Saturday morning, we met up at the Rose Quarter MAX station just before 7 a.m. and caught the 7:07 train out to Hillsboro. Well, most of us anyway. A couple of rogue lunatics (Ryan and Matt) decided to add another 25 miles to the already difficult day by riding out from Portland. The two of them were already waiting for us in Hillsboro when we arrived, making our group a total of 12 now. Most of us grabbed a quick coffee and used the facilities at the coffee shop just before rolling out around 8:30. The weather was brisk but dry for the start of our day. The first ten miles or so went through the western side of Hillsboro, through Cornelius, and Forest Grove; it was mostly flat which allowed us to warm up our legs. Not far into the ride, Justin got the first flat of the day in Forest Grove from running over a staple that was on the shoulder of the road. Once out of Forest Grove, we hit some rolling farm roads and started seeing fewer cars. Now a second group fl
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