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Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:32 pm
by matteo
Sunday 20th, climbing Hurricane Ridge with Schwalbe Team, as a guest.
32 awesome (and very foggy) kilometres of climbing starting right from the ferry terminal.
We warmed up all together from the ferry to the entrance of the park, then in 1:10 from the entrance to the top.
On the top the weather wasn't too bad, so we could enjoy the amazing view.
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:42 pm
by Lister Farrar
Well done Matteo. How did your mother and sister like the drive up?
Did you have enough clothes for the ride down?
L
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:44 pm
by matteo
My mother and sister really enjoyed it. Despite the fog, the view from the top was quite amazing.
Your plastic raincoat is really good, I was wearing it on the way down and it protected me very well from the wind.
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:58 pm
by Plawless
matteo wrote:Your plastic raincoat is really good, I was wearing it on the way down and it protected me very well from the wind.
I cant believe that Lister has something made of *gasp* PLASTIC. Matteo, you must mean he gave you a Buffalo Skin or some other more "traditional" type of rain proof garment.
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:19 pm
by Lister Farrar
You'll be wishing you had buffalo skin to hold your carbon fork steerer together...when it goes.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/06/ ... bes_121389
Ah, nothing warms the cockles of a retro-grouch's heart like the sound of carbon cracking...(not wishing anyone any harm of course).
Did you see this guy will buy your carbon fork, and give you a discount on a nice new steel one?
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/ca ... ork/50-718
(On a serious note, some good tech tips for carbon fibre in the velonews article.)
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:09 am
by Roland
Oh my,
the Grant Petersen reads my blog and linked to it. My life is complete.
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:08 pm
by EricS
Matteo, 1:10 is ridiculously fast. It must be that bike you're riding. Did Lister install that electric motor?
By the way, when do you go back to Italy? When is your last Tripleshot ride? We will certainly miss you.
To the other TS members: did you know that at the Oak Bay High grad ceremony Matteo said his happiest memory from this year was his first ride with the OB Cycling Club. It brought a tear to my eye.
Re: Hurricane Ridge, June 20th
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:08 pm
by matteo
I'll be riding on Friday, my last ride will be on Saturday morning. Then I'll leave on Sunday morning.