I have only been on one ride over 20 miles in the last two months , and with the impending San Diego ride coming up fast, decided it was about time to put some miles on. I have a wonderful 40 mile loop (March Riv ride anyone???) with a bunch of climbing, so decided to do that. GREAT weather, started out at 58F, and went to 75F by the time I was finished up four hours later. I had tail winds blowing me along at >25mph for one stretch which was great! Toward the end I detoured onto a local trail (Carraige trail for any of you folks that have rode out here before) and found that most of it was covered in silt and debris and a big chunk of it was pretty much gone! The trail has been there for over 100 years, so this was definitely a "century storm."
About a two miles out from home, there was a cyclist sitting by his bike staring at the back tire which was quite flat. Asked if he needed help and he jumped up saying "Yes!" A couple other cyclists had already passed him. He had a CO2 cartridge but no head unit for it. They're not too much good without one it seems. I pumped up his tire while extolling the virtues of tire pumps. May have made a convert, who knows :-) So great weather, great riding, great bike, great tailwind, viewed storm damage, advocated for bike pumps. A pretty good day! Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/archives/date-taken/2011/01/15/ -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
