Sounds like a great ride. Riding Death Valley is one of those things I really hope to do sooner rather than later. I usually prefer to ride alone. Given the environment, I think this is one I would do with a group.
On Oct 26, 3:22 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > Highs in Death Valley itself were in the low 90s, which is about 10 degrees > above normal, I believe. For a nice chunk of that, we were up above 4000ft > where the temps were nicer (but where the headwinds were a killer). > > When we woke Sunday to go home, the winds were really roaring. So overall, I > think were were pretty lucky! The poor guys who raced the Furnace Creek 508 > in DV a few weeks earlier had 30-40 mph winds for a very long stretch. > > Dustin > > > > > From: JoelMatthews <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:07:06 -0700 (PDT) > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Death Valley Century/Double Ride Report Fall 2009 > > > Dustin: > > > What were the temps in Death Valley for the ride? Were they near > > seasonal averages? > > > On Oct 26, 12:55 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Rub it in? Missed out? Doooood! Do you know how friggin' cool Death > >> Valley > >> was? :) > > >> Man, 200 miles was tough, but what a spectacular place to do it! My butt is > >> still sore, but I'm already thinking about the spring version of the death > >> valley double. > > >> Hope to catch the next Riv ride too! > > >> Cheers, > > >> Dustin > > >>> On Oct 26, 7:53 am, "Andy.M" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> The OC ride was a helluva lot of fun, I'm not going to rub it in and > >>>> say that you boys missed out, but here's a link to the > >>>> pics...http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwqandy/sets/72157622542481011/ > > >>>> -Andy > > >>>> On Oct 25, 8:32 pm, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> The AdventureCorps Death Valley ride was Saturday, and Dustin and our > >>>>> friend Jacek and I drove up to participate. I rode a mere 120 while > >>>>> Dustin and Jacek conquered the double. A new baby kept me off the > >>>>> bike for longer than I'd wish during training time... but I'm > >>>>> emboldened for next year. > > >>>>> The ride was remarkable, taking us generally from Furnace Creek up to > >>>>> Scottys Castle and beyond into Nevada and back -- and administered > >>>>> very well. Death Valley is a striking place. There was great > >>>>> camaraderie among the riders and there seemed to be a large cohort who > >>>>> reveled in the suffering. > > >>>>> Besides Dustin's Kirk and my Romulus, another Romulus and a Heron > >>>>> rounded out the Bobish bicycles. Our friend Bradley rode a nice 80s > >>>>> Miyata road bike. I did see a lovely Waterford fixie, and another > >>>>> fellow rode a red Soma Rush fixie for his fixed triple crown. Most > >>>>> folks were are well appointed MCRBs. > > >>>>> I didn't take many photos, and had a little p&s, but here they are: > > >>>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157622538208323/ > > >>>>> Wonder how the Orange County Riv & Friends ride went... > > >>>>> Esteban > >>>>> San Diego, Calif.- Hide quoted text - > > >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
