Knowing When to Yell Uncle

I’m not going to do the STP this year.  Last night I sent the request to The Cascade Bicycle Club for a refund.  Today was the deadline — I can expect to get about three-quarters of my money back (a whopping $70.00).  I also cancelled my Portland hotel reservation.  The penalty for this was a bit

Bring on the BIG RIDES!

I signed up for the Seattle-to-Portland (STP) and the Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party (RSVP) on Monday the 10th of January.  The STP is in early July and the RSVP is sometime in August.  Both are planned two-day rides sponsored and organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club (www.cascade.org).  I signed up for both last