twiddling my thumbs

waiting for the wheels of justice to move.








(wonder if the owner of this shop has a story to tell?)

In the meantime I've been trying to plan my ride calendar. I usually ride many organized rides. I just find the company and different scenery to make these rides something to look forward to. If the ride is reasonably priced and/or raises money for a good cause....I'm there!

This year it seems that many of the rides that I've ridden in the past have been scheduled on competing days.

Examples:
(Links to all these rides are listed down the right side of this blog under "organized rides")

It started off with February;
The Wet and Windy 50 and Chilly Hilly were both on Feb 22nd.

In April it goes crazy;
The Monster Cookie Metric Century, The Port Townsend Rhody Tour, and The Cherry of a Ride are all on April 26th.

In May The 7 Hills of Kirkland, The Century Ride of the Centuries, and Lewis and Clark Ultra all happen at the same time.

I haven't checked the dates for mid to late summer rides yet, but I do know that STP and Race Across Oregon are on the same weekend.

How's a guy who wants to ride his bike supposed to decide?

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....maybe just pick the ones that don't have any blue SUV's registered in the area. ;-)

Raining and a bit blustery today. I'm scheduled to ride tomorrow so hopefully it improves a bit.

UPDATE: 4PM
I'm told that people like this often have a pattern of acting in this manner. If any of you have cycled in the Canby/Champoeg/St Paul area and been hassled in any way by a driver in a dark blue SUV (Dodge Durango, OR SDY 956) please let me know so that I may pass the information along to the attorney. I want this guy off the road and showing this is not a random fluke event will help to do that.