Nice report. I got my Redwood out for a 40-mile trip to a neighboring town (Stillwater) on Saturday. Birds singing and frogs peeping and things turning green practically before our eyes. Jacket and gloves in the morning, just a longsleeve wool shirt with MUSA pants on the ride back. Lovely.
-- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Mojo <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
