[RBW] Re: Shut down nixes ride opportunities
Finally made it back home from my recent trip where I experienced shut down limitations to riding. Got home and and able to load some pics: https://plus.google.com/photos/109160474815391208206/albums/5931982675739806833?authkey=CL2ZlpWVtKnRlgE Weather was middle 80s, humidity 75-85%, some wind in the afternoons. Rode out of my folk's house into town and then varying routes from there. The two mountains flanking Central Avenue in downtown are the classic rides around here. Comparatively I clocked six and a half miles pedaling from my folks house by the lake to town. Adding the two mountains' summit loops brought me 26 miles round, adding Black Snake Road west from the end of Whittington Avenue over to the National Park Community College and back gave me 36 miles round trip. After the shut down, the uniformed NPS went about making sure no enjoyment could be derived by anyone from anything remotely in their jurisdiction. I did have one ranger attempt to turn me around on a city street. Same problem I recall as a 16 year old driving my MG around the town and National Park all those years ago. The steepness of the climbs in Arkansas' mountains cannot be overstated other than in total gain. The region was a geologic uplift area. The Ozarks formed from the erosion of a nearby uplifted plateau, the Ouachita Range is a generally east-west result of folds subsequent to collision between large continental plates that also ended the inland reach of the Gulf of Mexico that existed long enough to form the sediment layers which are horizontally intact in the Ozarks (every climb/descent crosses the jagged ends of the exposed layers). The Ouachita range buckled early and once had elevations equal to the Rockies but weathered away. Climbs now max out at Mt. Magazine's 2700' summit but are generally 1200-1500' at their tops. Views seem unimpressive since no craggy, pointed tops are seen, just somewhat flat and even summits across your panorama. On summiting, you really have a bit of let down having really linked some steep pitches. The folds of the Ouachitas created cracks allowing hot liquid rock to come up, leaving mineral oddities like the massive Quartz crystals, novaculite, iron minerals and pathways by which surface water can percolate deeply enough into the crust to reach the hot stuff and be driven back to the surface through conduits holding the heated water under pressure enough, in a liquid state, powered to the surface as hot springs. An area of natural beauty and oddity if you pay attention. A bike makes a great mode of travel to experience much of it. Net impression is that it worth taking the bike. First time on a long trip without a bike on a roof rack which was great because 11 out of 15 hours were in pouring rain and without the subsequent loss of fuel economy. Andy Cheatham Pitttsburgh On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 7:05:28 PM UTC-4, hsmitham wrote: Look forward to the photographs. It's gonna happen across the nation...good thing bikes can squeeze up, under, over and around gates :-) ~Hugh On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 3:30:24 PM UTC-7, ascpgh wrote: I took my Rambouillet on my trip to visit my mother to take advantage of the great riding in and around Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Great riding last week, but yesterday it was determined as necessary to drop the gates across the roads leading into the mountains to the north and west. Oh, well. Was nice while I was able to get in, pictures when I get home to upload. Got in a couple days of 35-40 mile rides in the Ouachita Mountains and the National Parks lands while I could. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh (Hot Springs, AR for now) -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Winter cycling pants
Deac I love you man, but altering your diet in the middle of the road is less than effective. Stopping to drink water is easy - even smart. On Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:25:16 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: Wait, that's a personal opinion, not allowed according to list police! ;-) On Oct 6, 2013 10:07 PM, Rod Holland rholla...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I've had good luck with Sport Hill 3P XC pants, with a merino wool base layer as needed. Plenty warm enough for tbe worst that Massachusetts winters dish out. rod -- 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.comjavascript: . 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 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm STT Sam Hillborne F/F +fenders + racks + wheels
Bike is sold, pending payment. Thanks. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Winter cycling pants
I'm not sure what exactly you're responding to Ron, since the quoted text below isn't mine. For me, eliminating grains, veggie oils, sugar, and processed food mid-road in my late 30's was highly effective. I dropped nearly 100 pounds, have greater brain energy, and numerous other improvements. And I do drink water, just not nearly as much (over the course of my recent bikepacking trip with Steve, I drank about 1/3 of what he did). You may find the book Waterlogged by Dr. Noakes intriguing. http://www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Endurance/dp/145042497X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1381156183sr=8-1keywords=waterlogged With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 8:13:45 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: Deac I love you man, but altering your diet in the middle of the road is less than effective. Stopping to drink water is easy - even smart. On Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:25:16 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: Wait, that's a personal opinion, not allowed according to list police! ;-) On Oct 6, 2013 10:07 PM, Rod Holland rholla...@gmail.com wrote: I've had good luck with Sport Hill 3P XC pants, with a merino wool base layer as needed. Plenty warm enough for tbe worst that Massachusetts winters dish out. rod -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. 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 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Winter cycling pants
my only point remains - if your knee is hurting in a ride, stop and hydrate On Monday, October 7, 2013 9:30:15 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: I'm not sure what exactly you're responding to Ron, since the quoted text below isn't mine. For me, eliminating grains, veggie oils, sugar, and processed food mid-road in my late 30's was highly effective. I dropped nearly 100 pounds, have greater brain energy, and numerous other improvements. And I do drink water, just not nearly as much (over the course of my recent bikepacking trip with Steve, I drank about 1/3 of what he did). You may find the book Waterlogged by Dr. Noakes intriguing. http://www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Endurance/dp/145042497X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1381156183sr=8-1keywords=waterlogged With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 8:13:45 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: Deac I love you man, but altering your diet in the middle of the road is less than effective. Stopping to drink water is easy - even smart. On Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:25:16 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: Wait, that's a personal opinion, not allowed according to list police! ;-) On Oct 6, 2013 10:07 PM, Rod Holland rholla...@gmail.com wrote: I've had good luck with Sport Hill 3P XC pants, with a merino wool base layer as needed. Plenty warm enough for tbe worst that Massachusetts winters dish out. rod -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. 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 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] owie - bike path hazard
this is the last thing you would expect to find on a municipal bike trail http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/IMG_7784.jpg concrete pads with 5 one-inch-wide gaps along the trail that drop to infinity That's my mud track yesterday - I was watching the barricade ahead and setting up to make my left turn back to the street. Sucked my front wheel to the axle - it was like a vacuum cleaner took the bike out from under me. Had to deflate the tire to extricate the bike. Landed on my glove and my sunglasses. Mildly sprained wrist, 9 stitches in my eyebrow and look like I lost a bar fight. Yeah, but you should have seen the bike path. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: owie - bike path hazard
Wow. Glad you're OK. With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 8:48:15 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: this is the last thing you would expect to find on a municipal bike trail http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/IMG_7784.jpg concrete pads with 5 one-inch-wide gaps along the trail that drop to infinity That's my mud track yesterday - I was watching the barricade ahead and setting up to make my left turn back to the street. Sucked my front wheel to the axle - it was like a vacuum cleaner took the bike out from under me. Had to deflate the tire to extricate the bike. Landed on my glove and my sunglasses. Mildly sprained wrist, 9 stitches in my eyebrow and look like I lost a bar fight. Yeah, but you should have seen the bike path. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] owie - bike path hazard
That's a dumb fix in the middle of a bike path! I should think that the government department responsible for it would be liable to a claim for damages. After all, it *is* a bike path. I got my *rear* wheel into the gap between sections of a cattle grid one afternoon 20 years ago, at speed, and did a head-over-heels tumble with the bike having enough momentum to launch out of the crack and tumble over me -- I recollect seeing it cartwheel ahead of me down the road. I was very kindly picked up by two Deliverance types in an old pickup, who were taking their Harley's valves for grinding (big!) and who dropped me off at the hospital (where I worked as PR Director; Gallup, NM). Just lacerations and bruised ribs in that one. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote: this is the last thing you would expect to find on a municipal bike trail http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/IMG_7784.jpg concrete pads with 5 one-inch-wide gaps along the trail that drop to infinity That's my mud track yesterday - I was watching the barricade ahead and setting up to make my left turn back to the street. Sucked my front wheel to the axle - it was like a vacuum cleaner took the bike out from under me. Had to deflate the tire to extricate the bike. Landed on my glove and my sunglasses. Mildly sprained wrist, 9 stitches in my eyebrow and look like I lost a bar fight. Yeah, but you should have seen the bike path. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Winter cycling pants
I agree, as a short term solution, well worth trying. With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 8:43:02 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: my only point remains - if your knee is hurting in a ride, stop and hydrate On Monday, October 7, 2013 9:30:15 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: I'm not sure what exactly you're responding to Ron, since the quoted text below isn't mine. For me, eliminating grains, veggie oils, sugar, and processed food mid-road in my late 30's was highly effective. I dropped nearly 100 pounds, have greater brain energy, and numerous other improvements. And I do drink water, just not nearly as much (over the course of my recent bikepacking trip with Steve, I drank about 1/3 of what he did). You may find the book Waterlogged by Dr. Noakes intriguing. http://www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Endurance/dp/145042497X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1381156183sr=8-1keywords=waterlogged With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 8:13:45 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: Deac I love you man, but altering your diet in the middle of the road is less than effective. Stopping to drink water is easy - even smart. On Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:25:16 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: Wait, that's a personal opinion, not allowed according to list police! ;-) On Oct 6, 2013 10:07 PM, Rod Holland rholla...@gmail.com wrote: I've had good luck with Sport Hill 3P XC pants, with a merino wool base layer as needed. Plenty warm enough for tbe worst that Massachusetts winters dish out. rod -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. 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 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] owie - bike path hazard
They had barricades blocking people from leaving the path - my buddy drug two of those to cover the 5 hazards so it won't happen to the next guy. I also complained to the City Parks Department by e-mail today. On Monday, October 7, 2013 9:55:55 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: That's a dumb fix in the middle of a bike path! I should think that the government department responsible for it would be liable to a claim for damages. After all, it *is* a bike path. I got my *rear* wheel into the gap between sections of a cattle grid one afternoon 20 years ago, at speed, and did a head-over-heels tumble with the bike having enough momentum to launch out of the crack and tumble over me -- I recollect seeing it cartwheel ahead of me down the road. I was very kindly picked up by two Deliverance types in an old pickup, who were taking their Harley's valves for grinding (big!) and who dropped me off at the hospital (where I worked as PR Director; Gallup, NM). Just lacerations and bruised ribs in that one. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Ron Mc bulld...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: this is the last thing you would expect to find on a municipal bike trail http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/IMG_7784.jpg concrete pads with 5 one-inch-wide gaps along the trail that drop to infinity That's my mud track yesterday - I was watching the barricade ahead and setting up to make my left turn back to the street. Sucked my front wheel to the axle - it was like a vacuum cleaner took the bike out from under me. Had to deflate the tire to extricate the bike. Landed on my glove and my sunglasses. Mildly sprained wrist, 9 stitches in my eyebrow and look like I lost a bar fight. Yeah, but you should have seen the bike path. -- 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.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Northern East Bay Mixed Terrain Ride-- Sunday, October 6th
Great ride! I'm generally bad at stopping to take pictures on a ride, so mine don't tell the whole story, but here they are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/85709120@N07/sets/72157636290745915/ I'll work on a short ride report tomorrow. On Saturday, October 5, 2013 6:57:52 PM UTC-7, Jeremy Till wrote: One final bump! See you all in the morning. On Saturday, September 7, 2013 9:24:13 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Till wrote: Hey Folks- I've had this idea since doing a mixed terrain ride down in Manny's home stomping grounds in the Southern East Bay, back in the beginning of June. Manny stopped by the shop where I work the other day to kick my ass into gear about it Northern East Bay Mixed Terrain Ride: Sunday, October 6th, 9:30am. A ride in the classic Riv style, showing off the best the Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond hills have to offer. My thought is that we could congregate at a local coffee joint, the Fellini Coffeebar (attached to a restaurant called Pizza Moda), on the corner of University Avenue and Acton St. around 9:00am for coffee and pastries. Fellini is three blocks south of the North Berkeley BART station, and there is ample free parking in the surrounding neighborhood for those that have to drive. Around 9:30 or so we'll swing by the BART station to pick up any latecomers before heading for the hills. My idea for the route is start in the south, heading up the classic East Bay road climb of Tunnel Rd. A good warm-up and great views of the whole Bay Area. From the top of Tunnel we'll hit up the trails in Sibley Volcano park, descending down to the bottom of Fish Ranch Rd. From there, it's more road climbing on Fish Ranch and Grizzly Peak Blvd. to the summit of Grizzly Peak (great views of Mt. Diablo!) and the upper reaches of Tilden Park, before descending on trail down to the aptly named Inspiration Point on Wildcat Canyon Rd. From there it's more trails down through Wildcat Canyon, heading north. Depending on the time and how punchy we're feeling we'll loop back by climbing up to the paved Nimitz Way Trail, which returns us to Inspiration Point, and then back to Berkeley via Wildcat Canyon Rd. and Spruce St. If people are interested there are tons of great options around Berkeley for post-ride refreshment. Truth be told, I haven't taken the time to map this out or calculate mileage or elevation change. The route is probably short on mileage (maybe 30 or 40 something ?) but big on climbing (at least 2000'?), with most of the climbing happening in the first half of the ride. Definitely bring food. Luckily, there are many places along the route to refill on water. There are also many easy spots to bail back to Berkeley or Oakland if you need to cut it short for whatever reason. The route is totally doable on any number of Riv-ish all-rounders. Definitely bring something with low gears for climbing. The off-road portions are mostly fire trail, but can be quite steep and washboarded, so wider tires are definitely recommend. I'll be doing it on my Long Haul Trucker with Alba bars and 700x42 file treads. Please let me know if you're planning to come along so I have a sense of how many to expect and who too look for. -Jeremy Till Berkeley, CA -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Country Bike (in the city) Ramble, Portland: Saturday October 5
Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words! I finally got a report written up. You can read it over on my blog: http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/2013/10/ride-report-country-bike-ramble-sat-5.html yours, Shawn -- http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/urban-adventure-league-portland http://societyofthreespeeds.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/ P O Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185 You've read this far, congratulations! You are part of an elite club. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Shut down nixes ride opportunities
Andy, Thanks for the ride report I especially enjoyed the geologic description of the area and I thought the views look pretty fantastic completely different from my universe of dry sage urban sprawl. Don't get me wrong I love it here but always nice to see something different. Can you take a soak in those Hot Springs ? Seems like that could be another benefit of the area worth exploring. Best, ~Hugh On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:55 AM, ascpgh asc@gmail.com wrote: Finally made it back home from my recent trip where I experienced shut down limitations to riding. Got home and and able to load some pics: https://plus.google.com/photos/109160474815391208206/albums/5931982675739806833?authkey=CL2ZlpWVtKnRlgE Weather was middle 80s, humidity 75-85%, some wind in the afternoons. Rode out of my folk's house into town and then varying routes from there. The two mountains flanking Central Avenue in downtown are the classic rides around here. Comparatively I clocked six and a half miles pedaling from my folks house by the lake to town. Adding the two mountains' summit loops brought me 26 miles round, adding Black Snake Road west from the end of Whittington Avenue over to the National Park Community College and back gave me 36 miles round trip. After the shut down, the uniformed NPS went about making sure no enjoyment could be derived by anyone from anything remotely in their jurisdiction. I did have one ranger attempt to turn me around on a city street. Same problem I recall as a 16 year old driving my MG around the town and National Park all those years ago. The steepness of the climbs in Arkansas' mountains cannot be overstated other than in total gain. The region was a geologic uplift area. The Ozarks formed from the erosion of a nearby uplifted plateau, the Ouachita Range is a generally east-west result of folds subsequent to collision between large continental plates that also ended the inland reach of the Gulf of Mexico that existed long enough to form the sediment layers which are horizontally intact in the Ozarks (every climb/descent crosses the jagged ends of the exposed layers). The Ouachita range buckled early and once had elevations equal to the Rockies but weathered away. Climbs now max out at Mt. Magazine's 2700' summit but are generally 1200-1500' at their tops. Views seem unimpressive since no craggy, pointed tops are seen, just somewhat flat and even summits across your panorama. On summiting, you really have a bit of let down having really linked some steep pitches. The folds of the Ouachitas created cracks allowing hot liquid rock to come up, leaving mineral oddities like the massive Quartz crystals, novaculite, iron minerals and pathways by which surface water can percolate deeply enough into the crust to reach the hot stuff and be driven back to the surface through conduits holding the heated water under pressure enough, in a liquid state, powered to the surface as hot springs. An area of natural beauty and oddity if you pay attention. A bike makes a great mode of travel to experience much of it. Net impression is that it worth taking the bike. First time on a long trip without a bike on a roof rack which was great because 11 out of 15 hours were in pouring rain and without the subsequent loss of fuel economy. Andy Cheatham Pitttsburgh On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 7:05:28 PM UTC-4, hsmitham wrote: Look forward to the photographs. It's gonna happen across the nation...good thing bikes can squeeze up, under, over and around gates :-) ~Hugh On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 3:30:24 PM UTC-7, ascpgh wrote: I took my Rambouillet on my trip to visit my mother to take advantage of the great riding in and around Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Great riding last week, but yesterday it was determined as necessary to drop the gates across the roads leading into the mountains to the north and west. Oh, well. Was nice while I was able to get in, pictures when I get home to upload. Got in a couple days of 35-40 mile rides in the Ouachita Mountains and the National Parks lands while I could. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh (Hot Springs, AR for now) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ROPzkFnrwNE/unsubscribe . To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to
[RBW] Sam and Betty Spotted in the Wild. Roseville CA.
You appeared to be husband and wife, riding along Roseville Parkway (I think) around noontime on Sunday (10/7). Was this you? Matt -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Country Bike (in the city) Ramble, Portland: Saturday October 5
Great write up, Shawn, and it sounds like a great ride. Perfect weather!
I'm sad to have missed it. Hopefully I'll make it to the next one.
-Aaron Young
The Dalles, OR
On Monday, October 7, 2013, Shawn Granton wrote:
Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words!
I finally got a report written up. You can read it over on my blog:
http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/2013/10/ride-report-country-bike-ramble-sat-5.html
yours,
Shawn
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Re: [RBW] Country Bike (in the city) Ramble, Portland: Saturday October 5
Thanks, Aaron! I don't know if I'll do another big Country Bike Ramble this year, but may try something smaller, schedule and weather permitting. -Shawn On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Aaron Young 1ce...@gmail.com wrote: Great write up, Shawn, and it sounds like a great ride. Perfect weather! I'm sad to have missed it. Hopefully I'll make it to the next one. -Aaron Young The Dalles, OR On Monday, October 7, 2013, Shawn Granton wrote: Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words! I finally got a report written up. You can read it over on my blog: http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/2013/10/ride-report-country-bike-ramble-sat-5.html yours, Shawn -- http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/urban-adventure-league-portland http://societyofthreespeeds.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/ P O Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185 You've read this far, congratulations! You are part of an elite club. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/f_gpjYkPv_o/unsubscribe . To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/urban-adventure-league-portland http://societyofthreespeeds.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/ P O Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185 You've read this far, congratulations! You are part of an elite club. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Shut down nixes ride opportunities
Agree with Hugh... love the geologic explanations, and it's always cool to see different places... especially if people are getting out on bikes. -Smitty -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Aspen Gold 3-day trip
Keep the Pics and TRs coming... love every one. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Aspen Gold 3-day trip
TR = Tactical Reconnaissance? With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 1:52:27 PM UTC-6, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: Keep the Pics and TRs coming... love every one. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] FS: 58 CM Simpleone
can you tell me the backstory on Cinelli tires? i never knew there was such a thing. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] FS: 58 CM Simpleone
I would buy this if I could. And I already have one! My favorite bike! -J -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: owie - bike path hazard
Wow Ron, glad you were able to walk away from that one. so many hazards out there. ~Hugh On Monday, October 7, 2013 7:48:15 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: this is the last thing you would expect to find on a municipal bike trail http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/estes/bike/IMG_7784.jpg concrete pads with 5 one-inch-wide gaps along the trail that drop to infinity That's my mud track yesterday - I was watching the barricade ahead and setting up to make my left turn back to the street. Sucked my front wheel to the axle - it was like a vacuum cleaner took the bike out from under me. Had to deflate the tire to extricate the bike. Landed on my glove and my sunglasses. Mildly sprained wrist, 9 stitches in my eyebrow and look like I lost a bar fight. Yeah, but you should have seen the bike path. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Sam and Betty Spotted in the Wild. Roseville CA.
Could be Alan and his wife who live out that way. Alan used to run the ecovelo blog but has since moved on to other interests. I'm pretty sure that his wife has a blue Betty and he has some model of orange riv with m-bars. Nice people, too. • Perry -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Aspen Gold 3-day trip
Awesome stuff Patrick. As others have said, keep up the great photos and tactical reconnaissance. On Thursday, October 3, 2013 8:48:41 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: As my wife reminded me upon my return, I've been trying to get out and immerse myself in Colorado's glorious aspen colors for over five years, but my brain or daughters births prevented it. Not this year! The spot will look familiar to you if you've been gracious to view other trips -- but not these colors. Wow. Visual symphony of color. Glowing gold and orange with brilliant deep blue sky above and deep rich evergreen dappled around and behind with grasses of tan and rust all combine to delight the eye and feed the soul. I base camped, having a lazy ride in as my family hiked in (more technical than they all like to ride -- yet) to spend the day with me before they departed back home (we don't yet have gear for everyone for the 20˚F nights). They departed in the late afternoon of day one and I settled in for a few days of solitude and brain cushion recovery. Day 2, I woke at dawn, though the sun would still be 2 hours peaking over the hill (what I get for camping on the west side of a 14,000 peak!). My choices were to be lazy in my warm bag or get up and ride myself warm. I rode. Climbing that next ridge will always warm you up! Once I couldn't ride up the steep trail of Sentinel, I tied off the Hunqapillar and hoofed it the rest of the way to the tundra. Amazing views of the Sangre de Cristo and Collegiante ranges, as well as Lost Creek Wilderness, and South Park. After returning to my bike, I felt good so headed to Horsethief Falls, getting back to camp about 5pm. Standard day's food for dinner of beef jerky, butter, and dried potatoes. Day three: a leisurely breakdown of camp as I wanted things to thaw/dry before I hauled out extra weight, then up and over the three ridges before the trail ended and I rode Edlow road and Hwy 24 back home. Amazing trip and my brain has a bit more cushion again! We'll see if the snow allows more overnight trips or not this year. My second eldest daughter had a blast taking photos of me riding, and she has a real artistic eye emerging. http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157636166222556/ With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org* -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: owie - bike path hazard
Owie's must be in the air...I hit a water access hole that was missing the cap 3 weeks ago while riding my bike for coffee with the wife. I went down hard...road rash all over my body...bike was not hurt except for a tiny paint scrape...The wife was following behind me on her Betty didn't fair as well...Besides road rash, stitches a chipped tooth, she broke the ball of her humorous...bad break that may need surgery...be safe out there... -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: owie - bike path hazard
Wow. Makes my roots and rocks sound positively salubrious. Prayers for you both to heal well. With abandon, Patrick On Monday, October 7, 2013 4:29:15 PM UTC-6, PeterG wrote: Owie's must be in the air...I hit a water access hole that was missing the cap 3 weeks ago while riding my bike for coffee with the wife. I went down hard...road rash all over my body...bike was not hurt except for a tiny paint scrape...The wife was following behind me on her Betty didn't fair as well...Besides road rash, stitches a chipped tooth, she broke the ball of her humorous...bad break that may need surgery...be safe out there... -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: owie - bike path hazard
Ron and Peter, So sorry to read of your accidents and Peter, your wife's accident. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for you all. Here in Maryland Fall has arrived and with it fallen leavesleaves that become wet and slippery and leaves that hide road/trail hazards. Wishing everyone miles of safe cycling, Erl -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: First Meeting of The Sunrise Coffee Tea Club
The Eiteljorg for sunrise coffee sounds like a good start to the day. Please let me know when you are planning to meet. Bob On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 3:53 PM, EGNolan egno...@gmail.com wrote: Avery, I usually do them I. Mondays. I'm on the east side ride downtown to the Eiteljorg to make coffee. Next week sometime perhaps we can meet up? Best, Eric -- 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. 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 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Sam and Betty Spotted in the Wild. Roseville CA.
You may be right. I was kind of a burnt orange color and had m-bars. Matt On Monday, October 7, 2013 2:45:58 PM UTC-7, Perry wrote: Could be Alan and his wife who live out that way. Alan used to run the ecovelo blog but has since moved on to other interests. I'm pretty sure that his wife has a blue Betty and he has some model of orange riv with m-bars. Nice people, too. • Perry -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] FS: Brooks B17 - black
75$ and buyer pays shipping. Newish. Rode for a coupla months. No noticeable break in. Proofhided. Treated with tender loving care. Scuff marks on back edge and some cosmetic minor stuff. 1 from when I flipped bike over for repair. 1 from when bike fell over and contacted siding of my house. I love these saddles, but I love Flyer saddles better. So I am selling to get some money to put towards another Flyer saddle. Paypal happily accepted. See it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70237737@N00/sets/72157636311357616/ -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Dyno - SP Dynamo Hub
Hi Kelly, I am contemplating wheel builds. Thinking 32 hole, Velocity polished A23 rims (they seem to address some problems with Velocity Synergy in high dish). Of course I want dynamo lighting. When all is said and done, it is an expensive thing to do. Got to looking around and found Shutter Precision. http://www.sp-dynamo.com/index.html (SP) I was also cued by the appearance of an SV-8/Velocity Synergy rim offering in New Stuff at the Rivendell site. SV-8 looks to be very price competitive. PV8 seems to be build like a brick outhouse but loses the price point advantage. And there is the question of getting them in the U.S at all. That being said, now that you have had the SD-8 for a year, how is it holding up? They do make some bold claims on their web site. There are some favorable reviews (google search, Bicycle Quarterly). My use case is front and rear lighting for diminishing light following sunset. I doubt that I will randonneur hours into the evening. Thank you, Tom On Saturday, September 15, 2012 10:04:30 AM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: Ok so I've got SON28 on the Bombadil, AHH and my wifes Atlantis. I have a Shimano 3n80 on my Quickbeam. I can notice a difference in drag between the SON28 and 3N80 though negligible. I was looking around after purchasing a 68 cm RAM for a something but didn't want to shell out the big bucks for the SON28. Thought about not even having a Dyno hub for it. Then I ran across the SP Dynamo and it's big claims. I ordered one for about 130 bucks. I purchased a SD-8 non switchable. There is rumors that this company makes the Supernova hub as well though I have no documentation or proof.. just spreading the rumor. It also has the same connector as the Shimano. Well I built the wheel last night then today took the wheel off the AHH and road the SP with light off then on and at speed. Took it off and road the SON28. The only difference I could discern was the SP didn't have the vibration the SON28 did / all of my SON28's have at particular speeds.. usually around 20ish mph and doesn't last long. I was unable to determine by ride if it has any more or less drag than the SON28 it felt the same. It's also smaller and lighter than the SON28 but I couldn't tell that from riding either. Overall my first impressions are that this is a viable alternative to the SON at 1/2 the price. Guess time will tell how it's longevity is. Here are some photos... not good ones but photos anyway. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/sets/72157631542052892/ Kelly -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: First Meeting of The Sunrise Coffee Tea Club
Hi cc, The more I see of this, the more I like it. I am highly motivated to do it. I know the perfect place in the Black Mountain Open Space Park near my home that I want to be on Saturday morning, October 13. Wish there were a few more Rivsters in the area to share, but solitude at dawn is not a bad thing. Planning to take small Trangia stove, Zumbar Humming Bird Coffee, French Press with titanium cup in a handlebar bag, and a great attitude. If all that works, maybe, just maybe, a salmon scramble in the Trangia, Some veggie to mix in, and a goodly portion of baguette to munch through the coffee and meal. Life can be good. Best regards, Tom On Friday, October 4, 2013 9:50:36 AM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: Cribbing a sheet from Ocean Air Cycles, I decided that if I loved sub 24-hour overnight trips so much, one way to fit more things like that in my schedule is to fit smaller rides in (like mortar between logs in a cabin or, more appropriately, cedar shims in a door frame). So, morning, or sunrise coffee. I left home around 6:30am and rode roughly along this route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/190735 At least up to mile 3.2. It's a pretty straight climb, but not too long. I reached the viewpoint, in time for sunrise, and enjoyed the view while boiling water and grinding coffee: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/10085097586/ It was majestic, and very peaceful. And the coffee was strong: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/10085344993/ Afterwards I had a fun ride down the hill, where I ate a delicious salmon scramble. So the point being, I loved how a s24o allowed me to fit camping trips where there was dead time. Now, I'm horrible at getting up in the morning, and meditating, but I love coffee, and riding bikes, and cooking outside, so this was the perfect motivator. I think I'm gonna do this on a regular basis. Sunrise Coffee Tea Club. It's social, but not really social. You're all invited. cc -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Northern East Bay Mixed Terrain Ride-- Sunday, October 6th
Here's my pictures. Jeremy did a great job setting this up. We started off with some great coffee and roll up our way towards the dirt. The dirt was loose and fast. Made for smiles and laughs. Great to find new routes around the east bay. Pictures proved that dirt is always a good option. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjKoHgz3 -Manny Pour some out for the homies Acosta -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Night ride, inaugural, for SP dynohub and Cyo N Plus combo.
Hi Patrick, Good to know I am asking about Shutter Precision (SP) dynamos on another thread. I am OK with buzz. I am not OK with shimmy. On Thursday, October 3, 2013 9:10:02 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: Tonight I put in a brief 10.5 mile augmentation to my 12-mile errand ride this afternoon, taking out the Ram with the newly installed SP dynohub and the Cyo N Plus -- both bought NIB but used from listers, for which much thanks -- out on the once-again pitch dark Rio Grande bike path. Two insouciant coyotes this evening; no racoon. Frankly, I can't tell any difference either in drag or in illumination compared to the much more expensive Son 20 and Edeluxe combo -- except that the latter comes up to full brightness at a very slightly higher speed. I read that the Cyo uses the same working bits as the Edeluxe, so no surprise there. I think that, just perhaps, I detect a sort of very light buzz or hum from the SP at speed that I don't pick up from the SON 20; it's not rough enough to call it a vibration, and I notice it only when I am picking nits. In fact, unless I try to discern it, I don't discern it -- meaning that for practical purposes it doesn't exist. What wonderful lights compared to what was available just 10 years ago! My first modern foray into dyno lights a good 8 years ago was with a SON 28 (36 hole hub cleverly laced into a 28-spoke rim) and a home-made, Cree-powered light made by a fellow lister. It was certainly bright enough, but it was just a flashlight beam and I decided that it wasn't as good as two cheap LED battery lights. I experimented with a number of these until the advent three or four years later of the Fly, which, hugely superior to my flashlight-type LEDs, led in turn to the even better Edeluxe and Cyo. The Edeluxe II is said to be even brighter and more broad -- but at that level of perfection, it quite honestly doesn't really matter to me. I suppose that, for off road use. the E II might be desirable, but I'm quite happy with what I now have. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
