz, Adventure Chiropractic, and more…

We lucked out on the weather. Thanks for all of the help from all of the volunteers – way to many to remember – but especially Bert & Dani, Rob & Steph, Sam “El” HandELman, the Westbergs, Amy & Aaron, Amy N., DickieG & FJ, Henry & Amy, Heidi, Andrey Y, Dan & Brian, the whole WebCyclery Team, Marcel and his whole crew, and…..I’m starting to pass out from not eating….oh, and of course MeanTodd. I know there are a few more – I apologize as I can’t think right now. Here are some results -

UPDATED RESULTS

We had 2 or 3 people in wrong Category, and I have added team names and fixed misspellings. The biggest change is in the Cat 1 45+, where Gregg Strome was actually first, Jeff Otto in second, and Scott Carroll in third. (instead of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th). If you see any other changes, email kevin@webcyclery.com

Place	Number	First Name	Last Name	Team	Time
Pro Men
1	357	Ryan	Trebon	Kona	2:25:17
2	374	Chris	Sheppard	Rocky Mountain Bikes	2:25:27
3	364	Carl	Decker	Giant	2:27:40
4	372	Ben	Thompson	Trek Mtn Co-Op	2:29:39
5	377	Brig	Brandt	Hutch’s Bend	2:32:46
6	358	Omer	Kem	Jamis	2:36:04
7	315	Bruce	Cole-Baker	Sunnyside Sports	2:39:36
8	190	Timmy	Evans	Rebound Physical Therapy	2:40:29
9	302	Sloane	Anderson	Pro Air	2:41:00
10	365	Justin	Finn	Spooky Cycles	2:42:16
11	378	Jonathan	Myers	Team S&M	2:44:54
12	312	Scott	Bradway	Team S&M/Sellwood Cycle Repair	2:46:34
13	376	James	Ceccorulli	Team Dirt	2:47:34
14	337	Bruce	Rogers	Hutch’s/ClearOne/Bend Dental	2:50:01
15	193	Damien	Schmitt	Sunnyside Sports	2:52:19
16	347	Matt	Fox	Sunnyside Sports	2:53:21
17	335	Ian	Eglitis	www.evanplews.com/KENDAUSA	2:53:45
18	369	Bear	Perrin	Pistis	2:56:57
19	370	Bill	Warburton	Therapeutic Associates Cycling/GENR8	3:01:07
DNF	323	Matt	Russell	www.evanplews.com/KENDAUSA	DNF
DNF	353	Tommy	Tuite	Bike Tires Direct	DNF
Cat 1 Men 10-18 Jr
1	438	Kolben	Preble	Hammer Velo	2:08:27
DNF	270	Timothy	Jaynes	Pistis	DNF
Cat 1 Men 19-34
1	354	Kendall	Johnson	Cycle Soles/Sagebrush Cycles	2:45:46
2	331	Marcus	Benton	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	2:48:52
3	362	Chris	Winans	Sunnyside Sports	2:50:29
4	356	Brandon	Dyer	Cyclesoles/Sagebrush Cycles	2:51:22
5	348	Ryan	Evans	Pistis	2:52:26
6	368	Ryan	Eisele	www.evanplews.com/KENDAUSA	2:54:56
7	408	Patrick	Jackson	WebCyclery.com/Buy Local	2:56:05
8	342	Joel	Palanuk	Green Ridge PT/Infocus	2:56:07
9	325	Brian	Schultz	Grundelbruisers/Stewie Bicycles	2:58:27
10	371	Jeff	Ballantine	Portland Velo	2:59:02
11	339	Austin	Line	Sunnyside Sports	2:59:35
12	355	Robert	Declerk	WebCyclery.com	3:03:27
13	373	Lance	Waltjen		3:05:29
14	318	John	Gillilan	Hammer Velo	3:08:44
15	157	Zach	Gilmour		3:19:58
DNF	305	Shane	Johnson	Trinity Bikes	DNF
DNF	327	Andrew	Boone	Cyclesoles/Sagebrush Cycles	DNF
DNF	328	Jeffrey	Dengel	Cyclesoles/Sagebrush Cycles	DNF
DNF	329	Adam	Demarzo		DNF
DNF	346	Mike	Olson		DNF
DNF	380	Erik	Long	Cyclesoles/Sagebrush Cycles	DNF
Cat 1 Men 35-44
1	360	David	Cloninger	Hutch’s/ClearOne/Bend Dental	2:45:46
2	319	Chris	Snyder	bicycleattorney.com	2:47:36
3	306	David	Diviney	Cyclepath Racing	2:47:51
4	341	Ian	Leitheiser	Cyclepath	2:47:59
5	340	Tim	Butler	River City Bicycles	2:50:24
6	366	Mason	Armstrong	Sunnyside Sports	2:51:52
7	321	Martin	Baker	bicycleattorney.com	2:53:02
8	343	Mike	Schindler	Sunnyside Sports	2:53:50
9	303	John	Raedeke	Pistis	3:01:19
10	351	Trevor	Norland	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	3:02:41
11	308	David	Prause	Super Relax Concept	3:03:18
12	316	Dave	Masessa	Flywheel Bicycle Solutions	3:03:49
13	160	Patrick	Ramirez		3:03:53
14	367	Robert	Christensen	Bridgetown Velo	3:03:58
15	334	Sean	Haidet	Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care Racing Team	3:04:26
16	277	Jesse	Luckett	Cyclepath	3:04:40
17	324	Tom	Keller	Pistis	3:06:19
18	338	John	Craft	Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care Racing Team	3:06:24
19	309	Thomas	Hainisch		3:09:04
20	314	Roger	Wimberly	Pistis	3:10:01
21	311	Paul	Greenwalt	Sunset Cycles	3:11:15
22	313	Frederick	Weeman		3:11:22
23	304	Paul	Sullivan	Vista Ridge Velo	3:12:49
24	307	Brian	List	Pacific Power Blue Sky	3:13:39
25	352	Derek	Stallings	Bendbroadband/Webcyclery.com	3:13:42
26	349	Chad	Lowe	Webcyclery.com	3:15:09
27	310	Chip	Sloan	Grundelbruisers/Stewie Bicycles	3:16:47
28	317	Justin	Price	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	3:24:14
29	350	Mike	Ripley	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	3:24:16
30	379	David	Baker	Sunnyside Sports	3:27:06
31	330	Michael	Adams	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	3:36:31
DNF	300	Patrick	Wilder	Cyclepath	DNF
DNF	361	Derek	Faller	WebCyclery.com	DNF
Cat 1 Men 45+
1	375	Gregg	Strome	Hutch’s/ClearOne/Bend Dental	1:52:53
2	13	Jeffery	Otto	Portland Velo	1:57:39
3	320	Scott	Carroll	Team Dirt	1:58:24
4	332	Scott	Seaton	Hutch’s/ClearOne/Bend Dental	2:00:40
5	426	Jerry	Lentz		2:01:58
6	326	Jim	Juenger	Sunnyside Sports	2:02:11
7	301	Dan	Wolnick	WebCyclery.com	2:02:37
8	359	Johnny	Vergis	Cyclepath	2:06:37
9	344	Terry	Knight		2:08:22
10	432	James	Wellington	Hutch’s/ClearOne/Bend Dental	2:10:46
11	322	Dan	Packman	WebCyclery.com	2:10:54
12	363	Thane	Jennings	Sunnyside Sports	2:17:46
Single speed
1	233	John	Rollert	WebCyclery.com	1:50:39
2	16	Luke	Demoe	HTFU	1:56:50
3	403	Tim	Jones	WebCyclery.com	1:58:25
4	257	Brian	Jorgensen	COCC	1:59:03
5	243	Jake	Rosenfeld	Unattached	2:00:46
6	17	Andrew	Bennett	Redline	2:02:46
7	499	Brian	Gerow	Ironclad Performance Wear	2:05:08
8	417	Steven	Degregorio		2:05:26
9	9	David	Bisers	Tireless Velo	2:06:56
10	494	Paul	Trout	Sagebrush Cycles	2:07:54
11	455	Matt	Erlenbusch	WebCyclery.com	2:08:12
12	227	Wade	Goff	Half Fast Velo	2:08:42
13	228	Scott	Barker	Neverfail Loop Systems	2:08:58
14	293	Marc	Fortier	WebCyclery.com	2:10:05
15	477	Christian	Vedder	River City Bicycles	2:11:16
16	345	Blair	Deaver	WebCyclery.com	2:13:45
17	458	Stevan	Gyetvai		2:14:26
18	470	Todd	Sexton	Guinness Cycling Team	2:20:28
19	26	Justin	Sernac		2:28:32
20	230	Steven	Basden	Half Fast Velo	2:29:53
21	251	Jeff	Merwin		2:34:01
22	259	Thomas	Brannan		2:35:58
23	416	Neil	Wiater		3:00:43
DNF	225	David	Bolam		DNF
Cat 2 Men 15-18 Jr
1	492	Colin	Dunlap	Bend Endurance Academy	2:21:41
2	272	Brian	Fawcett	Pistis	2:23:07
3	496	Keenan	Branch	Bend Endurance Academy	2:23:07
4	271	Cole	Sprague	Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care	2:28:01
5	289	Jack	Mahler		2:42:12
Cat 2 Men 19-34
1	498	Peter	Vraniak		2:01:27
2	244	Tyler	Miller	Bloom Racing	2:03:25
3	497	Harrison	Womack	Green Ridge/Infocus	2:06:23
4	7	Trevor	Spahr	Ironclad Performance Wear	2:07:32
5	459	Aaron	Edwards	Bloom Racing	2:08:38
6	433	Austin	Riba		2:08:46
7	495	Dustin	Miller	Capitol Velo p/b Lifesource	2:09:28
8	260	Thor	Tingey	Tireless Velo	2:13:57
9	254	Trevor	Pratt	Team Flannel	2:14:25
10	256	Matthew	Preusch		2:14:28
11	263	Matthew	Moore	Pacific Power Blue Sky	2:14:34
12	482	Matt	Plummer	Deschutes Honey Company	2:16:45
13	238	Christopher	Ryan		2:16:50
14	23	Nick	Groesz	XO Racing	2:17:17
15	472	David	Krause	Bloom Racing	2:17:36
16	232	James	Kerr		2:17:43
17	262	Gabriel	Linn	Bloom Racing	2:18:50
18	484	Kevin	Zremke	Team BEER	2:19:51
19	286	Kevin	Wheeler		2:21:38
20	436	Scott	Lauray	Northwest Business Group	2:21:51
21	200	Ryan	Carrasco		2:22:35
22	421	Dan	Gilmour	Village Bike and Ski	2:23:34
23	483	Cory	Tanler	Trinity bikes cycling	2:25:29
24	415	Sean	Lewis	Trinity Bikes	2:27:35
25	239	Stephen	Langenderfer	Grundelbruisers/Stewie Bicycles	2:28:51
26	418	Steven	Carlino	Pistis	2:29:57
27	463	Rory	Sullivan		2:35:44
28	479	Jesse	Finch Gnehm	Capitol Velo p/b Lifesource	2:38:15
29	431	Seth	Schreiber		2:49:19
DNF	236	Steven	Heinrichs		DNF
DNF	288	Chris	Andersen	BikeTiresDirect.com	DNF
DNF	448	Josh	Allen	Tireless Velo	DNF
Cat 2 Men 35-44
1	274	William	Sullivan		2:01:21
2	468	Todd	Raudy		2:03:16
3	428	Andy	Martin		2:03:17
4	485	Wade	Miller	Sunnyside Sports	2:06:17
5	268	Brant	Buchholz	Cyclesoles/Sagebrush Cycles	2:06:20
6	226	Cameron	Coker	FCANCER	2:06:33
7	231	Robert	Sanders	Revolver-Cascadia	2:06:49
8	280	Chad	Sage	Sunnyside Sports	2:06:52
9	412	David	Cook	Old Town Bikes	2:07:51
10	410	Matt	Engel	Bend Memorial Clinc	2:08:13
11	480	Doug	Howe		2:09:34
12	422	Larry	Moulton		2:10:14
13	287	Marcus	Biancucci	Therapeutic Associates Cycling/GENR8	2:10:37
14	481	Bob	Jacobs	bicycleattorney.com	2:11:00
15	12	Paul	Zweigart		2:11:47
16	218	Dave	Cockburn		2:12:02
17	460	Andy	Kunkler		2:12:26
18	443	Doug	Laplaca	Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care	2:12:43
19	241	Jeff	Standish	Therapeutic Associates Cycling/GENR8	2:12:53
20	279	Sean	Rogers	Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care	2:14:20
21	450	Mike	Petersen	Buy Local	2:14:48
22	245	Paul	Hart	Pistis	2:14:52
23	213	Eric	Birky		2:15:13
24	214	Lee	Bauck	Shiloh Cyclery	2:17:05
25	267	Paul	Lieto		2:17:23
26	475	Sam	Brede		2:18:22
27	249	Jason	Saunders	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	2:18:43
28	242	Jason	Reed		2:19:06
29	18	Scott	Brennan	BearSprings	2:19:09
30	452	Bruce	Haserot	Haserot Race Inc	2:19:24
31	489	Mandon	Welch	Rebound Physical Therapy	2:19:26
32	212	David	Rosen	Half Fast Velo	2:20:46
33	478	Jason	Meyer	Webcyclery.com	2:20:47
34	224	Trig	Rogers	bicycleattorney.com	2:20:49
35	440	Eric	Stolberg	Grundelbruisers/Stewie Bicycles	2:21:14
36	419	Robert	Schumacher		2:21:59
37	488	Mark	Hall	Chinook Cycling Club	2:22:02
38	278	Steven	Tyrrill		2:22:17
39	423	Kevin	Donnelly		2:23:32
40	14	Craige	Mazur	PECI	2:27:10
41	461	Paul	Karr		2:36:15
42	454	Joe	Wright		3:08:33
DNF	25	Colin	Mullane	Land Shark	DNF
DNF	204	David	Shrock		DNF
DNF	210	Sean	Kiger	Bend Memorial Clinic Total Care Racing Team	DNF
DNF	219	Mark	Miskowiec	Sunnyside Sports	DNF
DNF	229	Marc	Lutz	Ketamine	DNF
DNF	264	Scott	Mcknight	Team Bike Tires Direct	DNF
DNF	295	Andrew	Sargent	WebCyclery.com	DNF
Cat 2 Men 45-54
1	294	Dave	Caplan	WebCyclery.com	2:07:49
2	221	Richard	Wolf	Sunnyside Sports	2:10:18
3	447	Jim	Miller	Cyclepath	2:14:50
4	333	Theodore	Ford	Bend Spine & Pain	2:15:22
5	275	David	Luoma	Guinness Cycling Team	2:17:01
6	246	Gregg	Leion	Mountain View Cycles	2:17:14
7	247	Eric	Anderson	Pacific Power Blue Sky	2:17:39
8	205	Scott	Meredith		2:18:46
9	449	Jay	Rathe	Beaverton Bicycle Club	2:20:51
10	405	Doug	Headrick	Hutch’s/ClearOne/Bend Dental	2:22:05
11	273	Chauncey	Curl	Rubicon-ORBEA Benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation	2:22:09
12	413	Dave	Morrisoni		2:23:38
13	208	David	German	Hammer Velo	2:26:28
14	215	Mike	Webb	Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events	2:31:25
15	20	Tracy	Wilder	Cyclepath	2:37:01
16	216	Donald	Scott	Pistis Cycling	2:38:13
17	266	Steven	Law	Pistis	2:41:36
18	209	Cliff	Mccann	Pistis	2:51:32
19	269	Hiroji	Mckinstry		3:23:49
DNF	203	Michael	Mara	Desert Orthopaedics	DNF
Cat 2 Men 55+
1	206	Mark	Miller	Pacific Power Blue Sky	2:15:10
2	255	Don	Leet	Sunnyside Sports	2:16:41
3	407	Steve	Lacey		2:19:05
4	401	Vincent	Sikorski	WebCyclery.com	2:19:20
5	235	Ron	Strasser	Team S&M	2:23:31
6	299	Rick	Gregory		2:33:52
7	466	Gary	Shelton		2:35:08
8	8	Tim	Coffey		3:12:47
Tandem
1	276	Rob/Sara	Landauer/Yellich	Cascade Couriers	2:28:52
2	453	Robert	Fletcher	Davis Bicycle Club	2:29:55
3	400	Henry/Amy	Abel/Mitchell	WebCyclery.com	2:30:19
4	425	Jon/Sami	Hansen/Fournier	Gear Peddler/Cascade Couriers	2:55:43
Cat 3 Men 10-14 Jr
1	101	Lance	Haidet		1:22:48
2	121	Massimo	Larsen		1:26:41
3	174	Sam	Rosenberg	Hutch’s Co-Motion	1:28:34
4	169	Adam	Oliver	Hutch’s Eugene	1:32:02
5	140	Donovan	Birky		1:32:06
6	199	Wylie	Bryant	River City Bicycles	1:40:49
7	196	William	Churchill		1:42:58
8	145	Evander	Reyes	Pistis	1:42:59
9	195	Ian	Churchill		1:47:43
10	116	Jon	Mccann	Pistis	1:50:00
11	162	Carson	Westberg	WebCyclery.com	2:38:40
Cat 3 Men 15-18 Jr
1	123	Nicholas	Hannan	Pistis	1:24:04
2	183	Khiseth	Abramvicka		1:24:51
3	182	Tyler	Baldessori	Green Ridge/Infocus	1:24:53
4	149	Erik	Jorgensen		1:25:46
5	119	Chris	Mellelo	Pistis	1:26:55
6	161	Skyler	Kenna		1:27:01
7	118	Zach	Standish	Therapeutic Associates Cycling/GENR8	1:28:13
8	186	Kyle	Baxter		1:32:29
9	117	Keith	Fawcett	Pistis	1:34:31
10	184	Trevor	Elson	Green Ridge/Infocus	2:19:35
Cat 3 Men 19-34
1	125	Daniel	Brewster	Cascade Couriers	1:18:23
2	185	Robert	Gilbert	Trinity Bikes	1:20:22
3	192	James	Hodgson		1:20:56
4	442	Brett	Stevens	Bike Newport	1:22:15
5	111	Sean	Corey	Hankbuilt	1:23:43
6	132	Scott	Hubbs		1:23:49
7	179	Ben	Hoover	Cascade Couriers	1:24:10
8	147	Kyle	Jensen		1:26:06
9	166	Kyle	Stephens		1:26:18
10	142	Jacob	Schreiber

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Ding Dong the Bus is Dead!

The WebCyclery bus is dead. After having a couple of mechanics take a look at it, the diagnosis is that the tranny is SHOT. A new tranny will cost twice as much as the bus cost, and a used tranny will still cost a lot with installtion. Since we only really drive it a few hundred miles a year, that’s just too much. So the bus is going to go away. If anyone out there needs a perfectly good Detroit Deisel engine, I’ve got a really good running engine that needs a home, along with new batteries and a pair of really good tires. Cheap too!

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Trying new things

It's not that I don't like technology, because I do. But chasing technology is a pain in the ass. I'm talking about computers and software and social media and all of that fun stuff, but it also pertains to bikes. As soon as you buy that brand new SRAM XX kit, something else will come out and be just a little bit lighter or cooler or whatever. Sure, you still have a super hot bike, but a month or two later the next years model will debut. Unfortunately, with the increase in social media, one has to keep up on not only where one needs to be present, but all of the different ways to get there. And software changes so much that things become obsolete pretty fast (well, maybe not obsolete, but not cutting edge).I could spend my entire work week, everyweek, dealing with computer issues/software/website/social media stuff and not spend a second on the sales floor or phone, and I would still never get to the end of my 'to do' list. Sometimes it is a little frustrating, sometimes a little overwhelming, and sometimes I just don't like it. Then again, sometimes I learn a cool new thing or two and taht always makes my day a little better. I love learning new things and figuring out better ways of doing things. That's why I continue to try new things (except when it comes to vegetables).

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Switching to WordPress

I am in the process of switching our blogs (WebCyclery, WebSkis, and Solda). What a pain in the butt! Then I get to keep working on stuff for the Cascade Chainbreaker which is only a week and a half away!