My day off today, I was out the door before 6AM with my new Son Schmidt hub lighting the way through town. It was in the 40s so I had on woolywarm arm warmers over two jerseys, a nylon vest, Ibex tights, and full gloves. I was on my favorite bike, a Curt-built 2001 custom road http://tinyurl.com/3wsaxg painted in sage green for the country side around here.
On the south side of town I started up Little Park Road http://tinyurl.com/cq3kff with the sun rising. For over an hour I climbed to get to the top, where I sat and had breakfast in the pinyon and juniper. Then I descended into the wide spot in the road called Glade Park http://www.glade-park.com/ I continued on west of Glade Park, with virtually no traffic and birds singing and southwest winds getting stronger, until I crossed the Little Dolores river. There I u-turned and headed back to Glade Park. I continued east until I connected with the Monument road http://tinyurl.com/dldj2n Then down down in the breezy sunshine past Cold Shivers into the switchback descents, through the tunnel and finally to the east gate of the Monument. I stopped there and stripped off the wool and had a tail wind back through town. Home 4 hours later after a perfectly enjoyable ride, with yard work to do. As usual this frame disappeared underneath me. But on my way back I was more and more aware what a sweet ride it is. Nimble and responsive, but stable and confidence-building in gusty buffeting winds on a steep twisty descent. Maybe Grant was right, I should have a 12cm stem instead of the 13. Absolutely he was right, standard reach brakes instead of short. Otherwise this is the perfect bike for me. I have ridden road bikes since the 70s bike boom. This one stands out amongst them all. Thank you Grant for the design, and Curt Goodrich for the build, and Rivendell for most of the parts. What a great bike! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
