On Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7:21:10 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-05-18 11:09, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote:
On 2018-05-16, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-05-15 14:45, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote:

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... I'm not sure which would be tougher:
climbing up 84 to Pigeon Pass, or the ride down Niles Canyon Rd at rush hour.


If you do that on a more or less daily basis, my hat goes off to you. I
know only one other cyclist who did that in the UK, rain or shine.

I was never in good enough shape to do it, the mere thought horrifies me now :-)
I would go via Pleasnton and Sunol instead, then on into Niles Canyon.


In Niles Canyon they should allow mountain bikers next to the rail line
which is what they do here. I can go to Placerville and Folsom on
singletrack, meandering near an old rail line that is only used on
Sundays by slow excursion trains. If that wasn't in place I would never
go to Placerville by bicycle and hardly anyone else would either. Now we
even have a bike shop right on that trail.

If it weren't for the rustic trails next to rail lines, I'd never make it to work. https://dogcaught.com/wp-content/upl...MG_4538-21.jpg (steam engines only during the holiday season).

I was zooming up that trail with my son this morning, and someone jumped in our draft. No greeting. Nothing. I was going to slam on my brakes, but my son hit the after-burners, and we dumped him. Going over the Hawthorne and merging with on-coming bike traffic was hairy. An on-ramp is needed. Welcome to the morning Cat 7 PDX criterium.

-- Jay Beattie.