Addison, after looking at your pictures, I'm pretty that was you I saw - - light blue (not white) Gunnar. That is a really nice looking bike. Do you have any other shots of the bike posted somewhere?
Max On Sunday, July 14, 2013 3:15:17 PM UTC-7, Addison wrote: > > I posted a few photos of the ride. I noticed after loading them off my > phone that all but one were from the monitor climbs. That probably says > more about my status on the DR at that point than anything else. I think > the last one in this selection is from Ebbett's. I did take a few photos > last Wednesday when I did a trial run up Ebbett's which capture the beauty > better (although none of the photos will do it justice). I'm kind of > convinced that I won't be doing Carson (the final pass) anymore as much > because that is the one pass that they don't close down from auto traffic. > It just isn't very pleasant and not quite as pretty as the others. > > http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2013/07/2013-death-ride-few-photos.html > > Cheers, > > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:44 PM, jimD <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> You can find great ice cream after coming off of Ebbets prior to climbing >> Carson. Knowing this I'm no longer tempted to shoot for the five passes. >> The draw is just too strong. >> >> These days the most climbing I'm doing is up Monetbello road to Black Mtn >> in the Santa Cruz montains. I know the way to Peets when I come down from >> there. >> >> -JimD >> >> On Jul 14, 2013, at 2:11 PM, reynoldslugs <[email protected]<javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> >> Jim and Addison - >> >> I did see one fellow on a really nice looking Gunnar, perhaps it was you >> - - it was a relatively new Gunnar, I think it was white with the new style >> of decal. I might be wrong about the color (I was pretty popped when I saw >> it), I just remember thinking it was a very classy looking bike. >> >> As for ice cream and Carson Pass, sometimes it's just the thought of the >> ice cream (traditionally given out at the top of the pass) that keeps me >> going. >> >> I only did two passes this year - - I spent the last two weeks before the >> ride in Berlin and Munich eating German food and drinking German beer (Zero >> riding), and got off a 13 hour transatlantic flight exactly 36 hours before >> the ride. Not what anyone would call smart training - - so I stuck with >> the front side of Monitor and the front side of Ebbets, for about 6k' over >> 50 miles. I'll do better next year. >> >> The ride, even a short version, is an epic, magnificent day. The locals >> turn out in droves and cheer the riders - - literally the full population >> of Markleeville sits on the court house lawn and cheers the riders. >> >> Still looking for the owner of that pretty Rivendell road that passed me >> ascending Ebbets. Very nice deep emerald green. >> >> Max >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Addison > http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
