Atlantis, Rambouillet, AHH, Glorius, Wilbury, Grant, Nitto, quill, wool, leather... whooo, that was scary for a moment, Eric...
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 5:56 PM, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know. Blame my cousin, who is getting married down there. That's > where they are finishing off the doctorates. Plus, my wife has never > been there. (27 years for me.) > > And Jim thinks I'm better than reality. Don't mind cold and snow as > much as ice. Seen too many good musicians get screwed up permanently > from falls on the ice. So it freaks me out more than it should. > Always say I ride like an old man in winter. > > Actually want spring to show up again to get back out on the > Atlantis. (There. Have actually steered this back to some real > Rivendell content.) > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Dec 28, 9:54�am, "David Estes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Eric, you have it all backwards: �August is the time to stay put in St. > > Paul... right now is when you should be rolling your 20" wheels down by > the > > ocean!!! �:-) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 4:48 AM, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Okay, now you folks are making me really jealous. �Am not going to be > > > out to the San Diego area until August, though. �Even then, the bike I > > > have won't be true Rivendellian. �Merely a Brompton. > > > > > I know the real reason Jim wants to get out there and ride - this > > > winter is miserable in the Twin Cities. �Roads are ice and snow > > > covered. �If you don't slide on ice, you slide on "oatmeal" a slushy > > > snow pack that makes controlling a bicycle near impossible. �And we > > > have three months more to enjoy. > > > > > Eric (jealous of folks riding in nice weather) Platt > > > St. Paul, MN > > > > > On Dec 27, 8:21 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > �> It's a way off, but, as I just learned, my wife is probably going to > > > > drag me to the Vista/Oceanside area in mid-March. Despite the fine > > > > scenery and weather, previous trips there have been miserable for me, > > > > since I'm not into golf or power shopping, and I don't really have a > > > > way to get around on my own. On one trip, a relative loaned me a bike > > > > of the non-Rivish persuasion and we rode along the beach highway > about > > > > 40 miles, somewhat faster than my comfortable pace (this guy does > > > > Ironman triathlons for fun, and I was sporting my winter pelt). That > > > > was great, but that relative hasn't been around to entertain me on my > > > > subsequent visits. Plus I really wanted to get up in the hills and > > > > explore a little rather than time-trial on the highway. The next time > > > > I found some trails to hike, but would have of course preferred to > > > > ride them on my bike... But now I have a S&S coupled Atlantis, and > > > > will travel. I still hate to leave Minnesota, but since I'll have my > > > > bike this time, I have a ray of hope, and less incentive to concoct > > > > excuses. > > > > > > Anyway, if this ride happens, and it happens to happen as late as > mid- > > > > March, I would like to join the group. Heck, if I don't make this > > > > ride, maybe I could get together with some of you local to that area > > > > for another ride. Funny, in writing this, I suddenly really want to > > > > make this trip and ride with you folks. > > > > > > On Dec 20, 11:58 pm, "Doug Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Although I'm up on Orange County, I'd be interested. So far, I've > only > > > run > > > > > into one other Riv rider in my area, another guy with an Atlantis, > & he > > > > > lives about 5 miles away. > > > > > > > One of the things my touring buds & I do is take Metrolink down to > > > Oceanside > > > > > & either ride from there south or a couple of times we've taken the > > > Sprinter > > > > > out to Escondido & ridden from there. Downtown for an overnight or > > > loops > > > > > back to Oceanside. Basically north county for you guys. Might be > fun > > > to > > > > > explore further south. Keep me in the loop. > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris > > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 9:36 PM > > > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Meet a new Rivendellian today! > > > > > > > Esteban, > > > > > That sounds good to me, I'll be back after the new year as well. I > > > > > know I met a guy in Encinitas one that said he rode an Atlantis I > > > > > think... > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > On Dec 20, 8:58 pm, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Congrats on the mileage. We need to get a little San Diego ride > > > > > > together - maybe up to one of our stellar breweries. I'm back in > > > town > > > > > > from SF after the new year. There's quite a few of us, I think. > > > > > > > > On Dec 20, 4:21 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2008-12-20 at 14:35 -0800, Chris wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks Patrick! > > > > > > > > > > BTW- To all the Saluki owners...I really wasn't saying the > > > Bleriot is > > > > > > > > comperable the Saluki, I'm sure there are tons of > > > differences...it was > > > > > > > > just striking to see the similarities. Of course, the > description > > > of > > > > > > > > what the intent of the bike is is pretty much the same on the > Riv > > > > > > > > site. > > > > > > > > > Actually, the similarities are intentional. The Bleriot was > > > intended to > > > > > > > be a less expensive version of the Saluki.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
