I've ridden Cycle O, RAGBRAI, FANY and others. This is a top shelf ride run by people with a passion for cycling. POW is what they're called and POW is what you get! A yearly favorite!
thanks for the great ride last year. we are already to do it again and are signing up. if you have not done this before it is a great experience. rest stops are great, support is great, routes are great. now if the weather can be better then we will not have to ride in the rain this year. see you on the road this year.
is difficult. On the route, it's the trek up Thorn Hollow Drive
and views of the awesome valley below. CRoC's rest stops are, of
course, legendary. (No other event has warm grits. :-) )
"The rest stops: They were great! Nobody expected that and made the ride very pleasant, especially for the women. Support: This was the best-supported ride all of us have ever been on! Thank you! We did not need any help, but it feels so good seeing all the wonderful volunteers out there! Please thank all of them. We tried to thank all of them as we went by."
Joe & Siggi, Garibaldi, Oregon
"Nick and I want to thank you for the wonderful 3 days of biking in Pendleton. I have told many friends about it. It is a mini cycle Oregon without the hassle component. We loved having more than one day of riding, the option of not sleeping on the ground, the community meals and the chance to explore Oregon communities. Nick cannot stop talking about the rollers! We definitely will return and will also return to the Pendleton area for other activities, now that we learned of some of your area's treasures. We were treated SO well at every encounter--Parker House B&B, Bread Board, Raphael's, the Underground Tour. We had a good time with the other riders and were surprised at the large Seattle contingent compared to Portland. In as much as we do not like being the smaller kid, I would be happy to distributed flyers next year to Bike Gallery, RiverCity Bikes and Lakeside Bikes in Portland . . . We really couldn't have been more pleased and how you are evaluated a week later is the real test!! A great big thank you for having all the wild flowers blooming for us to look at while climbing the Old Emigrant trail!!!! With appreciation, respect, affection and tough hamstrings and quads."
Dolores and Nick, Lake Oswego, Oregon
"Comforting to notice the support vehicles available on the Metric Century Sunday. . . The enthusiasm of the hosts was A+, and that goes a looong way in my book.
"We visited the Cultural Institute, used the local aquatic center, did our own tour on the North Hills homes and downtown, ate at local restaurants and had a ball. "
Bob, Bend, Oregon
"Big, big thank you to all your volunteers, who gave up all or part of their holiday weekends, and a lot more than that in the planning. You all were super."
David, Evansville, IN
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Anonymous:
I've ridden Cycle O, RAGBRAI, FANY and others. This is a top shelf ride run by people with a passion for cycling. POW is what they're called and POW is what you get! A yearly favorite!
Brian Echerer
Anonymous:
This year's ride was equal to or greater than last year (in terms of the club's efforts and offerings).
Anonymous:
I rode in 2009 with a buddy. It was so much fun, we brought two more guys. Despite the inclement weather, we had a blast!
Anonymous:
Fun, great support, wonderful organization!
Anonymous:
All three years have had excellent rest stops and accommodations at Wildhorse. Appreciated the addition of the mini stops.
Anonymous:
I have ridden every CROC. It improves each year. The best road markings were this year. (2010)
Anonymous:
Absolutely fantastic, as usual! It was a great weekend, but then every year has been wonderful!
Anonymous:
I LOVE this ride and can't wait for 2011!
Anonymous:
This ride was great! It just keeps getting better!
Anonymous:
thanks for the great ride last year. we are already to do it again and are signing up. if you have not done this before it is a great experience. rest stops are great, support is great, routes are great. now if the weather can be better then we will not have to ride in the rain this year. see you on the road this year.
Anonymous:
is difficult. On the route, it's the trek up Thorn Hollow Drive
and views of the awesome valley below. CRoC's rest stops are, of
course, legendary. (No other event has warm grits. :-) )
Long trek up the Blue Mountains
Anonymous:
"The rest stops: They were great! Nobody expected that and made the ride very pleasant, especially for the women. Support: This was the best-supported ride all of us have ever been on! Thank you! We did not need any help, but it feels so good seeing all the wonderful volunteers out there! Please thank all of them. We tried to thank all of them as we went by."
Joe & Siggi, Garibaldi, Oregon
Anonymous:
"Nick and I want to thank you for the wonderful 3 days of biking in Pendleton. I have told many friends about it. It is a mini cycle Oregon without the hassle component. We loved having more than one day of riding, the option of not sleeping on the ground, the community meals and the chance to explore Oregon communities. Nick cannot stop talking about the rollers! We definitely will return and will also return to the Pendleton area for other activities, now that we learned of some of your area's treasures. We were treated SO well at every encounter--Parker House B&B, Bread Board, Raphael's, the Underground Tour. We had a good time with the other riders and were surprised at the large Seattle contingent compared to Portland. In as much as we do not like being the smaller kid, I would be happy to distributed flyers next year to Bike Gallery, RiverCity Bikes and Lakeside Bikes in Portland . . . We really couldn't have been more pleased and how you are evaluated a week later is the real test!! A great big thank you for having all the wild flowers blooming for us to look at while climbing the Old Emigrant trail!!!! With appreciation, respect, affection and tough hamstrings and quads."
Dolores and Nick, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Anonymous:
"Comforting to notice the support vehicles available on the Metric Century Sunday. . . The enthusiasm of the hosts was A+, and that goes a looong way in my book.
Anonymous:
"We visited the Cultural Institute, used the local aquatic center, did our own tour on the North Hills homes and downtown, ate at local restaurants and had a ball. "
Bob, Bend, Oregon
Anonymous:
"Big, big thank you to all your volunteers, who gave up all or part of their holiday weekends, and a lot more than that in the planning. You all were super."
David, Evansville, IN