Post event comments: A good time was had by all. Met Dave Carroll & his wife @ registration but missed them at the party. Hung out with David, waiting for Hugh & Jim. Found the chocolate shop, next door to Bike BBQ. Hugh, Jm & I set out on the 50k route. Plenty of climbing & off-roading, plus one interesting "lug your bike down over the boulders, cross the creek, and lug it back up the other side". One of the caveats of a David ride is "bring a bike that you can carry". Jim & I chugged along a a leisurely pace, getting to the water stop on Hwy 38 as they were thinking about closing up. After that it was uphill on 38 for a bit to a turnoff that went even more uphill to 38 special which was REALLY uphill! As in pushing my bike most of the time for an hour. We did lose some time at the rattlesnake crossing, letting the snake wander off at his own pace. Finally at the top, with commanding views of the whole area and seeing some snow still on the upper peaks, it was all downhill to Crafton College. By that time Hugh had called to say he was done so Jim & I took the clue to take a direct route back to Redlands and skip the Oakmont section. With the recent rains & warm days, the hills were incredibly green and lush & the trails in pretty good shape. I got a total of 29 miles, shy of the 35 on the route slip but "good enough". Most of those are quality miles.
Post ride party continues to improve every year. Lots of tables & chairs this year, with a variety of foods & choice of beers. I've now got my 3rd Strada Rossa mug plus a fresh T-shirt. Met some great people, including a guy who did the 100 mile ride on a single speed. Some people just love to make a tough event even tougher. I left as the second band was getting going & the party seemed to be settling in for the evening. Looking forward to further explorations in the area. David, heal up, get back in shape & plan a fall ride. doug On Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 9:08:19 PM UTC-8, cyclotourist wrote: > > > http://redlands-strada-rossa.blogspot.com/2015/11/were-putting-stake-in-it-march-19-2016.html > > A very Rivendell-friendly event! Hope to see some of you there! > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
