My recollection from riding across Colorado is that the western part is all at altitude (5,000 feet and up). NorCal (at least, the part near Sacramento that I live in) is about 50 feet above sea level. We don't get nearly as much snow as they do ;-)
--Eric Sent from my iPad On Jun 29, 2010, at 1:26 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: >> But western Colorado is not alot different than Northern California >> with lots of summer dust. >> And its alot like Albuquerque here too with the dust intermixed with >> big monsoonal heavy rains. > > How can western Colorado be like Northern Cali and Albuquerque at the > same time? When it cools down in winter you get muito rain in > Northern Cali. Otherwise most of the precip comes in with the fog. > > On Jun 29, 2:19 pm, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> So you all confirmed what I already suspected, I am the strange one. >> But western Colorado is not alot different than Northern California >> with lots of summer dust. >> And its alot like Albuquerque here too with the dust intermixed with >> big monsoonal heavy rains. >> >> I can't remember the last time I used a hose, bucket, and brush to >> clean a bike. But after getting caught in the rain, I wipe down the >> tubes, lube the derailers & brake calipers, and finally wipe and lube >> the chain. This takes 10 minutes total. Prolink cleans and lubes in >> one application. Dusty rides are no harder than that. And Jim is >> right, my mtn bike gets the really big chunks knocked off only. But >> its chain has fresh White Lightning on it regularly. >> >> Finally, those three grim guys look like they would be a lot of fun to >> ride with. >> I should be so lucky. >> >> On Jun 29, 12:45 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Another one who rarely cleans the bike. Sure if I'm working on it in >>> the stand it might get a rub down. But only if I feel it needs it. >> >>> That A Homer Hilsen looks a lot nicer than my Sam Hillborne. >> >>> Funny, when I was a youngster, was sort of obsessive about cleaning >>> things. Now with middle age, can't seem to be bothered most of the >>> time. >> >>> Eric Platt >>> St. Paul, MN >> >>> On Jun 29, 1:38 pm, Kenneth Stagg <kenneth.st...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> I look at Grant's bikes and think there is a bike that's put to good >>>>> and proper use. Clean bikes look nice and all, but if it's between >>>>> cleaning a bike and getting out for a ride I'd rather go for a ride. >> >>>> Ditto. And if it's between an extra couple of miles on my morning >>>> ride or getting back early enough to clean the bike before work, the >>>> miles win. I do try to remember to clean each spring but I've been >>>> known to forget. >> >>>> -Ken- 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 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. > -- 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.
