It's funny that you mention a Facebook group. I'm in a band that uses MySpace and Facebook a lot to communicate to fans, and I've always felt it was a very one sided conversation. I decided to stop using MySpace and Facebook for a couple weeks and just participate (occasionally) in my Google Groups. I feel that the conversation is much easier, although event coordination is a definite plus with a tried and true social network.
On Mar 21, 2:37 pm, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
