http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/ BC Randonneurs Cycling Club Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:46:09 GMT Harold Bridge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5728 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5728 Much of the Fraser Valley is laid out on an Imperial grid based on furlongs or 220 yards. Thus 264th St is 1 mile, or 1.6093 kms west of 256th St & 8th Av is Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:33:13 GMT Ryan Golbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5727 What do Brevet planners use to create their route sheets and routes? I don't mean the formatting of the route sheet, but rather, to create the actual route Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:22:56 GMT Alexander Pope http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5726 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5726 Please respond to another online poll re: Cycling. This time in the Maple Ridge News. Is cycling to work an option for you? Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:31:40 GMT Eric Fergusson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5725 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5725 I have finally had a chance to put the Island summer 400 route ("Backroads 400") on the web site. Sorry to ride organizer Lindsay for the delay - my fault not Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:30:20 GMT lindsayrando http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5724 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5724 The 'Backroads' 400 is this Saturday, July 11 starting at 6 AM in Mill Bay. The route is unchanged from previous years. Eric is posting the web version of the Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:22:23 GMT Quinton Jansen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5723 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5723 Not sure if this has been mentioned before. If they do actually become available, one could have a lot of fun with them. http://www.lightlanebike.com -- This Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:21:52 GMT chris_cullum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5722 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5722 Here are Arman's on bike cellphone photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11446716@N07/sets/72157621079967458/ -Chris Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:26:15 GMT chris_cullum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5721 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5721 Here are some on-bike photos my friend Arman took with his cellphone camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11446716@N07/sets/72157621079967458/ -Chris Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:34:52 GMT Raymond Parker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5720 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5720 Speaking of photos, I just finished up a new gallery of images from the recent Tsunami II "Pacific Circle Route."http://tinyurl.com/lbfl9h as well as a Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:59 GMT chris_cullum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5719 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5719 For those looking to upload photos to the net, Flickr is very simple to use. It's probably easier than emailing them to someone else to upload. If you already Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:32:34 GMT Hanif Ladha http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5718 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5718 Tea! Oh dear, you will have to cater to a variety of opinions on not only what kind of tea, but, also the means of preparing it. Some within the rando Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:09:10 GMT cyclist_m@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5717 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5717 I, too, took some pictures at the start and the finish. Having never owned a camera in my entire life, I bought one last week thinking it would be a good idea Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:22:52 GMT Alexander Pope http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5716 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5716 I fumbled with my camera, too, last week when we had a bear amble across 132nd immediately in front of us in Maple Ridge on the pre-ride. I had my camera out, Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:13:33 GMT Harold Bridge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5715 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5715 Being semi-literate, I sent my Quarry Road & Pipeline Roads direct to Eric. Be patient. I was annoyed that I fumbled the camera at 11:40 when the bear walked Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:00:45 GMT Alexander Pope http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5714 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5714 Since the BC Randonneurs webmaster is taking a well-deserved break from updating the web site, I am passing on this link to my photos on Flickr directly. Here