on 3/21/09 9:16 AM, Mike Irwin at [email protected] wrote: > I get a general sense of where a lot of the frequent contributors are > based on stories and pictures, but I'm wondering if there is another > way that we can essentially map out where members are? It might be a > little easier than asking, "Hey, anyone in or near Iowa?" > > Has there ever been discussion related to creating regional chapters > or regional events for members? I love riding, don't have a lot of > folks around here that like "non-racing" rides and have wondered how > many other ROB'ers might be in my neck of the woods. (I'm prefacing > this with..."I'm not a fast rider, but I like creative long rides and > love talkin' shop.") > > I know Forrest is in Iowa City. > I've seen a Bleriot in the East Village of Des Moines. > I think there might be a few other folks in Iowa, but may be spread > out a bit.
There's been some discussion of that. I think the SoCal Folks have been the most effective at it so far. "SoCal Social Rides" look great! I did create a Rivendell Owner's Bunch on Facebook, which can help find folks if they have joined "Geographic" groups. I'm not really pushing FB, as I have some reservations about it, and I don't really think it lends itself well to the kind of more thoughtful discussions we tend to have on this group. (I will also remind folks that posts to this list are publically readable via the RBW Google Groups page, so any disclosure of private locational info should be done with that in mind.) That being said, I think group rides require only two people to make it a group. (Although it does need three people to be a movement...) Put on the best show you can for whoever shows up. Set a date far enough out, have a good route planned and have fun! It also seems like folks are happy to show vistors around on their local routes. So, the odd "Hey, I'm heading to Barstow this weekend - any good rides?" post would probably drum up a response. - Jim GeoLoc - Earth/USA/CA/SFBayArea/NorthBay -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - Send them here - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I threw one leg over my battle-scarred all-terrain stump-jumper and rode several miles to work. I'd sprayed it with some cheap gold paint so it wouldn't look nice. Locked my bike to a radiator, because you never knew, and went in." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
