David, Glad you enjoyed the visit! Breezers are pretty great dedicated city bikes. If you can join up on any more of Esteban's northerly road trips, we all should do a more chill non sanctioned rando ride.
Till next time. Gabe On Monday, January 28, 2013 10:47:48 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Stopping by Box Dog<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8414647351/>was > a great way to spend some time in the city! Good store, good wares, and > good people... BDB is everything I expected to find! > > Buddy we were staying with just might end up with a Breezer out of it, > too!!! > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:35 PM, oldmangabe <oldma...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> It was great to meet you. Thanks for coming up, and coming by the shop. >> Glad you had a good time. >> >> Gabe >> >> >> On Monday, January 28, 2013 8:06:26 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> It's a fact: The individuals in this group are some of the best out >>> there. It's really pretty amazing. These connections have inspired a lot of >>> conversation and bike rides over the years, and this weekend was no >>> exception! This particular adventure started a month or so ago, when >>> Esteban suggested going up to do the SFR 200K. I didn't think I could do >>> that, but hoped to do the populaire. Illness took it's toll between then >>> and now, and that wasn't an option anymore. But I still really wanted to go >>> up north! We talked about it and recruited a couple friends... instant road >>> trip! They would do the 200K while I figured something easier to do, either >>> a ride in Walnut Creek or Marin. >>> >>> From the contacts I made on this list (friends on the internet!), I was >>> basically able to go up to the Bay Area, crash at someone's house, meander >>> about the city, and get a guided tour of Marin county courtesy of Gino and >>> Philip. Then go back to San Francisco and have Gino guide my around by text >>> when I was wondering about where to go. Unbelievably good time! >>> >>> It ended up being an 11 hour day (mostly) on the bike, so much for >>> taking it easy! Climbing up to the east peak of Tam was a lot of work for >>> me, but finally made it. Some of the most incredible views I've ever seen. >>> A blast coming down, although sore arms two days later! Then a great ride >>> through the mean city streets of San Francisco (totally took the lane >>> coming down Bay). >>> >>> Only regrets are not being to meet up with Cyclofiend Jim due to >>> illness, not getting out to see Harry at Walnut Creek and had hoped to have >>> said hi to a few more folks at the beginning of the rando, but limited to a >>> quick "hello" to John & Lee. It looked like you all had a great ride, minus >>> that wind! Everyone there was really nice to my buddy John who came up to >>> do his first organized ride and jumped right into it. >>> >>> Here are my pics of the weekend, only good times: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**cyclotourist/sets/** >>> 72157632627267769/with/**8421640123/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157632627267769/with/8421640123/> >>> >>> So yeah, good people here! A nice cozy spot in the intertubes to call >>> home... Thanks to all of you! >>> >> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
