I’m so impressed you did this ride. I was talking to Sarah and she was telling me how miserable that weather was, so the fact that you muscled through is super-impressive. I’m interested in getting a Gallup as a road bike when it comes out so it’s really nice to hear that it performed well for you! Leah
On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 9:41:52 PM UTC-4 Pancake wrote: > The hot chocolate was awesome! Swiss Miss never tasted so good! > > It was great because it was SO COLD. SO SO COLD AND RAINY SO RAINY AND > COLD THE FIRST 60 MILES WERE ALL RAIN ALL THE TIME. > > Sara, if you didn’t go because you were worried about the rain and cold, > you did the right thing. It was nice all week before the ride. It was it’s > gonna be nice all of next week. During six hours of this ride it was > pouring and cold. Quite a few people at the first rest stop we just > shivering and I can’t imagine how they went on. > > At the first rest stop there were also quesadillas with salsa and > potatoes, this was one of the food highlights. > > To Eddie and all the other volunteers: you’re the best! Everyone was > lovely and helpful. Other than the rain, the biggest problem with the right > is that it was so cold I couldn’t enjoy an icy Coca-Cola at the final rest > stop. Otherwise, my legs are tired, the gallop performed to admirably, and > by the end, it was beautiful out, but still cold. > > [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image3.jpeg] > > On May 4, 2024, at 3:52 PM, eddietheflay <eddiet...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was a rest stop volunteer in Healdsburg. It rained a ton but most > seemed to still be having a decently good time. At the last minute SRCC > decided we'd serve hot chocolate and tea. Riders were grateful. Was > clear-ish at lunch and SRCC know how to put on a food show. > > > > On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-7 sarahlik...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I'm signed up but weighing the enjoyment/risk with the wind and rain. I >> just stuck my head out the window to get the "weather report" and was met >> with a gust of wind to the face and rain. My gut instinct for myself is to >> take the rain check, and go ride this route on a clear day. >> >> My yellow Platypus and I will likely ride out this storm in the house. If >> you see a flash of yellow out there it means I changed my mind! >> >> Sarah >> >> On Friday, May 3, 2024 at 4:19:40 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Please post photos, of bike and bikes, route, countryside, and vintages, >>> and describe all in excessive detail. >>> >>> The nearby delightfully libertarian (as to HOA-type building standards*; >>> the libertarian social and political philosophy is false) "horsey suburb," >>> Corrales, hosts an annual wine tour, tho' only for NM and not for the far >>> more numerous and I daresay worthy CA wines. I've been tempted, but the >>> thought of riding a fixed gear home south against a strong afternoon >>> headwind while pleasantly lethargic under the influence of many, many >>> samples has made me hesitate; not to mention the traffic. How does one deal >>> with this? >>> >>> *$2M "estates" with ancient, crumbling, 600 sq foot adobes and >>> singlewides, locally top-rated restaurants and burrito shacks, rich Anglo >>> incomers and Hispano farmers resident since the 17th century, ancient >>> acequia trails and Loma Largo blvd where one winter circa 2010 I saw a Euro >>> pro team training in prep for the Tour at 5K feet in cool, sunny weather. >>> >>> On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 10:11 AM Pancake <abe.g...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The Charlie H Gallop prototype is heading out for 100 miles tomorrow in >>>> Santa Rosa, basket and rain and all. Anyone else going to be on the ride >>>> tomorrow? >>>> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29272184 >>>> I’ve done this once before (my only prior Century) and it was wonderful >>>> … but it didn’t include tomorrow’s predicted 1” of rain peaking just >>>> before >>>> the ride begins. >>>> >>>> Related to rain: I have a light rain resistant jacket, partial fenders >>>> (MudX in front and Portland folding in back), and wool socks … any other >>>> suggestions for how to keep a bit dry and to dry out while riding? There’s >>>> a gear drop off point about 1/3rd of the way through which is when the >>>> rain >>>> should be receding, so I can ditch some gear. I’m just curious how the >>>> bits >>>> under my shorts will fair, I’m optimistic a bit of wind and time will dry >>>> me out when possible. Definitely time to get out the Brooks seat cover too! >>>> >>>> Finally, I’ve never really “carb loaded” beyond having rice or pasta >>>> before a ride. But I bonked last weekend on a 50 mile ride (albeit without >>>> really eating much of anything before). Anyone have a preferred liquid >>>> carb >>>> filled drink so I don’t fill my body with just rice and corn flakes? >>>> >>>> Hope everyone gets a great ride in this weekend! >>>> Abe >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5cc185c7-37cb-47c1-bc82-646c73468a21n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5cc185c7-37cb-47c1-bc82-646c73468a21n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >>> >>> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >>> >>> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >>> >> -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/7qjo-kP1wgo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a21875b6-11cc-4aca-869b-6803014bc251n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a21875b6-11cc-4aca-869b-6803014bc251n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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