Thank you for the writeup Joan! I'm mostly a lurker on the list, but I made it to the talk -- I was the guy in the blue shirt, red shorts, and front-loaded SimpleOne. It was a great event. Many thanks to Larry for putting it together, and to everyone who made the ride out.
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 8:29 PM, dougP <[email protected]> wrote: > Noticed the "Just Ride" poster in the window of the shop in one of the > photos. How about a car window sticker sized version? Yeh, yeh, we > shouldn't drive but we do; doesn't have to stop us from promoting > bikes & riding while doing so. > > dougP > > On Sep 28, 9:15 am, Joan Oppel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Grant visited us in the DC area yesterday afternoon and evening - and I do >> mean evening. The group ride (about a dozen people) started a little after >> 5 pm, we went about 17 miles round trip. After much chatting back at the >> shop, and the addition of another 15 people or so, Grant started his talk >> after 8, in the dark on a section of parking lot above College Park >> Bicycles. Larry and Linda Black - owners of College Park as well as Mt Airy >> Cyles - were terrific hosts. Great bike route on the Painted Branch Creek >> trail and then through the Ag Center (Beltsville Agricultural Research >> Center, division of the USDA) - nice rural riding in a very built up area. >> There were some snacks and drinks for everyone when we returned to the store. >> >> >> >> I met the Mystery Bike in person - oh, and its owner, Tom A! He's a >> delightful guy, it was great to meet him. The bike is definitely unusual >> and looks really comfortable. Bikes in attendance - a couple of Romulus's, >> 2 Hillbornes (Greg and Paul, who drove up from Richmond) - one with single >> top tube, one with double. A Quickbeam and a Simpleone, couple of All >> Rounders, an Atlantis (or two). One Bleriot, of course. I've probably >> missed some (I didn't take any notes!) >> >> >> >> I'm not sure but I think Tom, Richard H (he has a new Hilsen), Ed F and I >> were the only people from this list who were in attendance. If I missed >> someone, give a shout out. >> >> >> >> Grant's talk was interesting, especially hearing (as others have noted) >> where he was as a biker for nearly 30 years - racing for over 6 years, but, >> he said, for 22 years after that, he continued to view biking as requiring >> pre-planning for speed and split times, and recording all kinds of >> measurements about his rides. He said that if he went for a casual ride >> with his family, he needed to go for his own "workout" ride afterwards. I >> think all of that background gives enormous credibility to where he is today >> about biking, fun, unracing. He and I also talked books (not Just Ride) >> and general stuff. He's a neat guy just to hang out with. >> >> >> >> I asked him if he invented "burpees", the answer is no. But then he gave an >> impressive demonstration. He can do an excellent fluid "burpee"! I find >> them very hard, and can do them only awkwardly. >> >> >> >> Pictures - http://www.flickr.com/photos/30856149@N04/sets/72157631643353543/ >> >> >> >> Joan >> >> By the way, I rode to College Park from my house in Arlington, winding my >> way through downtown DC and then winding through Northeast DC. Those 15 >> miles took over an hour and a half - traffic, lights, a couple of stops for >> route discussions. I used Google maps biking directions, though Google's >> first choice used a busy road for part of the ride, and I went over the >> route piece by piece on my own before printing but still there were some >> busy roads and uncertainties. It was close to 9 pm when the gathering >> winded down and I took the subway home. >> >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
