We never made it because we weren't prepared. I am giving some serious thought to joining this trip just to try it again.
Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:14:01 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Riv Rally East 2012 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Thanks for the warning, Larry... It may not be practical to do the > FallingWater side trip... it is quite a house, though isn't it? > > BB > > On Jan 13, 7:13 pm, Larry Powers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds like a great ride. I will warn people that the climb from Ohio Pyle > > park to Falling Water is about 3 miles of 300% grade. At least that is how > > it seemed the year we tried it on a tandem with the wrong gearing and an > > out of shape team. > > > > Larry Powers > > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:42:39 -0500 > > > Subject: RE: [RBW] Riv Rally East 2012 > > > > > I'm in, Bobby. And if anyone feels like flying in sans bike, I've got > > > loaners in the 59cm to 61cm range. > > > > > Pics on the Flickr group make it look like a GREAT ride. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB > > > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:24 PM > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > Subject: [RBW] Riv Rally East 2012 > > > > > OK, it's a new year, and I'm starting to get excited about Riv Rally East > > > 2012. Here's the quick skinny on this year's plan (so far): > > > > > This year I'm planning the 2-day Rally to ride along the Great Allegheny > > > Passage, from Frostburg, MD to Connellsville, PA. > > > > > To get you psyched up, here are a few links: > > > > >http://www.atatrail.org/index.cfm > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/great_allegheny_passage/ > > > > > This beautiful stretch of the GAP trail takes you through long mountain > > > tunnels, over high viaducts, though beautiful country along 2 scenic > > > rivers (including through the Youghigheny River Gorge). The plan is to > > > converge in Frostburg, MD on Friday evening, Apr 20th, and ride to > > > Confluence, PA (47 miles of mostly smooth downhill to the > > > North) on Saturday, where we will enjoy a nice dinner and comfy bed > > > (although there is camping nearby for the hardcore). Sunday we will roll > > > into Ohiopyle, PA, home of the famous Youghigheny Gorge, where we may > > > take an an optional short excursion out of town to visit the famous Frank > > > Lloyd Wright house, FallingWater (a trip WELL WORTH taking). We will > > > finish day off in Connellsville, PA, where I am making arrangements to > > > shuttle ourselves, bike and gear back to Frostburg. This will be a > > > self-supported, credit card type of tour, which means that unless you > > > have a buddy, spouse or otherwise hired person to meet you in Confluence > > > PA on the first evening, you'll need to carry a change of clothes, > > > toothbrush and other essentials to get you through 2 days of riding. A > > > small duffle on a rack shoud suffice, or go all out with front and rear > > > panniers... up to you. Me, I hope to toss a duffle in my big Wald > > > basket... that's how I like to roll.. > > > > > I have put out inquiries on shuttles and lodging; more on that shortly. > > > > > In the mean time, if you are interested, please let me know. We had a > > > fair amount of interest early on for the 2011 Rally, but quite a few > > > dropped off. I hope we can get the same crew from 2011 returning this > > > year, along with a few of you who couldn't make it last year. To our > > > West Coast buddies, I'll bet we could get a few loaner bikes if any of > > > you would care to join us... 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