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            <h2 class="entry-title format-icon"><a href="../../blog/the-oregon-outback-2014-nicks-ride/" title="Permalink to The Oregon Outback 2014 – Nick’s ride" rel="bookmark">The Oregon Outback 2014 - Nick’s ride</a>  </h2>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog"> Blog </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="11:52 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2014-05-29T11:53:56+00:00">May 29, 2014</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/nickw/" title="View all posts by Nick" rel="author">Nick</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>As soon as I saw Donnie and Gabe’s pictures from their Outback scouting trip last year I knew I’d be at the starting line for the event. I’ve done a bit of bikepacking and plenty of long rides, but 360 miles of mostly unpaved roads is still a hell of an undertaking and this year [&hellip;]</p>
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                                        <section class="tc-thumbnail span4"><div class="thumb-wrapper "><div class="round-div"></div><a class="round-div " href="../../blog/my-new-favorite-3-hour-ride/" title="My new favorite 3 hour ride."></a></div></section>        <section class="tc-content span8">
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog"> Blog </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="12:48 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2014-03-28T13:24:18+00:00">March 28, 2014</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/tim/" title="View all posts by Tim" rel="author">Tim</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>In the never-ending quest to keep the west hills interesting I’m always racking my brain for the best combination of roads to keep things fun and to get the most bang-for-buck out of a ride, especially when time is limited. My current favorite time-crunch ride is a three hour loop that is a great combination [&hellip;]</p>
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            <h2 class="entry-title format-icon"><a href="../../blog/the-oregon-outback-a-360-mile-dirt-odyssey-across-the-beaver-state/" title="Permalink to The Oregon Outback: a 360-mile dirt odyssey across the Beaver State" rel="bookmark">The Oregon Outback: a 360-mile dirt odyssey across the Beaver State</a>  </h2>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog"> Blog </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/important-news/" title="View all posts in Important News"> Important News </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="4:48 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-11-17T16:51:10+00:00">November 17, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/team-velodirt/" title="View all posts by team velodirt" rel="author">team velodirt</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>Full details are now available for the all-new Oregon Outback, traversing the great state of Oregon on May 23, 2014.  Click here or the photo for a link to the velodirt site with all the details.</p>
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            <h2 class="entry-title format-icon"><a href="../../blog/happy-endings-mt-hood-edition/" title="Permalink to Happy Endings:  Mt. Hood edition" rel="bookmark">Happy Endings:  Mt. Hood edition</a>  </h2>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog"> Blog </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="9:29 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-09-11T14:29:46+00:00">September 10, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/team-velodirt/" title="View all posts by team velodirt" rel="author">team velodirt</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>By every account except maybe Carl’s (who got lost and finished in the dark), the first annual Gender Neutral Rapscallion Reacharound was a resounding success.   We had a great turnout, the team format seemed to work, and no one died.  If that’s not success, I don’t know what is.  And it certainly didn’t hurt that [&hellip;]</p>
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            <h2 class="entry-title format-icon"><a href="../../blog/riding-in-mt-hood-national-forest/" title="Permalink to Riding in Mt. Hood National Forest." rel="bookmark">Riding in Mt. Hood National Forest.</a>  </h2>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog"> Blog </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="1:12 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-07-15T09:56:37+00:00">July 14, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/tim/" title="View all posts by Tim" rel="author">Tim</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>Finally got it together to get out and do some exploring in the Mt. Hood National Forest. I’m super pumped about it and can’t wait for more! Operating on a few tips from a customer who overheard me talking about wanting to do it (thanks Mike!), I drove out to Ripplebrook ranger station on Hwy [&hellip;]</p>
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            <h2 class="entry-title format-icon"><a href="../../blog/oregon-randonneurs-kings-valley-400k/" title="Permalink to Oregon Randonneurs Kings Valley 400K" rel="bookmark">Oregon Randonneurs Kings Valley 400K</a>  </h2>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog"> Blog </a><a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> and tagged <a class="btn btn-mini btn-tag" href="../../tag/brevet/" title="View all posts in brevet"> brevet </a><a class="btn btn-mini btn-tag" href="../../tag/kings-valley-400/" title="View all posts in kings valley 400"> kings valley 400 </a><a class="btn btn-mini btn-tag" href="../../tag/oregon-randonneurs/" title="View all posts in Oregon Randonneurs"> Oregon Randonneurs </a><a class="btn btn-mini btn-tag" href="../../tag/randonneur/" title="View all posts in randonneur"> randonneur </a> on <a href="/" title="12:00 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-07-15T09:48:35+00:00">May 18, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/tim/" title="View all posts by Tim" rel="author">Tim</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>Thanks to Nick and the boys for allowing me a day off I had the pleasure of riding the Oregon Randonneurs Kings Valley 400K brevet last Saturday. Near perfect weather, 80&#8242;s inland, 60&#8242;s along the coast, and low winds, made for a gorgeous day. We gathered at the La Quinta motel in Wilsonville,OR at the [&hellip;]</p>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="10:00 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-05-22T13:31:56+00:00">May 14, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/nickw/" title="View all posts by Nick" rel="author">Nick</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>&nbsp; Welcome to the first, final, and only update for this year’s running of the Oregon Stampede! We’re working hard getting our spurs polished and the beer lined up for the big day.  However, before we get into the details, let me tell you what this is NOT.  This is not a bike race, bike [&hellip;]</p>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="12:23 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-05-22T13:32:36+00:00">April 8, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/nickw/" title="View all posts by Nick" rel="author">Nick</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>&nbsp; The inaugural edition of the soon-to-be-famous Rickreall Gravel Classic hit the roads of the mid-Willamette valley this past Saturday and despite weather ranging from drizzly to deluge smiles adorned the faces of every rider in attendance. I was stoked to break in the new shop demo, a Salsa Warbird Ti. The day began on [&hellip;]</p>
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                                          <p>Last Saturday was the 2013 edition of Velodirt’s much-loved Dalles Mountain 60 ride. Below is our story, head over to Velodirt to check out their recap and links to some more good photosets. Tim, Nick and Bday loaded up in the Fat Tire Farm van and drove out to the Dalles to participate in the [&hellip;]</p>
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                This entry was posted in <a class="btn btn-mini" href="../../category/rides/" title="View all posts in Rides"> Rides </a> on <a href="/" title="1:09 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2013-05-22T13:47:57+00:00">February 13, 2013</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/team-velodirt/" title="View all posts by team velodirt" rel="author">team velodirt</a></span></span>.
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                                          <p>Ok folks, this is it - we’ve finalized the calendar for 2013.  Things worked out great last year so we’re sticking with the same general schedule: Dalles Mountain 60 – March 9 This is the event that started it all and that’s part of the reason we continue to do it.  The other reason it [&hellip;]</p>
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