Continuing the “season opener” theme, last Sunday the Seattle International Randonneurs (SIR) hosted a 100 km Populaire. Most randonneuring events are only open to members, but this Populaire was open to everyone. Thanks to SIR president Mark Thomas who noticed that I hadn’t noticed their “open to everyone” event on the calendar, I registered as […]
Randonneur’s March Populaire 2013 Read More »
When it comes to winter cycling I’m pretty much a slacker. I have two well-advertised (by me) excuses: 1. The “wet pavement rule,” which is if the pavement is wet, I (usually) don’t ride. It’s not that I dislike riding in the wet per se, I just hate a dirty bike. (I do in fact
Early Winter Motivation: Group Rides Read More »
As one of the healthiest cities in the US, Seattle is home to the complete spectrum of the tribes of cycling: Commuters, hipsters, recreationalsts, roadies, mtb-ers, racers, tracksters…and at an extreme of the cycling continuum…the randonneurs. Randonnuering can be loosely defined as “long distance self-sufficient cycling.” Randonneuring events range in length from 100km to over
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Hard to believe, but the Cascade Bicycle Club‘s High Performance Cycling Team (aka “HPC”) is entering its 5th year; you may have noticed us in our trademark white (mostly) or red team kits. HPC was developed to match the interests and needs of cyclists who like to ride fast, hard, far, and climb hills, but
Saturday Feb 4: HIgh Performance Cycling 2012 Kick-off Read More »
The Seattle International Randonneurs have cultivated a tradition for doing a winter solstice ride–their way of celebrating the longest night of the year. Looks like this could be a new entry to the Druid Network‘s list of winter rituals. Last year’s ride produced this fantastic video which concisely communicates the spirit of randonneuring: Personally I