A couple days at Cape Disappointment

The Pacific Ocean from Benson Beach, Cape Disappointment State Park, WashingtonOn Monday morning, September 3, April and I rode our loaded bikes down to Union Station in downtown Portland. Here we would pick up the Northwest Point bus that goes between Portland and the coastal towns of Cannon Beach, Seaside, Gearhart, Warrenton, and Astoria. The...

April’s New Bike: Linus Mixte

My sweetie April has been pining for a mixte for a long time. After her 1961 Raleigh Sports, her first serious adult bike (and one she still owns), her second bike was a mixte. A 70's mixte made by an obscure brand (Carabella) that felt like it was made out of lead pipe. Still, she...

Where is he going? Where is he coming from?

Yesterday April and I took a bicycle ride. We had originally planned on doing an overnight camping trip over the weekend (keeping my camping streak going!) but questionable weather and other stuff got in the way. So we decided on a bike ride for Sunday, which was a pretty nice day: partly cloudy, high 65F/18C....

Of Rain and Headsets

Why yes it's in Celsius.If you've checked into rideblog this week, you know it's been wet here in the Pacific Northwest. "Duh," you may say to yourself, "Isn't that what it does all the time up there?" Well, according to Mz. Snarkypup Rideblog that answer is "yes". But I do remember a week with sunny...

April reunites with her Raleigh Sports

It has been a busy week around the Urban Adventure HQ. So busy that I haven't had much time to blog (boo) or draw (double boo!) But the fruits of all the labor will soon be shared here on Ye Olde Blogge. (And yes, the labor has been on the Rudge. If you can't wait...

More Blog Mentions, and Yes, Tomorrow is a Holiday

Hello friends! Seems like the Urban Adventure League is getting a bit of internet attention this week! First it's the Old Three-Speed Gallery. And today I found out that Adventure Cycling talked about some photos I uploaded to their Group Pool. Highlighted is this piece of bike touring graffiti found atop Loup Loup Pass in...

Things from My Sweetie’s Blog

I don't normally do these things, but...April has written up an excellent li'l primer for those folks pulling bikes out of their garages and getting out into the spring loveliness, or now looking for a bike to ride.  It can be found over here at her blog aprillikesbikes:New to Cycling?Also worth checking out are these...

Snowpocalypse Then

Quick! Get a photo with the Raleigh before the snow is all gone!Do you remember that time in December 2008, when the City of Portland shut down for almost 3 weeks due to snow and freezing temperatures?  Yeah, I do.  And today is nothing like that, though if you listened to some of our weather...