View detailed trail descriptions, trail maps, reviews, photos, trail itineraries, directions and more on TrailLink.Click to expand.Thing is, I can justify a new ebike for me for year-round commuting but I'm not going to buy them for the whole family. With more than 41 Estacada trails covering 238 miles, you’re bound to find a perfect trail like the Frenchmans Bar Trail or I-205 Multi-Use Path. Explore the best trails in Estacada, Oregon on TrailLink.
So it really won't be fair to haul out an ebike just for me if we go ride the Banks Vernonia or something.C GROUP For those who want to join the ride, but plan to ride at a slower pace. They have ordinary Trek "comfort" or "hybrid" bikes. I have a very nice titanium cyclocross bike with Ultegra components and nice Compass fat tires so my regular bike is already much nicer than what the wife and kids have.
Pulling a Yak trailer the entire way. It is still a talking point in Camas nearly 100 years later.I had a nice Co-Motion tandem I used to ride the entire Oregon coast some years back with my daughter when she was about 10. Is one of John Roffler's most famous structures. The Farrell House at 416 N.E. Joseph Blanco talks about some of the interesting features and historical aspects of the Pittock-Leadbetter House at Lacamas Lake.
Ride with the bad-ass ladies. They prefer riding on their own bikes.Dirt Skirts Lacamas Lake. Finally sold the tandem because it was such a hassle to haul around and neither the wife nor kids wanted to ride stoker.
What I'm thinking is that I want a decent Class 3 bike that is well set up for commuting with lights, fender, racks, and a moderate riding position mid-way between road and cruiser.This will probably be a strictly commuter and errand bike on suburban streets. But ebikes are outside of my knowledge base. And I spent my college years long ago wrenching in a bike shop so I don't mind working on, customizing, and rebuilding bikes. I've got a titanium road bike, a high-end mountain bike, and also a Co-motion tandem in the garage so I'm not new to cycling. I'm a long-time cyclist who is looking for my first ebike for commuting. Wednesday Womens Ride & Devinci Demos Post Canyon.What is the Canby loop? Is that a specific defined route? My parents live down in Canby so I might go ride down there sometime.Hello everyone.
Hill in Camas WA (across the river from Portland) and I teach at 3 different high schools that range in distance from 5 to 11 miles away. We live at the top of a 500 ft. So I don't really care about bike path access and the like.
My local shop that I am inclined to patronize (even though I'll pay more tax in WA) is a Specialized dealer but the only e-bikes they currently have in stock are mountain bikes. Most of my commuting will be on wide suburban avenues where people drive 40+ mph.The bike that has most caught my eye from digital shopping is the Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 which is about at my max price range. Climb back home with lots of ups and downs.I basically want to get a moderate workout too and from work, get there relatively quickly, be able to carry groceries and light cargo, and not be a sweaty mess every time I bike anywhere from home. I can't do a single errand by bike without facing a steep 500 ft.
And I'll probably want XT level componentry if possible. I don't want to pay for some junky system on a new bike that I'm going to rip out and spend $500 to replace, Same thing with rack and fenders and tires. One priority is world-class front and rear lighting for winter PNW commuting. But because I'm fussy I figure I'll probably be ordering up something exactly like I want for delivery sometime in early 2022. I can drive across the river to Portland and find a bazillion e-bike and regular bike shops that seem to stock about everything (at least in theory).
Also, theft is not a major consideration because it will mainly be parked in secure locations at home and work. The bike will be stored in my suburban garage where it can be charged in place so it will never be carried up stairs and I will pretty much never need to pull off the battery for charging. And I welcome any recommendations for additions or subtractions to my initial list.Some final considerations.
If you try that route you will have a lot of riding that looks like this with old broken up pavement and not even the hint of a shoulder to get out of traffic: Most of the people I see out cycling are mostly riding on the long suburban streets in East Vancouver that have wide bike lanes. Some day it would be awesome to have decent bike lanes along this highway so one could ride safely between Camas and downtown Vancouver but that remains a pipe dream as the millionaires who live along there resist any road improvements that would bring cyclists and pedestrians along front of their secluded mansions. The road is completely broken up and there is no shoulder and people also drive fast. So if you get out into the rural Clark County roads north of Camas you end up riding on a lot of roads that look like this that also have heavy fast car traffic due to the fact that they are the only through roads and you are at the complete mercy of the 16 year old teenager on a cell phone coming up behind you at 60 mph: If you look at the map you will think that Evergreen Highway along the Columbia (the old route 14) looks like a brilliant ride. The streams and rivers in the area mean that there are few through roads that get funneled across the same bridges.
Wide safe shoulders and lots of deserted farm roads for endless riding. The roads were FAR FAR superior for cycling in rural Texas where I used to live in the Waco area. But frankly, Clark County is pretty disappointing for cycling.
I totally get the sloppiness of having your foot putting itself all over the place. Clipped in since the 1970's and had to make do with platforms, after trying and failing to find satisfaction with any form of clip or cleat thanks to the constant in/out of commuter riding. I have the same deal going. The Burnt Bridge Multi-use path is the best off-street riding option in Vancouver but it is only about 10 miles.Here are the routes that the Century rides takeClick to expand.You asked about platform pedals earlier.
The pedals, though, were the miracle. I chose the Giro Rumble for the shoes as they are stiff but excellent walkers. The arch support alone on my now-old feet was a big secondary bonus.After a year or three on the Catalysts on various bikes, A few months back I decided I wanted to give clipped pedals another go, specifically because I never got over the lack of placement certainty cleats provide. If you go to flat platforms, give these weird but they-really-work pedals a look. A 19 lb-and-change 59cm road bike.I eventually settled on Pedaling Innovations Catalyst pedals as an ideal (and admittedly huge) solution that worked great, along with FiveTen FreeRiders. With clips/straps/cleats at a light, I used to do trackstands or find a convenient light pole to grab onto, but thats a whole lot more difficult with a heavy ebike vs.
I have the same deal going. Now I've got that back without the negatives.You asked about platform pedals earlier. Platforms are still fine for an mtb application but everybody clips in on the road for a reason. I use these on my Bullitt - a cargo bike but also my commuter these days - and not planning on going back, ever. At a stop - especially sitting in a left-lane turn - I'm clipped back in a flash and pedaling hard.
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