I get it too. Its the people. I took your advice, Manny, cause you're usually hard to keep up with! Great day - wonderful to see you out there, and wish I had some bionic tape to help you at the start. Another thing to carry! Lots of Rivs out there, including Benz's randolantis.
No Riv content, but some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157632630734044/ Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Sunday, January 27, 2013 3:20:00 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > It only took a broken right shifter and tons of headwind to help me > realize it. > The sense of camaraderie is hard to explain when it comes to a randonneur > event. > Cycling as much as it's an individual sport there's a sense of teamwork > and hardship that you share with the the same people you see on the road > that makes you understand their experience in some way. > > Good start of any rides always end up with something breaking. Today? > Broken right shifter. > Wasn't really that bad. I had threeish usable gears in the rear and I > still had my triple in the front. Figured I would deal with it some how. > Couldn't really bother burdening people with my mechanical failure so I > rode mostly on my own. > But here's the beauty of a randonneur event you never really ride on your > own. > Along the way I would pick up or get picked up by great variety of people. > Highlights? > Got to jokingly yell at Esteban to pick up the pace which he actually did > I didn't seem him on the ride again. > Got to meet Mr.Eric Norris and picked his brain about his experience with > the PBP. > Got no sympathy from Chris who was riding the whole ride fixed. > Got to pick up then get dropped then pick up again Doug with his bright > green > Got dropped by Gaby a numerous of times. > Got to talk to Juliayn about the wondering healing properties of whistling. > Got to see Joe B. and Will riding towards the lighthouse. > Got tons of time on the road where I got to ride basically on my own and > marvel at how amazing it is to ride so far on my own. > Pretty snazzy group I feel like a better rider and a better person > because I got to ride with such a awesome group. > > Pictures prove that hard rides to nowhere and back are still pretty nice: > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjDLNf22 > > -Manny "I guess I'm doing this on a three speed" Acosta > > > -- 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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.
