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langston

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:28 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

laura wrote:

Count me in. Got HUMP! tickets for Friday night just to make sure I wouldn't have to back out of this to attend that crazy show. Priorities, ya know?

HUMP was fun and kinky before I saw a girl I knew in high school in a pirate lesbian gangbang. Then it became awesome. A friend called Campagnolo forced me to not come to this year, and I am sad.

lantius

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:34 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

i'm in!

DJStroky

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:20 pm

Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 356 Location: Downtown Tacoma

I think y'all can count me in too, but I want to attempt to drink less alcohol than I did in Ben Country or none at all. I've gotta get some panniers for this ride and I might get a one person tent or something to be less of a burden to y'all.

Kalen - how much did your tent cost?

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TrikerTrev

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:28 pm

Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 2303 Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!

DJStroky wrote:

i have a 2 man tent you can borrow if ya need.

and you WILL drink! If i have to tape you to tree and pour booze into ya via funnel...

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DJStroky

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:10 pm

Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 356 Location: Downtown Tacoma

TrikerTrev wrote:

i have a 2 man tent you can borrow if ya need.

I call dibs!!

TrikerTrev wrote:

and you WILL drink! If i have to tape you to tree and pour booze into ya via funnel...

I better write a will and get some life insurance then.

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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:35 am

Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 317

We all know how Trev counts(fingers,toes, other things). Count me in, I've been on every camp trip this season, can't miss this one. Since I'm a little slower uphill I may start earlier so I don't hold anybody back, meet at the tunnel or something.

Foo

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:15 am

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 583

That brings up a good point. For those of you who haven't ridden the Iron Horse yet, keep a steady, sustainable pace. It's a shallow grade and so it's very tempting to gun it and plan on catching your breath on the next flat spot. This is a mistake because until the tunnel, there are no flat spots. Seriously, maybe 1-2% of the trail going up to the tunnel is not a steady uphill incline. It constantly looks like the trail is about to flatten out 200 feet ahead. This is a vicious lie. Do not believe it.

Also, if you see pink on the trail, brace yourself. Whoever maintains the trail, in their infinite wisdom (I imagine it was probably hikers or horse riders that resent bikers) put down DEEP pink, chunky gravel in a few spots. (usually right before and after the bridge crossings) The first time I rode the trail, I nearly took a header off a ~100 foot drop off one of the rail trestles (before the railings went up) when I hit that shit. It's mellowed out over time but keep your eyes peeled, they occasionally throw down fresh pink in spots.

TrikerTrev

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:29 am

Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 2303 Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!

[quote="laura"]

TrikerTrev wrote:

<UPDATE>
consensus is to stick to the weekend of the Oct 6&7. sorry yarn riders, the group has spoken.

If your still into this, lets get a show of hands. so far the prelim headcount is ;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
me
Aden
Alyson
Henry + ?
Foo
Langston
Ben & Laura
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What? where am i? huh? :)

Count me in. Got HUMP! tickets for Friday night just to make sure I wouldn't have to back out of this to attend that crazy show. Priorities, ya know?

silly grrr, i was looking for actual yes's...not those seattle yes = maybe...not that you did that or anything.

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FieryIrie

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:32 am

Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 554 Location: Wallingford

My yes=yes!

Foo

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:34 am

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 583

Oh yeah, and how about this for a fun activity on the way up?

We ride right through a great rock climbing area at exit 38. I can haul rope, harnesses and quickdraws with us on the way up (my camping equipment will have to car up in that case) and we can stop off and do some easy rock climbing for a couple hours.

TrikerTrev

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:52 am

Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 2303 Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!

Foo wrote:

great rock climbing and exit 38 are two words i wouldn't normally associate together. My experiences was most of the routes there (granted, many years back) were less than spectacular, and i suspect the rock may be a tad on the damp side.

Greatness, IMO, would be like Vantage, Index (upper town wall) or Early Winter Spires in the north cascades (mmmm, multy pitch trad goodness!). But then again I like dangling on Jumars held in by pitons, so....

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Foo

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:14 am

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 583

Matter of taste, I guess, I'm not a big crack or slab climbing fan so I like the big chunky granite climbs up in the pass there. Exit 38 has some really good 5.6 and 5.7 beginners routes as well.

Remington

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:40 am

Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 457 Location: Remington Country

Bike camping? Of course I'm there.

kalen

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:47 am

Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 342 Location: Olympia, on the farm

Remington wrote:

Bike camping? Of course I'm there.

Really, how could you say no? I'm in for probably the last camping hurrah of the season.

laura

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:59 am

Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: wherever the dance party is

ro wrote:

Count me in

Sweet! It wouldn't be a camping trip without the official poet laureate. Simply wouldn't do. :)

laura

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:49 am

Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: wherever the dance party is

How much do I love .83 style bike camping?

So much that I am going to miss the Steelers/Seahawks Super Bowl re-match on Sunday the 7th. Shit, shit, SHIT!

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:17 am

Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 317

Laura
Thats a lot of love to miss that game. I didn't know they were playing that Sunday! Bugger! If it is home they start at 1pm and I might be able to catch the last half.

FieryIrie

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:34 am

Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 554 Location: Wallingford

laura wrote:

How much do I love .83 style bike camping?

So much that I am going to miss the Steelers/Seahawks Super Bowl re-match on Sunday the 7th. Shit, shit, SHIT!

Damn! We'll have to make sure to have a battery powered radio so we can listen. It'll be awesome!.

laura

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:47 am

Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: wherever the dance party is

ro wrote:

Laura
Thats a lot of love to miss that game. I didn't know they were playing that Sunday! Bugger! If it is home they start at 1pm and I might be able to catch the last half.

It starts at 10am! :(

I know, I know. Queue the violins and get some cheese for my whine ... this really sucks.

SKETCHY

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:39 pm

Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Everywhere

I'M IN ASSHOLE.

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the dreaded ben

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:58 pm

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

oops

<--- reading comprehension: F

TrikerTrev

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:13 pm

Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 2303 Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!

laura wrote:

ro wrote:

Laura
Thats a lot of love to miss that game. I didn't know they were playing that Sunday! Bugger! If it is home they start at 1pm and I might be able to catch the last half.

It starts at 10am! :(

I know, I know. Queue the violins and get some cheese for my whine ... this really sucks.

don't worry...if annies got the truck, you have your game (to listen to, that is)

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laura

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:16 pm

Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: wherever the dance party is

TrikerTrev wrote:

don't worry...if annies got the truck, you have your game (to listen to, that is)

annie is my new best friend! yippee!

Foo

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:48 pm

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 583

I've got a little radio I'm happy to bring along. I don't know if we'll pick up the station out that far (in my car, you can get stations until lake Katchees(sp) so this should be feasible.

FieryIrie

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:07 am

Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 554 Location: Wallingford

Laura and I totally call dibs on the in truck action to listen to the game! Anyone else that wants to attempt to pile in may just have to deal with flying elbows and shrieky girlie shrieks.
Yeay!
It's never as good when you have to listen on the radio though...

Foo

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:41 am

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 583

FieryIrie wrote:

flying elbows and shrieky girlie shrieks.

I have never been as happy to not be in an automobile as now...

TrikerTrev

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:56 am

Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 2303 Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!

Foo wrote:

FieryIrie wrote:

flying elbows and shrieky girlie shrieks.

I have never been as happy to not be in an automobile as now...

i dunno...sounds kinda hawt if ya ask me!

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joeball

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:31 am

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

I'm out (of town)

G*retch

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:59 pm

Yankee Whore Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 208 Location: Ballard

As I am not yet an owner of a rack and panniers, are we going to have enough cars to stuff gear in.. or should I get my hands on some bike equip.?

SKETCHY

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:17 pm

Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 336 Location: Everywhere

trevor what time and where are we leaving from. rummor control says rattlesnake lake????

And we should see what we can scrounge up for G*retch

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laura

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:23 pm

Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: wherever the dance party is

G*retch wrote:

As I am not yet an owner of a rack and panniers, are we going to have enough cars to stuff gear in.. or should I get my hands on some bike equip.?

1) Borrow, borrow, borrow. However, I have nothing to lend as I have been borrowing the last several trips. :)

2) Or be like me and buy a rack from REI and then return it after the trip.

3) See also Lee who is a fan of the homemade bucket panniers.

Remington

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:25 pm

Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 457 Location: Remington Country

G*retch wrote:

As I am not yet an owner of a rack and panniers, are we going to have enough cars to stuff gear in.. or should I get my hands on some bike equip.?

If all else fails, we could rig up Lee's trailer to your bike... :)

G*retch

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:25 pm

Yankee Whore Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 208 Location: Ballard

Okay.. I guess that means I should probly stop holding off and just buy some- Any recommendations on where to get quality, cheap gear>

langston

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:27 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

G*retch wrote:

Okay.. I guess that means I should probly stop holding off and just buy some- Any recommendations on where to get quality, cheap gear>

ReturnEverythingIncoporated for your cheapo touring needs. That or scour the local second hand market.

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Remington

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:27 pm

Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 457 Location: Remington Country

G*retch wrote:

Okay.. I guess that means I should probly stop holding off and just buy some- Any recommendations on where to get quality, cheap gear>

Lee's homemade buckets are a cheap way to go. As for racks, I picked one up new at Recycled Cycles for cheap. It's not a fancy tubus, but it does the job just fine. They might even have some used...

lantius

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:33 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

joeball wrote:

I'm out (of town)

so much for my plan a(ndre). out of curiosity, is anybody interested in riding the whole thing?

also, for reference: how to make bucket panniers.

i really do need to make another set and video/picturify it. it's actually quite easy and they're cheap, rugged, and waterproof. plus once you hit the campsite, you've got a stool.

kalen

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:39 pm

Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 342 Location: Olympia, on the farm

lantius wrote:

joeball wrote:

I'm out (of town)

so much for my plan a(ndre). out of curiosity, is anybody interested in riding the whole thing?

Which whole thing? Where are we actually going anyway? Isn't there still over a week to go until we leave? Don't we know that all plans made now must be changed n^2 times when there are n days left?

the dreaded ben

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:45 pm

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

speaking of bucket panniers, anybody got a line on some buckets?

joeball

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:52 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

the dreaded ben wrote:

speaking of bucket panniers, anybody got a line on some buckets?

I got some from the cat lady at work.

laura

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:03 pm

Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: wherever the dance party is

joeball wrote:

the dreaded ben wrote:

speaking of bucket panniers, anybody got a line on some buckets?

I got some from the cat lady at work.

I would also like some buckets ...

Lee - yeah for the instructions!

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