Rob, A lot of riders passed my on the Puyallup hill, and lots of other places on the ride!
And, yes, despite all the drawbacks, I'll do STP again, probably just to be a participant in a PNW ritual. Andy On Monday, July 15, 2013 9:54:37 PM UTC-7, rob markwardt wrote: > > One of the things I like about STP is that it's so different from my usual > rides. I'd guess I'm a loner over 95% of the time so getting on the road > with 10,000 other bikers is quite of a cultural shock. Yes, you do see a > lot of Rubes and wannabe racers but you also see just about every thing > else from unicycles, to quads, to beach cruisers, to a sting ray with a > foam cushioned seat! > http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/9294207165/ > > I rode my Riv custom > http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/9296985436/in/photostream/ which > performed admirably (better than my old trusty paramount which I'd ridden > the previous couple years). I saw a only a couple other rivs including an > awesome looking Betty Foy ridden by a strong lady rider, a Homer Hilsen, > and I think I passed Andy on his Bleriot on the bottom of the Puyallup hill > (I meant to stop and chat but didn't think the HILL was a good place to > talk...unfortunately I didn't see him again). > > I will likely do it again. I've done it with my two brothers the previous > couple years > http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/7586271190/in/set-72157630610876118 > and > it's fun way to get together. If I was by myself I'd ride way faster but I > don't know if I'd take time to soak in the whole experience. > > Rob Markwardt > > > On Monday, July 15, 2013 8:25:12 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: >> >> Two sets of photos from my STP adventure (different cameras; I haven't >> had time to merge the sets yet): >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/sets/72157634641658327/ >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/sets/72157634660319370/ >> >> I ran into Frank and his family on the way to Kent (well, not actually >> "ran into" ... there was quite enough of that going around), and saw a few >> other Rivs out there. I was, so far as I saw, the only rider on 20-inch >> wheels. I was astride my Dahon Smooth Hound, which performed acceptably >> well over a not-so-challenging course. >> >> Echoing many other riders, I don't know that I'll be back doing STP >> anytime soon. It was a great experience, reminiscent of PBP in the level of >> support shown by the communities along the way. But the ... differing ... >> skill levels exhibited by the riders, and the crush of cycling humanity on >> the road, was a bit too much for me. I may return, as I have done in the >> past, to ride the course again. I missed so much scenery because I was >> watching the riders around me to see who was going to make the next erratic >> move. >> >> --Eric >> [email protected] >> www.campyonly.com >> www.wheelsnorth.org >> Blog: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com >> Twitter: @campyonlyguy >> >> -- 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.
