I rodw with Bill for a short stretch. The wind on the way to Marshall was like a wall. Here are some pictures from the ride:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/sets/72157632620754895/ Franklyn On Sunday, January 27, 2013 8:53:42 AM UTC-8, William wrote: > > For the most part my sandbagging turned out to be accurate. My wife and > kids had a fancy-ish dinner trip planned last night and I had made a > mostly-binding promise to reach the finish before dark. So, when I got to > Point Reyes Station I decided to skip the out and back leg to the Marshall > Store. As I made the turn off the Pt-Reyes--Petaluma Road onto Nicasio I > almost regretted my decision, because I felt great, but then I attributed > that to the strong push of the tailwind. I got to the "finish" at about > 5:10, allowing the volunteers to account for me safely. The finish control > didn't close until 8:30, so I definitely could have done the whole thing, > but clearly I wasn't up to the distance yet. It was a 185km day in the sun > for me, but a DNF in the Big Book. So it goes. It was a lovely day out, > and for me a nice kickoff to the year despite the DNF. > > On Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:44:13 PM UTC-8, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: >> >> Fairly windy? A little rough? >> >> Understatements of the year perhaps? (it's early in 2013) :) >> >> The rollers to the Marshall store didn't end up being rollers as we had >> to pedal to keep moving on the flat sections. No momentum was carried at >> all from the downhills. I was crawling in my granny on 4% grades. Of >> course, the same stretch going away from the Marshall store was a joy as I >> felt like Cancellara. Still, if I didn't have to face headwinds for the >> rest of the year, that's alright with me. The clear weather more than made >> up for the pain with the fantastic view at the Lighthouse though. >> >> >> >> On Saturday, January 26, 2013 4:09:34 PM UTC-8, danmc wrote: >>> >>> The ankle is still not ready for the distance although I considered >>> attempting the populaire. But did make the drive out to the Marshall Store >>> to chat people up. Fairly windy today so the run up Highway 1 to Marshall >>> looked to be a little rough. >>> >>> Spotted a few Rivs on the trip. A nice Atlantis with downtube shifters >>> was leaning against the wall of the store. >>> >>> Looking forward to some pics from the ride. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> Marin >>> >>> On Jan 25, 2013, at 9:45 PM, David Yu Greenblatt <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dude, do the populaire. It's only $5 and that mileage is easy if you eat >>> a lot and take breaks every 2 hours or so. That will be my strategy as I >>> have essentially been totally sedentary since the awesome Mt. Diablo New >>> Year's Day Ride. >>> >>> - David G in SF >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:21 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I'm roadtripping up w/ Esteban and two other SoCalians, but won't be >>>> riding the brevet. Too physically shot to put that many hours in. I do >>>> hope >>>> to say hi and ride the first leg with folks as I'm heading up to Mill >>>> Valley and parts Tamaicious. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here's what them official info flyer for the ride has to say: >>>>> >>>>> "LIGHTS: Sunrise is at 7:18, civil twilight beginning at 6:50. Sunset >>>>> is at 17:26 (5:26 pm) with civil twilight at 17:54 (5:54pm) Depending >>>>> on cloud cover, this is between 10 and 10 and one half hours of useful >>>>> daylight. Many starters will finish before sunset, however it is wise >>>>> to be prepared for finishing late enough to need lights. Bring lights >>>>> if you are not certain if you can complete the distance by 5 PM. It >>>>> may be prudent to assume you can’t finish a ride with the same speed you >>>>> enjoyed last summer. Winds and/or bad weather could slow you down. >>>>> Regardless you are encouraged to have lights in the event of a mishap >>>>> that >>>>> delays your return. Weather conditions are highly variable along the >>>>> route with dense ground fog being possible. Lights will improve your >>>>> safety. Given cloud cover or inclement weather it may be prudent to >>>>> start the ride with lights on and reflective gear on." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Eric N >>>>> www.CampyOnly.com >>>>> CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com >>>>> Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 24, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Joe Bunik <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Does SFR require reflective gear for the 200km? >>>>> =- Joe >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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]. >>>>> >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheers, >>>> David >>>> Redlands, CA >>>> >>>> ** >>>> "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby >>>> can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* >>>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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