I'll work on a route that will include a little climbing, a little dirt, a stop at Velo Cult, and a little beer!
Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Mar 22, 6:15 pm, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sunday 4/11, how about a San Diego loop ride that includes Velo > Cult, the bike show & cerveza? Hey, that's 3 things on one day - > that's the retiree's limit! Oh, throw in a couple of hills, just to > keep us honest. Looking at their website, Velo Cult could take as > much time as the bike show. Beautiful stuff. > > dougP > > On Mar 22, 4:35 pm, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > One more: BEER. > > > On Mar 22, 4:34 pm, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Lessee... > > > Velo Cult > > > Joe Bell > > > CycleArt > > > Adventurecorps/Rough Riders > > > So Cal Riv Riders > > > Mt. Laguna Classic > > > San Diego Custom Bicycle Show... > > > > Do you all need another reason to visit in the next month?! > > > > Esteban > > > Hometown: San Diego, Calif. > > > On Mar 22, 3:53 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thank you Chris. Sounds like my kind of place. > > > > > I have an increasingly huge horde of vintage, mostly French and > > > > Italian parts from the '40s through the early '80s. Beginning to > > > > think I ought to donate the parts to an operation like this, both to > > > > share with interested observers and also to better ensure the parts > > > > don't get thrown away. Believe it or not, one day on tour last fall - > > > > during the quiet somewhat boring part of the ride where the road > > > > conditions are not challenging and the scenerey boring - I spent about > > > > an hour worrying what if I were to be run over on this tour. My heirs > > > > have no idea how rare some of my parts are. They may wind up selling > > > > them at a huge discounts to people who would use the parts on throw > > > > away bikes. > > > > > Having a destination museum run by people who at once care and know > > > > what they are doing is a real nice thing for like minded collectors. > > > > > On Mar 22, 5:15 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Velo Cult is the only shop I frequent down here in the San Diego > > > > > region. They are great guys, very eclectic and fun, and true cycling > > > > > advocates and enthusiasts. Owner Sky Boyer (how's that for a cool > > > > > cycling name?) loaned me a part from one of his personal Chris King > > > > > headsets to help me get my Rivendell Roadeo on the road recently; > > > > > that's the kind of guy he is and the kind of shop they are. He's an > > > > > accomplished mountain bike and cyclocross racer, too, and "wise beyond > > > > > his age," as he's pretty darn young to have such a great shop and such > > > > > a broad view of cycling. (You wouldn't believe their "warehouse" - > > > > > seriously, they could charge for tours. Their shop's retail floor is > > > > > totally fascinating with the most amazing collection of interesting > > > > > bikes for sale. That selection is just 1/10th as amazing as what's in > > > > > their warehouse. It's like Velo Cult is a magnet or vortex for funky, > > > > > one-of-a-kind, and "impossible to find" classic bikes of a very wide > > > > > variety, even mountain bike tandems from the early 80s, just to name > > > > > one niche they are also into.) > > > > > > They also founded and moderatehttp://www.sdbikecommuter.com, which > > > > > covers all types of cycling, not just commuting. They also were the > > > > > main proponents of the recent San Diego Tweed Ride. > > > > > > They have a very image-heavy blog and are developing an online museum > > > > > on it and their website:http://www.velocult.com/Skyandemployee/ > > > > > photographer Anthony even came over to our house a while back to > > > > > photograph most of my bikes, frames, and some of the more interesting > > > > > and/or odd-ball parts for the museum. (The shots are not online yet, > > > > > but I'll feel better about selling 90% of this stuff when they are > > > > > documented online in their museum.) > > > > > > Any trip anywhere near San Diego by a cyclist must include a stop at > > > > > Velo Cult! > > > > > > - Chris Kostman > > > > > La Jolla, CAhttp://www.XO-1.org-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.
