We are off on our official start of the 900 or so miles to San Fran..  Stopped at mile 20 to grab a bite to eat at Starbucks and rest our legs a bit for the next 20.  We have had a 8 -10 mph headwind since yesterday and we hope that once we start moving south later today that will be less of a factor.  It is amazing riding these bikes....they are such a different beast than the super light carbon fiber super racers we are used to.  Heading down some 3% decents we were forced to put down some watts just to keep going!  Out next stop will be Mt Hood Village at mile 40 at which point we will start to see some serious inclines.  Our goal is an 8 hour day but lets see how that pans out!