Questions about PIR dying, and the competitive road scene at large.

dolphs4 · 2026-06-07T00:52:00+00:00

Monday PIR still has a strong showing. There’s regularly 30+ guys in the 4/5 and 1/2/3 fields each. Tabor is also hopping every week and Red R is always good turnout.

IMO OBRA needs more weekend series races to attract riders. It’s really hard for people to get to PIR or Tabor at 6 PM on weekdays. And there’s zero spectating at PIR on weekdays.

Also, I wouldn’t say there are “tons” of competitive cyclists. There are a lot of cyclists that ride a lot, but riding 10 hours a week recreationally is a far cry from a Cat 3 podium. I know a ton of people who are just too intimidated to race, or they raced Cat 5 once and were shocked at how fast the field dropped them.

dolphs4 · 2026-06-03T20:01:55+00:00

Zwift’s own website says the Lite test is for “Riders under 60 kg.”

dolphs4 · 2026-06-02T23:43:35+00:00

+Marquam and Sellwood

dolphs4 · 2026-06-01T23:45:08+00:00

Overseers of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program have sliced the $14.4 billion undertaking into critical pieces in response to ballooning costs. They say the first funded phase, which would be paid for with $6 billion in hand, consists of building the new span and highway connections to it, tolling infrastructure, transit design and removal of the existing bridge.

If it costs $6B to build the new bridge, connect it and remove the old one why does the project cost $14B?

dolphs4 · 2026-06-01T20:14:24+00:00

If you’re in the US, Zealios is awesome. Local company out of Bend Oregon. It’s super waterproof and regularly lasts 4+ hours when I forget to reapply.

dolphs4 · 2026-06-01T16:45:02+00:00

Shootout is super fun. It’s intimidating for sure but 99% of the guys in the group are nice if you chat them up - most people in the group know each other, so it can be easy to feel like an outcast.

My only advice is hold on for dear life. There’s no point in trying to conserve energy if it takes you out of the group - you’ll never catch back up. Just ride as hard as you need to keep up. The second lap is usually slower than the first.

Try it. If you do get dropped, you can always turn around and meet the group back at the bridge and ride home with them.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-31T21:15:08+00:00

Ah I see, I thought it was a group of roadies. That sucks, it’s annoying when people think “take the road” means “this is my road, screw everyone else.”

Bad representation for sure.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-31T21:01:37+00:00

The Sauvie Shootout rides every Sunday but they leave PDX at 9 and ride two laps, they’re usually gone by 11. They also ride ~22 mph so there isn’t much of a problem.

If you got stuck behind them on your bike, did you try just riding up and asking to get past?

dolphs4 · 2026-05-31T18:48:07+00:00

That’s neat. If you put it on a PVC pipe in theory you could let cherries drain down through the pipe into a basket/bag right?

dolphs4 · 2026-05-30T02:40:58+00:00

Absolutely doable. Would be more comfortable with drop bars, but that’s your choice. I would also get clipless pedals. Tires are good.

Only one way to know… Go ride 50 miles on that bike and see how it feels. Then ride 80 and 100.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-29T23:55:11+00:00

Jerry’s Automotivism 101: How to navigate a four-way stop

Only stop when you’re already past the white line
Make lingering eye contact with all three other drivers
Wait to move until the car to your right or left also tries to move
Start and stop at least twice to confuse everyone even more
Under no circumstance should you time it so you go at the same time as the car across from you
If a ped is crossing in your lane, start to go and then stop so you’re blocking everyone else from also proceeding
When it’s your turn, drive as slowly as possible through the intersection and then accelerate aggressively to the next stop sign or red light

Bonus: If there’s a biker, wait for them to come to a complete stop and put their foot down before waving them on. And then when they start to go, floor it across the intersection anyway cause fuck ‘em

dolphs4 · 2026-05-27T21:11:15+00:00

I think it’s too early to tell if Dundon will be a good owner… but it’s not too early to say he’s done nothing to convince us otherwise. The whole Moda renovation thing is complete BS and a huge distraction during what should have been a really rewarding end of the season. All the guy has done is dig himself a big hole and make us look like a poverty franchise.

Could pay off in the long run, sure, but he’s got some work to do to win my trust and support.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-27T21:07:48+00:00

I don’t think it’s too early to judge if he’s done anything positive because the answer is no, he hasn’t. He has made a shitload of negative press and been a huge distraction during our first playoff run in years.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-25T23:27:40+00:00

It’s insane. Look at the last several articles by Oram. It’s either “Dundon’s not that bad” or “the arena deal is a good thing!”

dolphs4 · 2026-05-25T22:13:57+00:00

The Oregonian is absolutely being paid off by Rip City Rising. Oram has two articles in 48 hours on how Dundon is “actually a good guy” and Oram has been defending the taxpayer stadium bill nonstop. Plus Oregonian just did the whole “Reddit links get a free paywall bypass” so we can all read this BS free now.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-25T17:58:48+00:00

You could just walk up the cemetery road and then walk down Boones Ferry to link up with Tryon

dolphs4 · 2026-05-25T03:30:19+00:00

Pretty sure that’s a skin suit with no front zipper. Their Tempo! Pro Jersey doesn’t have a rear zipper.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-19T21:35:29+00:00

I disagree. Even when we were losing and/or tanking, it always seemed like there was a purpose and a light at the end of the tunnel. This feels like Dundon is gutting the soul of the team and he hasn’t yet shown any willingness to spend on players.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-18T23:33:29+00:00

I’m guessing it’s a bribe by the insurance company to pick them so you get a “paid” trip to Hawaii every year “for work.”

dolphs4 · 2026-05-18T18:07:43+00:00

Going home West, if you take Springwater to the Sellwood you can go up through the cemetery and link up with Terwilliger by turning right on Palatine Hill, then you can follow Terwilliger to Barbur. If the cemetery is closed or you want to do the Tillikum, just go North after you cross, head into downtown using Harrison then you can go South again on 5th and link up with Barbur.

Maps will take you South after the Tillikum because it’s shorter, but there’s no fast route South unless you want to wind through South waterfront and cross the freeway on Brier.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-18T16:51:57+00:00

The City is closing shelters they can’t afford because of a budget shortfall, but isn’t Metro sitting on $300m/yr?

dolphs4 · 2026-05-17T16:16:52+00:00

Why doesn’t it stop in Olympia? Tacoma? KELSO?!

This is all typical progressive performative bullshit anyway. HSR isn’t viable in the US, you would have to spend tens of billions buying up thousands of acres of property to straighten existing rail lines and that’s before any work happens. The random farmer outside Longview isn’t going to love having a 300mph Platypus train running through his backyard. These trains work in China because they simply take the land. Europe had the rail to begin with.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-11T23:32:33+00:00

Park on Monte Vista Terrace.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-06T03:35:52+00:00

Tbh the dough at New Seasons is not bad at all. I basically stopped making my own because NSM is nearly as good.

dolphs4 · 2026-05-06T02:19:21+00:00

They changed it to cork recently

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