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Da plan:
Meet up with Scott around 16:30. Slice through the hills to Bull Run, Corbett, and across to Stevenson. Then dive back in on the north side of the river and lead Scott into the Klickitat river area. Amazing roads. I wonder how they faired this winter. I’ll know later today.

Lake Oswego to Stevenson: 75 Miles

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Stevenson to Lyle: 98 Miles

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All of this is prep for the Saddle Sore 1000. We’ve got two distinct legs with exit options.

We shall see…

Hours at the office a memory, I headed to North Plains for a 90 mile commute home. I traveled to the farthest points on Skyline where the gravel starts then back to Thompson. The corners flowed. Everything clicked. I figured out why the front end was wandering. Groves in the pavement. I learned that drifting out on a corner exit smoothed out my lines. The changes to the settings made a huge difference. The bike had previously unknown stability. I could dive into a corner faster than I ever could on my other bikes and it was a thoughtless process. The bike just flowed into every bend. And I wasn’t trying to push. I wasn’t pushing. It just worked. Read more…