The Anza-Borrego one is nice, I'm past the point where I want a trespassing charge... :-)
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Doug Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dustin: > > I'm pretty sure that's the hill we went down on a tour a few years back. I > recall Ranchita & an incredibly long downhill to Borrego. > > I'm with you for that one as long as you give a couple of weeks notice. > Time it right & wildflowers will be in bloom in the desert - usually April > / > May, after rain & before heat. > > dougP > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dustin Sharp > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride! > > > Speaking of hills, this is the ride I am determined to do a weekend day > very > soon: > > http://www.lkjh.biz/bike/california/san_diego/anza_borrego/ > > The loop is 55 miles total, and starts with the "glass elevator," the > longest sustained highway grade in San Diego county. After paying your > dues, > the final 40 miles or so are mostly downhill. I've only driven it in a car, > but there are some pretty spectacular views. Might be a fun group ride if > anyone feels like a day in the high-mountain desert. > > Cheers, > > Dustin > > > > > From: Doug Peterson <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:59:54 -0800 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride! > > > > > > You guys did a great job getting those photos posted so quickly. I added > a > > few comments on some of them - that's a neat feature. Just thought of a > > snarky comment to add to The Hill photo..... > > > > Great day, we have to get together again. > > > > dougP > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris > > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:17 AM > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride! > > > > > > Great photos guys! I had a great time and David was just barely the > > Lantern Rouge...you did notice I was always just in front of him in > > all his pics! :) Dustin's bike was by far the prettiest...guess he > > should have gotten a Brooks though! Esteban gets the Grant Peterson > > award for his upright, Walnut Creek riding style with those > > bars...right on! Altough I was done by the end, I had a really great > > time and can't wait till the next one! > > Chris > > > > On Jan 5, 9:39 am, "David Estes" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, uprights didn't slow him down one bit (says the Lantern Rouge of > the > >> day)!!! > >> > >> So your rails broke... wow! Lay off on the pizza, geeessss. Cool that > >> they're sending out rails right away. Easy fix to slip them in? > >> > >> BTW, your bike is officially the crowd-pleaser both in the real world > and > > on > >> the interwebs. Congratulations! For me it was that matching stem. > Still > >> didn't get to check out those tires though... save it for the next > ride!!! > >> > >> DE > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Well I have to give it up to Esteban for rocking the albatross bars > > while > >>> the rest of us were on drops. He's got a motor inside, apparently. > >> > >>> Turns out the ride did have one casualty--when I got home I realized > > that > >>> both of the seatrails on my Koobi saddle had cracked. Guess the Ti > rails > >>> couldn't support my gargantuan heft at 185lbs. Luckily, they've > already > >>> said via e-mail that they will send me replacement rails. > >> > >>> Dustin > >> > >>>> From: JoelMatthews <[email protected]> > >>>> Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >>>> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:04:17 -0800 (PST) > >>>> To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: [RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride! > >> > >>>> I was going to say that would have to be some rider to keep up with > >>>> the Rivs and the Kirk on an old Schwinn for almost 50 miles. > >> > >>>> Great pictures. Glad to hear a good time was had by all. > >> > >>>> On Jan 5, 9:20 am, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> That was just part of the scenery for what turned out to be a really > >>> great > >>>>> ride. > >> > >>>>> Dustin > >> > >>>>> On 1/5/09 7:16 AM, "JoelMatthews" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>>> Does the swell old blue Schwinn belong to a group member or did it > >>>>>> just happen to be parked near the group's bikes? > >> > >>>>>> On Jan 5, 12:15 am, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>> Really, very fun day: good company, great weather, and cold beer at > >>>>>>> the end. Here's why I'm sore: > >> > >>> http://flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3169665948/in/set-7215761218121. > .. > >> > >>>>>>> Great photos! > >>>>>>> Esteban- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
