hundred women to sign up for an untested event.

"It was fabulous," he said. "It was triple what I expected to have for ridership -- 800 people. The weather was great, the food - all local food and produce."

He said Cycle Oregon wants to expand the event next year.

"We had the best results on surveys than we've ever had for any event," he said. "They all say they're bringing their friends next year."

Meanwhile, the organization is looking at the possibility of adding other rides.

"Road biking is on a little bit of a decline," he said. Adding a gravel ride is one possibility. The main goal, he said, is to get more people riding bicycles.

Schulz replaced Alison Graves, who served for two years as executive director, following the departure ofJerry Norquist.

"I'm retired!" Graves said Saturday, taking a break from the ride at a rest stop near Tyee Wine Cellars, south of Corvallis.

Graves said she and husband Jay Graves, a Cycle Oregon board member who sold his Portland-area Bike Gallery stores in November 2012, are remaining busy nonetheless.

They're managing a tree farm they recently acquired near L.L. Stub Stewart State Park north of Banks as well as helping as needed with tasks at the Dayville Mercantile store in Central Oregon. The store, built in 1886, is believed to be one of the oldest continuously operated general stores in Oregon and is owned by Tabitha and Simon Graves - son of Jay Graves. As such, the store includes a bicycle repair shop.

Also, the couple are among 144 people who