Also, weren't you supposed to have left about 14 minutes ago? On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3:44 AM, John Blish <jbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Best wishes for success in the race as well as clear sailing on the 130 > mile commute to and from it. Bacon-granola powered, huh? good luck. > > -jb > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < > thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've been reading about these "fire trails" in Grant's writings for >> years. As far as I know, we don't have fire trails in Minnesota, but >> we have thousands of miles of rural gravel roads, and races/rides on >> these gravel roads have exploded in popularity. This weekend I, along >> with several hundred others, will be riding the Almanzo 100, which is >> a free-for-all gravel century. Technically it's a race, but I >> seriously doubt that I'm in contention of finishing much better than >> middle-of-the-pack. >> >> It's arguable that Rivendell has played a role (indirectly) in >> popularizing this kind of event with Grant's advocacy of tire >> clearance and riding "road bikes" on unpaved surfaces. I'll be riding >> my Atlantis-inspired Goodrich, and I expect to see lots of Rivendells. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > John Blish > Minneapolis MN USA > > > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
