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November 24-25, 2006
Point Reyes Two-Day Tour

October 15, 2006
Photos from the Foxy Fall Century

October 5, 2006
Photos from the Davis Bike Club's Thursday Dinner Ride to Winters.

September 30, 2006
We came back and rode the Knoxville Double Century Workers' Ride

September 16, 2006
We provided sag support for the annual Knoxville Fall Classic Double Century

September 4, 2006
Photos from the second day of a two-day, 200-mile tour from Davis to Clearlake.  This is the Rumsey Bridge at the north end of the Capay Valley.

August 20, 2006

Five former Big Fix riders met with other fixie friends for a 100-mile in the Napa Valley
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August 6, 2006: Mormon Emigrant Trail
Mojo and I did a little recon today on Mormon Emigrant Trail--the fifth annual Tahoe Epic will be going up MET in three weeks.  Check out the elevation profile. Yeah, it's a long, long uphill grind.

Mojo climbs on the lower slopes	View of Silver Lake, our turnaround point	Silver Lake and uphill traffic	Stopped at the former Iron Mountain ski resort, closed for 11 years	The former ski lift towers
		The ride profile. We started at Pollock Pines, which added an uphill finish.

July 29, 2006: Berryessa Estates
Way out on Hwy 128 on the way from Pope Valley to Middletown is a turnoff to a place called Berryessa Estates. A shot-up, rusted sign says there's a store there. We have been riding past this turnoff for more than 20 years and finally decided to ride out and see what's there. It turns out that some 200 families live in the Estates ... and yes, there is a store.

		Elevation profile. Total distance: 105 miles		Image to left is our route. Click here to download this route for Google Earth

July 17, 2006: Stevenson Bridge Road
We're trying out our new "CampyCam" video setup. Give it a spin!

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June 2006: The Big Fix

Click on the photo above. Also, check out photos from the Big fix cross-country fixed gear ride at http://bigfix2006.blogspot.com 

May 26-29: "Pre-Fixe" Training Ride for the Big Fix

400 miles in four days, 20,000 feet of climbing on fixed gears.

May 14, 2006: St Helena
Hot weather has finally come to Northern California, but it was still a great day for a fixed-gear ride from Winters to St Helena.

The glory hole spillway at Lake Berryessa is still running, but way down from a month or so ago.	Vultures circling overhead!	The view up Hwy 128 from Monticello Dam	Here comes Tatiana ...	... and here she comes again!
Yet another gratuitous shot of the Campy Only Guy	Lake Hennessey's spillway was also running	There's our turn--next stop, St Helena	Our Quickbeam waited while we ate at Taylor's Refresher	We saw this plaque and decided to stop. To see it, you have to hike up a hillside--no stairs. Very strange place for a monument.
		The ruins of the Chiles Grist Mill

April 23, 2006: Davis Double History
With about one month to go to this year's Davis Double, here's a 1979 Bicycling Magazine article, "A Double Dose of Pleasure and Pain" about Campy Only's hometown double century. The DC was only a few years old when this article was written, but many of the names are still familiar: George Mount, Otis Guy, Joe Breeze. Click on the images below (left to right) to read the article.

April 23, 2006: Big Fix Taco Contest Fundraiser
Davis' Dos Coyotes restaurant and Big Fix participant Greg Ngo combined forces for a fundraising taco-eating contest today. Below, videos and photos from the event.

VIDEO! Welcome to the participants	VIDEO! Greg Ngo says thanks to everyone	VIDEO! 3-2-1 Eat!	VIDEO! Eat, Eat, Eat!	VIDEO! Round 1 contestants finish eating
	Greg's bike--check out the pink rims	Dakota and Zoe Cosgrove	Donations!	Thanks to Dos Coyotes!
Ready to eat!		Here come the tacos!	Chow down to fight histiocytosis!	Refills
	Pinky (left) and Greg Ngo	A good crowd was on hand	Scott said he woudl eat 5 tacos--he ate 11	Winding down

April 22, 2006: Surveying the Damage on Cantelowe Road
A piece of the road about 50 yards long slid down the hillside. Here are photos and a video.

		VIDEO!

April 8, 2006: Monterey
We rode 120 miles from Millbrae to Monterey on a fixed gear--almost all the way into an unusual headwind. At the end of the ride was an industry party hosted by Phil Wood and Independent Fabrication, two sponsors of the Big Fix

First shot of the day, from the Amtrak train	Near Crystal Springs reservoir		We went up and over Hwy 92 into Half Moon Bay	South of Half Moon Bay on Hwy 1			Little summit north of the turnoff to San Gregorio
	We made a lunch stop at the San Gregorio store		What are "candy smokes"?	They get a lot of cyclists at the store	Surf!	Very bright fields of flowers	Yet another grauitious shot of the Campy Only guy
North of Watsonville	Strawberry fields forever	Bike path north of Marina		Beach scene near Seaside	Monterey harbor	Something was going on down on Cannery Row when we arrived	These firefighters were checking out something on the roof
Lots of people were watching

March 31, 2006: The End of the Madness
Our last ride this month--a morning spin south of Davis. Below, the sun rises over our top tube, and a "proof of ride" photo with today's newspaper.

March 30, 2006: Calistoga Climbing
We rode from St Helena to the top of the climb on Hwy 29 from Calistoga to Middletown (on our fixed gear). The climb involves mile after mile of 7% grade, but it felt great.

Vineyards along the Silverado Trail

Robert Louis Stevenson State Park (not much to see)

Aerial view of the climb

March 26: 95 miles on a Fixed Gear
Sandy and I left Davis at 6:30 am to ride the Foxy Fall Century course backwards (on fixed gears). On the way back, we briefly contemplated climbing Mix Canyon, a hellacious grade out of Pleasants Valley. We decided not to.

First stop of the day--Steady Eddy's for coffee	Following Sandy to Monticello Dam	Tadpoles in a puddle on Hwy 121	Mankas Corner	At Mankas Corner
	Fix Mix?	Ain't broke, don't fix it!	Here's an aerial view of Mix Canyon--4.75 miles of steady uphill that gets steeper at the top (topping out over 20%)

March 23: Dinner in Winters
We rode with fellow Davis Bike Club members to a dinner spot in Winters. Great night for a ride!

Heading out on the bike path			Riding into a pretty sunset	Locking up
			We ate at Cody's in downtown Winters

March 21, 2006: Nice Butt(es)!
We took a fixed-gear spin around the Sutter Buttes.

March 18, 2006: Davis to St Helena (90 miles on a fixed gear)
Mojo was supposed to join us for this ride, but came down ill this morning. Finally, a day of really nice weather--warm temps and no rain!

Leaving Davis on a golden morning	Cracking up near St Helena	Our fixie at the Lake Hennessy spillway	Kicking back at Turtle Rock
	VIDEO! Riding in the Napa Valley	VIDEO! Lake Hennessy spillway

March 11, 2006: 200K on Fixed Gears
Four fixie riders: Mojo, Randy, David, and Campy Only's Eric Norris, rode from Davis to Pope Valley and back on our fixed-gear machines, a total of 200 kilometers. A cold morning (frost and ice and temps in the 30s) made way for a very nice day later on.

We stopped at Steady Eddy's in Winters on the way out		Leaving Winters--still very cold Video!	Regrouping at the base of Cardiac	Heading for Moscowite Corners
In the Capell Valley	Inside the Pope Valley Store, which is now open 7 days a week!	Three microwaves, no waiting!	Randy and his lunch	Four fixies	The Burrito Brothers
Sanitary (?) accommodations at Pope Valley		Heading back	Lots of water going over the spillway at Monticello Dam Video!	Mojo leads us out heading into Winters. Photo by Mary James	Campy Only's Eric Norris and Mojo enter Winters. Photo by Mary James
Dave and Randy arrive in Winters. Photo by Mary James	Downtown Winters	Catching our reflection at Velo City in Winters	We met up with a group of riders who will be doing a Big Fix fundraiser this year!	Last shot of the day--in Davis

March 7, 2006: Ride to Aetna Springs
We took a short ride from Pope Valley to Aetna Springs

Stopped at Taylor's Refresher in St Helena before the ride	Quick stop at Litto's Hubcap Ranch	Gratuitous self-timer photo	Nice view of Napa County's backcountry
Aetna Springs, now closed	Old truck at Pope Valley	The glory hole at Monticello Dam is running very high again

March 4, 2006: Alleycat Race and North American Handmade Bicycle Show
We went on a helter-skelter ride through San Francisco and on to San Jose for the bicycle show.

March 2, 2006: Soda Canyon, Napa Valley
A little fixed-gear cruise up Soda Canyon. Forgot to bring our regular camera, so we took some phone-cam shots.

March 1, 2006: First March Madness Photos!
We woke up early to get started on March Madness miles. March Madness is the Davis Bike Club's annual fundraising mileage challenge.  More info here
Bonus! For one brief, shining moment, Campy Only's Eric Norris led the DBC's March Madness miles.  Click here to see us atop the leaderboard (it will never happen again)

VIDEO! 5:48 a.m. Wednesday morning

March 1, 2006: Campy Only's Workshop
Here's a view of most of our bikes and the official Campy Only workshop:

February 26, 2006: Lake Solano
An early morning with some of the OAFs crew + MJ

MJ leads out Johnny B

Bo

"I've been slimed!"

Yet another gratuitous shot of the Campy Only Guy

Resting at Peet's Coffee after the ride

February 23, 2006: Napa Valley
Another beautiful morning in the Napa Valley, perfect for a ride our new fixed gear Raysport

Riding north on the Silverado Trail

Tuned in to NPR

Balloon near Yountville

February 16, 2006: A Visit to Joe Bell's Shop
We visited the San Diego-area workshop of top frame painter (and Campy Only sponsor) Joe Bell, and left feeling like a big kid in a very big candy shop. JB paints for many top builders, including Richard Sachs and Rivendell, and everywhere you look in his workshop are examples of their work as well as frames from pretty much every famous framebuilder you ever heard of. For more about Joe Bell: www.joebell.biz 

First stop for most frames: Sandblasting with powdered garnet	JB checks out nearly finished frames baking in a special oven	Still more frames, this time a little earlier in the multi-step process	Tools of the trade	There are examples of supreme craftsmanship everywhere in the shop
View of the workshop	Campy Only's Eric Norris with Joe Bell	Fresh frames waiting for work to begin include Campy Only's Cinelli and a brand-new Richard Sachs	Frames are everywhere	JB's personal collection is all Campy-equipped with retro gear

February 12, 2006: South of Davis
Stopped by a train, we took these shots:

VIDEO!

VIDEO!

February 11, 2006: Near Winters
Yet another trip to Winters, made nicer this time by unseasonably warm weather.

VIDEO! Riding along Putah Creek

February 5, 2006: Fixie Frolic to Pope Valley
Campy Only's Eric Norris and our riding buddy Mojo Cosgrove did a little fixed-gear training for the Big Fix, riding 80 miles (with 5,000 feet of climbing) from Winters to Pope Valley. Mojo's mileage was a little different--flat problems made it necessary for him to hitch a ride back most of the way. Where are those darn bike shops when you need them?

Early morning cruising to Monticello Dam			Sunshine on Devil's Gate
The glory hole was still running		VIDEO! Watch the glory hole in action--cool whitewater effects	First time fixing the flat	In the Capell Valley
Winery building hidden in the trees	At the Pope Valley store	Blacksmith's shop	Campy Only's Quickbeam	Pumping up
VIDEO! Watch Mojo pump up his tire. Very exciting	Nice views on the way back		Back in Winters at the Campy Only team vehicle

February 2, 2006
Cycling on Howell Mountain in Napa County

January 21, 2006: Winters Pedestrian Bridge
The City of Winters has finished the restoration of the city's 100-year-old former railroad bridge (built in 1906) and has reopened it for pedestrian and bicycle traffic!

Mojo Cosgrove does some fixed-gear flying on the way to Winters		A blur of speed	Yeah, another gratuitous self-portrait of Campy Only's Eric Norris	Blurry bridge--the lens was a bit foggy
Mojo crosses the bridge--perhaps the first fixed-gear crossing ever?			At Steady Eddy's coffee house	Video! We crossed the bridge and captured the trip on video. 8 meg file

January 8, 2006: Lake Berryessa Glory Hole Spillway
Big Fix organizer Mojo Cosgrove and Campy Only's Eric Norris did a little fixed-gear training to the top of Monticello Dam to see the spillway running. The show was spectacular--several feet of water were overtopping the spillway (as much as we've seen in nine years of spillway watching).

Two fixies at the spillway	The spillway is about 50 feet across!			Rock spires of Devil's Gate
	Video #1		Video #2

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