Ride Report-Surprise, Arizona

March 4, 2016. While traveling to the Phoenix area recently to visit family son Greg (one of the Windbreaker NextGen) and I got out for a beautiful morning ride on Sun Valley Parkway along the northern edge of the White Tank Mountains Regional Park.  Ride On!

News From Windbreaker Country

February 18, 2016.  Big news from Windbreaker Country! Several of our members and friends have signed up to participate in the 2016 edition of Cycle Oregon, a weeklong recreational bike ride held annually in the state of Oregon.  This year, the ride theme is "Go for Gold", and will start in Myrtle Creek, passing through Camas Valley, Bandon, Gold Beach, Indian Mark Park along the Rogue River, Glendale, eventually returning to Myrtle Creek.  Depending on route options, the ride will cover 365-457 miles and 25,853-33689 vertical feet of climbing. Ride dates are September 10-17; info at www.cycleoregon.com.

Ride On!

RIde Report: 2016 Tour de Palm Springs

L to R: Stratton, "Doc", Griffin, and the "Silver Bullet"
All smiles before sun up and the start of the ride.

January 24, 2016.  Joined by two visiting "Heads of State" Stratton and Griffin Easter, two of our Windbreaker ranks have returned from a beautiful day in Coachella Valley participating in the Tour de Palm Springs www.tourdepalmsprings.com.  Tom reports that it was "good weather and a great day". Well done lads - Ride On!

Happy New Year 2016

The Windbreakers gather in San Dimas Canyon

January 3, 2016.  Joined by our very own "heads of state" Griffin and Cullen Easter and friend Lexie Millard, the Windbreakers ushered in the new year with an early morning ride along the base of the San Gabriel Mountain foothills with a stop for coffee at Butter Cafe & Bakery www.buttercafebakery.com. Ride On!

Merry Christmas 2015

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This Date in Bicycle History

From www.history.com: "Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful  flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier than air aircraft.  Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven bi-plane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight.

Wilbur and Orville grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and developed an interest in aviation after learning of the glider flights of the German engineer Otto Lilienthal in the 1890s.  Unlike their older brothers, Orville and Wilbur did not attend college, but they possessed extraordinary technical ability and a sophisticated approach to solving problems in mechanical design.  They built printing presses and in 1892 opened a bicycle sales and repair shop. Soon, they were building their own bicycles, and this experience combined with profits from their various businesses, allowed them to pursue actively their dream of building the world's first airplane."

Ride Report: Thanksgiving Day Ride

The lads gather for a selfie at Horse Canyon Saddle

November 26, 2015.  Those Windbreakers who were in town gathered on a chilly Thanksgiving morning for a ride up Glendora Mountain Road to Horse Canyon Saddle, with a cold descent and coffee at Euro Cafe to finish.  Happy Thanksgiving to all and Ride On!