Sunday 7/31/11

99.9mi 5:23
avg 18.5mph
max 46.5mph

Start was 720ft camp is at 1500ft. It was just one long slow climb all along the Clear river.

Tree Rivers Resort

Saturday 7/30/11

150.2mi  8:50
avg 17.0mph
max 63.9mph

Started of with nice flat ground and then it was a steady climb with three big climbs and 3 very nice down hills. First one was very scary because I had now idea how the brakes would do. Second one was not that fast but the third one was super. All the way from 2300ft down to 780ft between 45 - 64mph. Got into camp after sunset. I think the rest stops were maybe a little to long. To sum it up it was very good, the first climbs are now out of the way and they were not bad at all.
My left MS Plus tire blew out today, so I had to wait on top of the hill for quite some time for a replacement. I had to switch to Kojacks in the front for I did not think of bringing extra tires! So it might be a little faster but we will see about the punctures still.

Friday 7/29/11

134mi 6:51
avg 19.6mph
max 54.1mph

Started of great today. There were some construction on part of the roads that made navigating a little difficult and a lot of people got lost. At one junction in the road I had to wait a hour for someone to show up and confirm to go left or right. Did not mind to much, the legs needed the rest. The last thirty miles I had so bad hot spots on my feet I had to take the shoes of and cycled bare foot. That helped. Will also make sure that tomorrow I eat better. All and all it was not to bad.

Thursday 7/28/11

A little bit of trouble with the GPS today but got it all sorted out.

The ROAM kick off !!!

Video Coverage
http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=126342623&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10202

Print Coverage
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/velomobiles_make_their_way_thr.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/sleek_velomobile_riders_begin.html
http://bikeportland.org/2011/07/28/roam-velomobile-tour-gets-big-sendoff-from-portland-photos-57028

Frans

www.pterovelo.com

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Ptero and an Evo R

Portland

10mi run into down town for shopping

25mi / 40.2km

Sunday OBS ride with the club. This was the first ride with the Contour, just a little test to see how it works.

33.3mi / 53.5km

Going home today was very hard. Picked the road with the most hills and stoplight because it was the shortest. Turns out the short one was the wrong choice.

34mi / 54.7km

First time in a long time that I cycle to work again. I could feel the legs are not use to it. Still made pretty good time.

15.37mi

Just a quick run today to check out some new improvements.

8.1mi

56.1mi / 90.3km

And the new wrap is on.

35.2mi / 56.6km

25.7mi / 41.4km

35.3mi / 56.7km

26.5mi / 42.6km

I pushed it maybe a little to hard tonight. After 20mi my knees were starting to act up and I had to slow down and head back home. I guess a month of no cycling will do that to you. Will have to take it easier for a little while until the engine is up to speed again.
The brakes got replaced today. New rotors and pads. It is now working much smoother again. The second set of pads got worn out so quickly I figured the rotors must have got damaged somewhere down the line.They did have a lot of grooves in them.

The improvements on the door is working great. New latches, door stop, rail, handle and lock. There is no more rattles and the ride is much quieter. Very nice improvement.

34mi

At last the Pterovélo is back together again. It has been in the garage now for 4 weeks. There were a couple of small upgrades that I wanted to get done before Roll Over America. I did not expect that it would take me that long to get them all done and the weeks without cycling made me a little nervous. I worried about the fitness but also the temp went up quite a bit since I last been in side the velo. All proofed to be ok today. I only went 34mi but it felt all good. The temp was 104°F and although it was hot, it was not a problem at all. Personally I think that it is much more comfortable in the velo at that heat than on a regular bicycle. First off all you are in the shade most of the time. Secondly, I could control the amount of air that flows over my body for cooling and don't get blown by a 30+mph hot wind that sucks away all your sweat and leaves you dry and hot.
I had the Big Apples on all three wheels today and enjoyed the soft ride a lot.


The gps missed the loop that went around lake Hefner today.( forgot to turn it on)