On 2018-05-22 18:05, jbeattie wrote:
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).


Nice!


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.


I feel uncomfortable when someone is drafting me. Though I'd never slam
the brakes and cause a crash. Either I gradually slow down or speed up
but putting on the coals has limits by now, not getting any younger.


... 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.


The only times I experienced bike jams or excessively dense bike traffic
was in the Netehrlands and then here on the American River bike trail
during rush hour. So now I avoid rush hour. OTOH its much worse in the
car because while having to ride slower than usual I saw Hwy 50 being a
bumper-to-bumper crawl.

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Regards, Joerg

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