Rides
A comprehensive archive of more than 20 years of rides
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 16, 2009
Back to Santa Cruz for a tour of Forest of Nisene Marks, billed as the leading host of lyme-disease carrying ticks in the state (1 in 5)! Well, that one won’t make the tourist promos, but anyone with their share of run-ins with ticks knows that proper precautions avert a lot of trouble. Stay on [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Road Trips, Today's Ride | Tagged aptos, Mountain Biking, Nisene Marks, santa cruz california
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 13, 2009
Tiger Mountain is my favorite ride in the Seattle vicinity, so I’m sorry to be out of town for the big seasonal Tiger opening today, two days before tax day 2009. For years I’ve had the pattern of paying taxes, riding Tiger and then going to the Downhill Zone to buy a new bike with [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tales from the Trail, Tiger Mountain | Tagged Mountain Biking, seattle, Tiger Mountain
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 12, 2009
A mainstay on any trip to Cali is the Wilder Ranch compound just north of Santa Cruz. Yeah I’ve ridden it so many times I could do it backwards upside down, but there’s nothing like panoramic ocean views, clear blue skies and UC Santa Cruz stunts to stir the soul of a mountain biking addict. [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Road Trips, Today's Ride | Tagged Mountain Biking, Nisene Marks, santa cruz, sea otter classic, Wilder Ranch
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 10, 2009
On the road to Sea Otter: We stopped in Ashland OR, one of my favorite places to ride, but it was cold and raining, so we motored on through to the Bay Area. We’re in Palo Alto for a few days and I’m taking advantage of local weather to soak up some sun on the [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Today's Ride | Tagged Arastradero, Mountain Biking, Palo Alto
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 9, 2009
Sorry to have been dark lately, but I’m traveling to Monterey by bike and car to attend the Sea Otter Classic. Not sure what the communications setup will be but I’ll be filing as available. Tracking many new trends and the competition is always a great time, accentuated in recent years by the jump and [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing, Road Trips | Tagged Mountain Biking, sea otter classic
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 24, 2009
People have been talking about the new Trader Joe’s, so I figured on stopping by on a Tour de Ballard (pronounced the French “BullARD”). It’s in a new building kitty corner from the Office Max on Leary Way, and directly behind Mars Hill Church. I’m not sure how a self-described Temple of Jesus got named [...]
Posted in Culture, Today's Ride | Tagged Culture, trader joe's
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 21, 2009
A spot of sun, so I have to get outta Dodge for some trail ridin’!! Tiger Mountain reportedly is snowed in, so I headed for Lake Sawyer/Black Diamond and some more exploring. Sawyer is such a playground. You can spend hours riding in circles, not having a clue where in Sam Hill you are, and [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Today's Ride
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 20, 2009
I was out making my usual rounds through the U District when whoa! a mini-Katrina! It got really dark, then fat raindrops started falling and within 138 seconds I was in a veritable deluge. I ducked into Fluidride to sit it out and founder Simon Lawton asked if I needed anything. Um, what did he [...]
Posted in Culture, Today's Ride | Tagged Culture, seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 19, 2009
Today’s ride took me all around north Seattle, but the highlight was riding through the University of Washington campus. I was practicing some “skinny” riding on the raised curbs by the entrance when a crop of trials bikes grommed on by. Little low-slung single speeds with no seats. I knew exactly where they were headed, [...]
Posted in Culture, Today's Ride | Tagged Culture, trials, University of Washington, william h. gates hall
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 18, 2009
Today I had errands that took me up north to the Greenwood District. While cruising through I saw a wonderment in the window of a local store on Greenwood Ave. N. just north of N. 85th St. The shop turned out to be a Mexican grocery market and restaurant called La Conasupo. The shirt from [...]
Posted in Culture, Today's Ride | Tagged AIG, Culture, soccer
