| QUICK STATS | This Ride | 2010 Cumulative |
| Distance | 53.45 miles | 2528 miles |
| Elevation Gain | 4089 feet | 25.69 miles |
| Average Moving Speed | 15.0 mph | 15.0 mph |
| Dog Bites | 0 | 1 |
We did this ride last year and liked it so much we had to do it this year too.
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Showing posts with label VBC ride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VBC ride. Show all posts
Sunday, July 4, 2010
VBC Tour de Blast
We did this ride last year and liked it so much we had to do it this year too.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2010 Riding Begins
We are fair weather cyclists, so we finally got some sunshine and not-too-cool days to do some riding. And I got a chance to use my newest toy: an iBike power meter (basically a bike computer that has pretty much everything available to view while riding, or for detailed analysis after the ride - hill slope, wind speed, power, heart rate, etc.).
Being as these are all local rides I decided not to map them. I do have some cool data though... I may end up using a different software package since the default software doesn't provide any summary of multiple rides so that you can see fitness progress over time. But for now these graphs show lots of cool data. Okay, too much data, but still, since I have it, I'm gonna include it!
Frenchman OB
Our first ride was just the two of us on Thursday the 18th, and "Out and Back" to Frenchman's Bar on the Columbia River. As you can see from all of the blue on the speed graph, it was a windy day. The white line is the bike speed. When the blue is on top of the white line it is a head wind. There was some nasty headwinds, but also some tailwinds. It was definitely worth it just for the spectacular clear view of four mountains: Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood. Being our first significant ride of the season we were going to take the easy way home up Lakeshore. But due to road construction we avoided the mess and went up Fruit Valley, which as you can see is a significant climb.
VBC: Two Volcano Cruise
We had seen this ride on the VBC calendar but never actually ridden it. Definitely worth doing just for the nice views, but a bit too urban for our taste (lots of stops, traffic, pedestrians, etc.). Were it later in the season we would have ridden from our house, adding about 10 miles each way. But starting an hour or so earlier would have been way too cold, not to mention that much longer.
VBC: Salmon Creek - Brush Prairie
A nice club ride. We did start this one from home since the club start is fairly close to us.
Ride Toward Ridgefield
We went toward Ridgefield basically following the reverse course of the Ride Around Clark County. Turned around at 209th St. and 41st Ave. this time, but will normally go all the way in to town. Did the Felida Hill near the end (about mile 18). Nasty! The power spike at the very end is me maintaining momentum coming back up the Cougar Canyon Creek ravine on 119th St. You can see the same thing on the Frenchman's Bar data above. I didn't really go for a max speed on either of these rides. In the future I will be experimenting on this particular stretch to see how much above 40 mph I can get. The fastest speed I recorded last season was 47.53 mph on a steep hill during the Blackberry bRamble in Eugene.
Being as these are all local rides I decided not to map them. I do have some cool data though... I may end up using a different software package since the default software doesn't provide any summary of multiple rides so that you can see fitness progress over time. But for now these graphs show lots of cool data. Okay, too much data, but still, since I have it, I'm gonna include it!
Quick Stats (all 4 rides below)
Distance: 113.41 miles
Elevation Gain: 5,453 feet
Average Moving Speed: 13.9 mph
Frenchman OB
Our first ride was just the two of us on Thursday the 18th, and "Out and Back" to Frenchman's Bar on the Columbia River. As you can see from all of the blue on the speed graph, it was a windy day. The white line is the bike speed. When the blue is on top of the white line it is a head wind. There was some nasty headwinds, but also some tailwinds. It was definitely worth it just for the spectacular clear view of four mountains: Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood. Being our first significant ride of the season we were going to take the easy way home up Lakeshore. But due to road construction we avoided the mess and went up Fruit Valley, which as you can see is a significant climb.
VBC: Two Volcano Cruise
We had seen this ride on the VBC calendar but never actually ridden it. Definitely worth doing just for the nice views, but a bit too urban for our taste (lots of stops, traffic, pedestrians, etc.). Were it later in the season we would have ridden from our house, adding about 10 miles each way. But starting an hour or so earlier would have been way too cold, not to mention that much longer.
VBC: Salmon Creek - Brush Prairie
A nice club ride. We did start this one from home since the club start is fairly close to us.
Ride Toward Ridgefield
We went toward Ridgefield basically following the reverse course of the Ride Around Clark County. Turned around at 209th St. and 41st Ave. this time, but will normally go all the way in to town. Did the Felida Hill near the end (about mile 18). Nasty! The power spike at the very end is me maintaining momentum coming back up the Cougar Canyon Creek ravine on 119th St. You can see the same thing on the Frenchman's Bar data above. I didn't really go for a max speed on either of these rides. In the future I will be experimenting on this particular stretch to see how much above 40 mph I can get. The fastest speed I recorded last season was 47.53 mph on a steep hill during the Blackberry bRamble in Eugene.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
VBC Sauvie Island + Non-VBC Frenchman's Bar
Quick Stats
Distance: 94 miles
Elevation Gain: 3107 feet
Average Moving Speed: 15.41 mph
We did the Sauvie Island Cruise with VBC and added some roaming around Vancouver Lake as well, going to both ends of Lower River Road (the one that goes next to Vancouver Lake and the one that goes past Frenchman's Bar).
Amy tried out her aero bars for the first time, but they need to be adjusted so we'll have to do that in the morning.
This was our last ride in preparation for the RAPSody next Saturday, other than 2 or 3 real shorties during this week.
Sure was windy along the river today.
Didn't eat enough during today's ride. All I had was one Cliff bar and about half of another bar. Gotta eat way more during Saturday's ride or I simply won't last...
View VBC Sauvie + Non-VBC Frenchman in a larger map
Saturday, August 8, 2009
VBC Salmon Falls
Quick Stats
Distance: 61 miles
Elevation Gain: 5978 feet
Average Moving Speed: 14.43 mph
Another ride led by Lap Lai, so you know it'll have some hill work.
We took our own advice from last week and drove to the starting point. Saved 30 miles that way.
It was actually quite cold. We started out too fast, trying to keep up with the lead group before we were warmed up. Gotta go at our own pace!
The only downside of this ride was all the 4x4 rigs towing dirt bikes and such on Washougal River road. Apparently there was some kind of race they were all going to. Lots of not-so-bicycle-friendly traffic on that stretch.
Other than that it was an awesome, beautiful ride. Never knew there were so many big houses (on big hills!) in Clark County. I think we entered into Skamania County too, for what it's worth.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
VBC Ireland
Quick Stats
Distance: 80 miles
Elevation Gain: 3741 feet
Average Moving Speed: 15.12 mph
This was a Lap Lai ride with some nice hills. We started from our house and met up with the club in East Vancouver and then had to ride home afterward as well. Next time we'll probably drive by car to the start, particularly if we have a century on the next day.
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
VBC Tour de Blast
Quick Stats
Distance: 85 miles
Elevation Gain: 8663 feet (from TrimbleOutdoors)
Average Moving Speed: 13.96 mph
Cool, misty start. Extremely hot by the time we got to Johnston Ridge. Awesome ride. Very nice to have VBC SAG vehicle support.
Friday, July 3, 2009
VBC Salmon Creek - Brush Prairie
Quick Stats
Distance: 30 miles
Elevation Gain: 1247 feet
Average Moving Speed: 15.22 mph
We added our own local loop before joining up with VBC over at Starbucks near our old house. Nice little ride. Kinda flat though.
View VBC Salmon Creek - Brush Prairie in a larger map
Sunday, June 28, 2009
VBC Sauvie Island Cruise
Quick Stats
Distance: 63 miles
Elevation Gain: 2657 feet
Average Moving Speed: 15.02 mph
A nice club ride. We rode from our house to the club starting point at the River Maiden and then went basically straight home after crossing I-5 back into Washington, rather than going all the back over to the River Maiden.
View Sauvie Island Cruise in a larger map
Monday, June 8, 2009
VBC 2 Bridge Loop
Quick Stats
Distance: 39 miles
Elevation Gain: 2375 feet
Average Moving Speed: 13.88 mph
Our first Interstate ride! I-205 bridge sure is loud...
View 2 Bridge Loop in a larger map
Sunday, June 7, 2009
VBC North Ride
Quick Stats
Distance: 39 miles
Elevation Gain: 1482 feet
Average Moving Speed: 15.32 mph
Road from our house to the Safeway on Minnehaha to join up with VBC for our first club ride. Arrived just as the last of them were pulling out of the parking lot, so we tagged along at the end. Ended up signing in while at the Burgerville rest stop in Battle Ground.
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