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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3100 | TRs | Pics
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Will anyone be cranking out the miles with me to Portland this Saturday? My delusion of a cool cloudy day is evaporating with the promised heat.
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RichP Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 5634 | TRs | Pics Location: here |
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Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:41 pm
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I'm skipping it in favor of the RSVP2 which I enjoy much more. The STP is a bit of a madhouse for me having done it once.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:23 pm
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You should have a tailwind. You are doing it in one day, right?
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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3100 | TRs | Pics
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It will be a one day ride for me. I like to get the patch for completion in one day. My birthday is on the Sunday after the ride so the patch will be an early present to myself.
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tigermn Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 9242 | TRs | Pics Location: There... |
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Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:57 pm
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I liked it better when the one day riders rode on Sunday (the only 3 years I did it I left on Sunday). Was kinda fun passing all those people past Longview. Kinda gave you more motivation. It also coordinated better at the end if you were meeting up with other 2 day riders.
I think they may have changed it the year after the last year I did it. I'm sure they had some reason.
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Krummholz Outtamind, outtasite
Joined: 15 Nov 2011 Posts: 21 | TRs | Pics Location: Federal Way |
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Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:24 pm
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Happy Birthday, and what a unique present to give yourself. I will be pulling into the beer garden hopefully around 7:30 Saturday night. Look for a guy riding a red Allez similar (but not as old as) the one Kevin Costner rode in "American Flyers".
The heat could be brutal, but in my opinion, it is the third least favorite weather condition behind 1. headwind and 2. rain.
Best of luck!
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics Location: olympics! |
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bobbi
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Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:31 pm
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stay cool....enjoy....stay safe!
i had so much fun at STP 2013
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1968 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
I'm doing it again this year with my buddy over two days. I've done it twice before in one day but last year (2 days) was actually much more enjoyable without the pressure of making the bus back home. We stopped at every stop, we got our drink on continuously and our snack on at every stop, I enjoyed the view. Yes, it's nice to get the patch but sometimes it's cool to cruise, especially with the promised heat.
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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3100 | TRs | Pics
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I struggled through the heat and got the 1-day patch. This might have been the withering of my STP relationship however as the outing was quite grueling.
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RichP Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 5634 | TRs | Pics Location: here |
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Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:11 am
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Congratulations Mike. Happy birthday and enjoy the World Cup final.
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics Location: olympics! |
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bobbi
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Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:40 pm
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bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1968 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
Adding congrats. The heat was terrible on Saturday. On Sunday an official told us that 137 people dropped out on Saturday due to heat stress issues. A one day in those conditions is admirable.
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tigermn Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 9242 | TRs | Pics Location: There... |
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:25 pm
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One day patch? I don't remember that. Must be something more recent. I did it 3 years in a row in one day from 1993-1995 and never got a patch.
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