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Featured Rides
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Anderson Gap
The road to Anderson Gap is one of only a few paved one lane roads that climb into the mountains above the Bear Creek Valley. It does this in spectacular fashion. I enjoy hard climbs. A...
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Woodrat Loop
The Woodrat ride is a great intermediate length loop that quickly takes you out of the populated Rogue Valley into a forrested rural area. The ride is roughly 46 miles with 3000 feet of...
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Conde Creek Loop
The Conde Creek Loop is one of the harder rides the Club will run each year. It is very similar to the Cedar Flats/Deer Creek Loop in that it is generally a rolling/flat ride with one v...
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The Lakes Loop
The Lakes Loop is a great training ride in the weeks before the Mountain Lakes Challenge (MLC). It incorporates all of the really hard parts of the MLC and still gets in roughly 50 mile...
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Applegate Dam via Sterling Creek
This route leaves from Jacksonville and starts to climb immediately on Cady Road. Once at the top of Cady you make a left onto Sterling Creek Road. The climb from Jacksonville to the...
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Cedar Flats/Deer Creek
Experienced cyclists who've exhausted all of the possible rides and loops in the Medford/Ashland area may not be aware of this very challening loop south of Grants Pass. Like the Conde...
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Mt. Ashland
There aren't many places around with views like you get on the Mt. Ashland Road. Once you clear the initial mile you are thousands of feet above the landscape below and the horizon open...
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Galice to Wolf Creek Loop
Ride goes from Galice Resort to Wolf Creek. This is a scenic route along the Rogue River and Graves Creek for much of the route. There are many miles on Graves Creek Road that is a si...
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Triple Peak Challenge
Looking for something a bit out of the ordinary? Try riding to the top of Dead Indian, Mount Ashland and the Greensprings in one day. The total elevation gain for the 92-mile thigh-burn...
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Applegate Lake
The ride to Applegate Lake and back is possible at just about any time of the year, it just so happens that it's about the best moderate length ride to open the season in the spring. It...
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Cantrall Park Loop
The route up to the top of Cantrall Road is strenuous but worth the effort. You climb through thick fir forests mixed with madrone trees. The average gradient of the climb is 8.9% wi...
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Salmon River Loop
If any ride speaks to the rugged beauty of the State of Jefferson, the very challenging Salmon River Loop does it in spades. This 100 mile loop is in the middle of one of the least deve...
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Butte Falls Prospect
The Butte Falls/Prospect Loop is an amazing ride into the cascades. It has some good climbing - nothing that will break the legs - and superb scenery. Traditionally the club rides will...
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Greensprings Keno Access Loop
This loop will take you through some very scenic areas around two lakes in the cascade range before you get onto the Keno Access Road. The Keno Access Road does a gentle climb up to a...
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Crater Lake Loop
This is probably the classic ride in Southern Oregon. It brings everything a rider could want to the table. It's a short 33 mile loop around the lake with several options for starting l...
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Ashland Watershed Loop
Nothing about this ride is ordinary; the road is single-lane decomposed granite, the route is remote (like cycling in the wilderness), and the surrounding landscape is breath-taking. Yo...
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ScootDepot Pegasus 1 E-BIke
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What Happens When Two Strangers Trust the Rides of Their Lives to the Magic of the Universe
Very interesting story from Bicycling Magazine. No login required.
https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a31245986/two-strangers-meet-bike-ride-journey/
Posted by Jeff Roberts 3 weeks ago | 0 comments | View/Post New Comment
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2021 Board Voting Results
Voting closed on Saturday, and the results are in!
No voter fraud occurred, and no recount will be given. Vote tabulation was by Google Docs and it don’t lie. World domination yes, but voter fraud, no.
Results are below including options to vote for ALL and vote for individuals. There were no write-in votes.Harlan Lisa Dennis Robin John Frank Rich Jen Jeff Ann Mike Matt 67 67 69 67 67 67 67 68 68 66 67 67 Detailed results are here.The new Board will meet in January to choose specific Board positions.Posted by Jeff Roberts 4 weeks ago | 0 comments | View/Post New Comment
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E-bikes on the Greenway?
SV Members have asked whether e-bikes are allowed on the Greenway.
Here’s the response from John VIal, who has spoken at club meetings before on the Greenway. He’s now Director of the Emergency Operations Center for the recent fires in our area.
Currently we have no rules or standards regarding e-bike usage on the greenway. Frankly, we feel the accessibility advantages of e-bikes to mobility-limited citizens is a good thing and we do not want to discourage their use. We recognize that some e-bikes with throttles can have speed issues and concerns, but those same concerns exist with human-powered bikes as well, and a 15 mph speed limit applies to everyone.
John Vial, Director
Jackson County Emergency Operations Center – Almeda / Obenchain Fires
(541) 621-4641
Posted by Jeff Roberts 1 month ago | 0 comments | View/Post New Comment
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Wearing a Mask During Workouts
Here’s an interesting article from the NY Times on the effect of wearing a mask during workouts. No login required.
Posted by Jeff Roberts 1 month ago | 0 comments | View/Post New Comment