Wow, Oregon has really changed since I was there last. 
My Muni skills aren’t great but I often like to do what I call urban Muni on my 2.5 mile commute. I roughen and tech it up as much as I can w/ many UPDs for just under a hour each way. Up/down curbs and driveways, zig zag through cracks and such, skinnies (curbs, painted lines and cracks) etc.
I’m headed that way this fall and looking for asphalt (not taking my MUni) bike paths between Westerly, RI (1 night stay) and Hartford CT (2 nights). So far I see 6.8 miles at William C. O’Neill and 40+ miles in the Airline State Park. Does anyone else have any suggestions?
From this saturday, July 28th, 2012. I rode in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure ride in Hillsboro Oregon. Over 1,200 bikers, and me. I helped organize the event. I rode 56 miles, had a great time, and hung out with some wonderful people. Here I am at the finish line.
Pics from Sunday and Monday.
Two fine days in a row…Summer has arrived 
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Alucard
For those of you not familiar with the Welsh weather - the only sunshine we normally get in Wales is liquid sunshine!
Nice pics Alucard
Nasher
My family took a trip into Wales in 2004 (we were staying in Cheltenham). We went one day to an old priory and had lunch at a picnic table. Soon after a torrential rainstorm started. As we were pulling out another family had settled around the picnic table and were having their lunch in the downpour. We were amused and impressed by their tenacity.
As to where it was, I believe it was around the Wye and there is an RAF base nearby and at one point several fighter jets did a low practice fly over and scared us half to death. It was the loudest thing I’d ever heard. A new born foal literally fell over from fright.
I’m having some trouble retrieving photos from last night. . . Thankfully it’s insured, but it will still be an expensive ride once I pay the deductible.
Do not attempt this at home - only on trails. No unicyclists were (seriously) harmed. 
My old Droid Ares looked just like that; like it took a bullet to protect me! I was riding along at a nice clip in high gear on a rough 4x4 road when next thing I knew I was flying through the air with the greatest of ease. Went into a dive roll and I emerged unharmed. Unfortunately my phone took the brunt of the fall in my pack. But the damage was cosmetic only and still worked quite fine for almost another year before I finally replaced it (once my contract was up).
Mine won’t turn on, and heated up to the point where I was seriously concerned about it catching on fire. This one’s toast.
I got a samsung convoy so no worries here
This morning I went for a ride with my 10 year old daughter around the neighborhood horse trails and service roads.
Awesome - great pics!
Went on my furthest ride to date yesterday (16.4 mi) up to the highest peak in these parts. Big climb right at the start and right at the end, but all the downhill on the way back was awesome. Ended up at 9712ft.
Only bad thing was that in the process I destroyed my hub bearings, getting dust in them. Under 6 months old and I can feel some slight grinding occasionally and can hear small clicks coming from them. Still rideable though, just annoying being as I haven’t gotten them wet or muddy, just very dusty. Should I keep riding them?
Also, in the last pic, if you look hard enough, you can see 3 big white puffy mountain goats. Pretty cool I thought. They’re right in the middle to the right of a smaller rock outcrop.
Funny, looking at the pictures now, I wish I was back up there…
Whoo! Just got back from a nice little 65 mile 36er ride! Felt good until mile 50 when my legs started to feel like rubber! I stopped under a shady tree and rested up, took a few motrin for leg pain and that really helped. I finished feeling ok but when I got home somebody called to tell me I lost my cell phone! So I have to drive about 60 miles tomorrow to pick it up! [B]:o
[/B]Stats of out & back ride:
Start point: Huntington beach pier
Turn-around point: Santa Ana River trail (SART) at Green River golf course, approx. 29 miles inland from start of SART, and almost 33 miles from the HB pier. When complete, the SART will be one of the longest bike paths in the US, at 100+ miles, from the San Bernadino mountains to Huntington Beach, CA.
Nice tail wind going inland, but a pretty good headwind coming back.
Hey Killian, how do like the Coker handle? Is it stable when you push down on it? Any way shorten it and or support it from the seat?
Sounds like a nice ride, where did you ride specifically? I get out to Utah fairly often, my daughter attends UU, so if you’re in the SLC area it would be fun to get together for a long ride, maybe drag a long a few others
As far as the handle goes, I really like it. It’s the only handle I’ve tried so far so take what I say with a grain of salt. So long as you have it tightened down good, I’ve had no issues with it being unstable pushing down. On longer sustained rides, I often ride with weight on it to rest my crotch. I cannot see any real feasible way of shortening the bar or mounting it to the seat without something drastic, but I’m very far from an expert. It’s fairly adjustable and I’d have a hard time without it
The ride was the Northern Skyline trail. Starts up at the top of the North Ogden Divide and literally rides the skyline of the Wasatch Front in North Ogden. The climb out of the Divide is fairly steep and sustained for a couple of miles. Came very close to turning back a couple of times, but once I came over the top and got a glimpse of Ben Lomond, it definitely put some spring back in my step.
Overall, I probably rode 70-75% of the trail, the last mile and a half (from the sign my uni’s leaning against to the summit) was unrideable for me. On a 24" with 165’s you might be able to do it, but grade was around 15-20% in many places. You experienced folk could probably do better. I feel like I could climb better if I could lower my seatpost (it’s raised for use of my 137’s) but my clamp bolts are stripped. I’d like to try it again with my seat lower and see if I have more power. I’ve got a new clamp on order though along with some stupid bearings…
I may do a bit longer write up on the ride later being as it was a significant ride for me…
Eek, 137’s, that’s a short crank for off road climbing. Bummer about your clamp, but that’s what happens to Nimbus clamps over time. Try a Salsa quick release clamp, they are strong and adjustable.
I have a KH T bar on order, but I was thinking that the Coker bar, with some shortening, might be an option a it it could be braced under the seat, so combined with apost mount it would be bomber!
So you live in Ogden? For sure, I will look you up when I come to visit, I’d like to do some riding around Ogden.