RSR was amazing, everyone! Huge thank you to Cyclotourist David for organizing, for promoting, and for hosting several of us. And to Holly Estes, of course! There was a lot of buildup to the weekend, giving me big expectations, and it still was even better than I was expecting. Highlights:
1) Seeing so many of my friends. 2) Making several new friends. 3) Driving through rush hour Los Angeles Friday, and actually enjoying a 3:45 drive, because I knew what was waiting at the end of it. (Great company, Redlands Gourmet Pizza Shoppe, and a Saturday mixed surface ride.) Having Hugh there to order beer before I arrived. Thanks Hugh! 4) Arriving at the exact same time as Ian, and seeing two of Ian's Rivs get used at the same time and meeting his brother-in-law Paul from Virginia who was riding Ian's AHH. Fun to get to know Paul. 4A) David's breakfast! Soyrizo, Eggs, Bacon, and coffee. 5) Single-track climbing on a Riv 6) Sharing a nice rest-stop conversation with Aaron. Talked some future rides with Esteban and others. 7) Seeing pre-teenagers like Jake just killing it on the trails. One of the best climbers out there. 8) Connecting with Bay Area folks, Philip and Jacquie. Great patches, Phil! 9) Another fun time riding with Doug and Ian and meeting Robert for the first time. Cool Bruce Gordon BLT Robert had! 10) Marveling at Robert's brilliance at getting us unlost when we were fenced in. He saw orange grove adjacent to power plant on the smartphone map and figured there had to be a fence hole at their interface. And he was right! 11) Hangar 24 to celebrate with Doug, Ian, and Robert! Thanks again, Ian! 12) Sitting there at Hangar 24 with our beers, we saw a new-to-us Hilsen guy ride by. 13) We continued our ride and the Hilsen guy was fixing a flat. He had the bike flipped over on the ground. I rolled up and said, "Pasadena style?" He looked over and laughed. We introduced ourselves. It was forum-member, Richard Rios! New friend! 14) Back at the BBQ, reconnected with Esteban, Hugh, Paul, Phil, Aaron, David, enjoyed a great lunch. Got a pint glass to keep for a $5 beer purchase. Met a few more new people. 15) Being especially fortunate to ride with two different groups during the ride. 16) Amazing people taking advantage of the day. And a few photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/sets/72157651544957831/ Really amazing bike weekend. Thanks again, David! -Jim W. On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:33 PM, James Warren wrote: > > Here's a shot of Jacquie's Cunningham: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/16300892724/ > > > She was great to talk to. Fun person. > > I'm guessing you can see this very same Cunningham bike on Page 13 of > Rivendell Reader #27. (I base this on the brake levers looking identical. > However, in the reader, there is no Manitou fork, and I'm sure it's possible > that it's a different bike.) I went back and re-read the Charlie Cunningham > interview there after the RSR ride. One of the best things in the Reader > ever. There's a section on Jacquie there as well. > > > -Jim W. > > > On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:05 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > >> I noticed a lot of appreciation for the Rivendells, as well as the green >> Kelly, Bruce Gordon, Surly Krampus and of course Charlie Cunningham that >> were in attendance. >> >> I might be projecting a bit, but I think the sort of people that would want >> to go to an event like this are predisposed to knowing about and liking a >> lot of bikes. >> >> Too be honest, Jill's Specialized Crux you can see in these pics sure caught >> my eye. >> http://ridinggravel.forumchitchat.com/post/strada-rossa-around-redlands-calif-march-21-2015-7345407?pid=1286625981#post1286625981 >> >> I might be turning to the dark side. >> >> But by any measure, the best bike of the day was Chuck's: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/16872986516/ >> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 8:20 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: >> As a couple of guys passed me one said "hey, a Rivendell, cool". I thanked >> him & of course 10 seconds later thought I should have said "....there's >> several more ahead of me...."., knowing you guys were up the course >> somewhere. >> >> dougP >> >> On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 4:51:15 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: >> As I was passed by some cyclocrosser's one said I was on the wrong ride!! I >> said the course or the bike? The last one of em said nice bike! He balanced >> their groups ying & yang quotient. >> >> ~Hugh >> >> On Mar 24, 2015 4:37 PM, "dougP" <doug...@cox.net> wrote: >> Anne: >> >> Marathon Supremes? No worries. I had a 40 mm one on the front and a stray >> 45 mm Marathon Plus (1 kg of stout German tank tire) on the rear. I was >> afraid I'd whack up my Soma C-lines, but as Hugh points out even light, good >> performing tires were fine. Overheard on a climb as a group of roadies >> passed me "....I usually run 23s but I managed to squeeze 25s on for this >> ride." >> >> dougP >> >> On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 12:57:44 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: >> The video was making me motion sick, so I stopped watching. But I bet >> I would have loved the ride. It looked to me like my Atlantis' 35 mm >> slicks would have handled the terrain. >> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:45 PM, cyclotourist <cyclot...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > It made my spouse dizzy watching w/out vertigo, so I image that just amps >> > it >> > up exponentially! >> > Not too many roots, but there was a rock section. A bit technical, but >> > doable at slower speed as it's really flat. >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Wait. I didn't see a single rock or root. Is that part of the drought? >> >> Grin. (I couldn't' watch much of it though, just skipping through. First >> >> person video wrecks havoc on vertigo). Looks awesome! >> >> >> >> With abandon, >> >> Patrick >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 1:25:27 PM UTC-6, cyclot...@gmail.com >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Here's a GREAT video taken on the ride: >> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmlq_CD5FbU&feature=youtu.be >> >>> >> >>> Quickbeam sighting @ 8:45 mark! >> >>> >> >>> He really captured the feel of the ride... real fun to watch! >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:50 PM, cyclotourist <cyclot...@gmail.com> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> And it was a drive, especially on the Friday night trip down through >> >>>> LA!!! >> >>>> >> >>>> I hope more Bay-Area/NorCal folks can make it down next year! Will do >> >>>> our best to make it worth your while!!! >> >>>> >> >>>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Philip Williamson >> >>>> <philip.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Truly a fine day on the bike, and many wonderful people. I'll be back >> >>>>> next year - it was well worth the drive. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Philip >> >>>>> www.biketinker.com >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> >>>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Cheers, >> >>>> David >> >>>> >> >>>> Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace >> >>>> >> >>>> "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> David >> >>> >> >>> Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace >> >>> >> >>> "it isn't a contest. 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