Doug - be careful. Those butt molds might be sent to the NSA. Dustin - at least a beard can be decided upon without the weight of permanence. Dave - see you on one of the So Cal Riv & Friends rides soon!
I think Southern California may have more riders than anywhere else in terms of numbers, but its spread out and dominated by racers. These kind of events help remind us that we're not alone! On Apr 6, 12:45 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the builder in San Dimas was Bill Ryder. Hadn't heard of him > before, but I liked his integrated front racks. > > You should get on board for the April Riv Ride in Irvine: > > http://www.flickr.com/groups/1007...@n22/ > > Cheers, > > Dustin "who enjoyed the show, but was feeling a little under tattooed, > bearded, and pierced" Sharp > San Diego, CA > > > From: Dave C <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:36:20 -0700 (PDT) > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: San Diego Custom Bicycle Show - this weekend, Riv ride > > Sunday > > > I went with my wife, my 1 year-old, and a longtime friend who lives in > > San Diego. It was the first bike show any of us ever attended, and it > > was fun. My daughter practiced walking among the different booths, so > > she had fun, too. > > > I enjoyed the following booths: > > --Calfee - talking to Craig Calfee about the bamboo bikes was > > absorbing, and he's a nice guy to boot > > --Winter Cycles - nice styling, good touring/randonneur bikes, very > > friendly > > --Kish - builder in San Luis Obispo, I liked his rigid drop bar > > mountain bike > > --Sendero - fun guy, with a couple adventure bikes, one with Surly > > Endomorphs > > --can't remember his name, but an older builder in San Dimas. Didn't > > know any builders were there. > > --Nobliette/Rene Herse booth - neat sampling of equipment > > > I was pleasantly surprised by the number of high-end mixtes there. > > I'm glad to see the different designs and to see the concept get the > > respect it deserves. > > > Overall, I was more interested in (1) talking to the builders and > > designers and enjoying their enthusiasm, and (2) getting an injection > > of bike culture since I live in the Southern California San Gabriels/ > > Inland Empire, where I never feel part of a bike culture. It's > > relieving to be around so many cyclists. > > > This is why I really need to go on one of the rides planned by David > > Estes. > > > best, > > Dave Carroll --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
