Re: [RBW] Headlands Ride Report - Now Tam
on 10/13/10 10:09 AM, James Warren at jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote: I had a great Atlantis ride up Railroad Grade on Mt. Tam in Marin County the day after the Rivendell garage sale. I used Marathon Extremes, knobby 40ers. On the say down, Hoo Koo E Koo was good, but then on Blithedale Ridge heading down back toward Mill Valley, I chickened out a few times and walked the bike down the steep stuff. I probably would have done the same on my MB-4 with two inch knobbies, probably would have done the same on a full sus bike. The upper part of Blithedale Ridge (from where it connects with HKEK) has a couple of spots which are just about the steepest sections of roads on the mountain. This time of year, it's dry, dusty and very loose. There are a couple spots where if you did go off piste, you'd have a while to think about what you did before you started hitting stuff. Nothing wrong with discretion! -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com Maybe a bike, once discarded, pines away year after year for the first hand that steered it, and as it grows old it dreams, in its bike way, of the young roads. -- Robert McCammon, Boy's Life -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Headlands Ride Report - Now Tam
This has been an interesting thread. Just last weekend I rode my Bleriot on a long single-track in the Sierra. I can count on one hand the number of times I have ridden a single-track trail, and my technique is certainly begging. Anyway, I did OK, but in particularly rocky sections (boulders, not gravel) my front wheel kept coming off the surface when I was climbing, and that always threw me off-balance, especially going around trees. I always made a point of falling off uphill, not over the trail rim. I had that much sense. I tried standing and leaning over the bars, but that was a cumbersome position, and I felt more in control sitting. There were many sections of this trail (8.5 miles long) where I did more walking than riding. I trust that is the discretion to which Jim refers! I was using the Bleriot, jitensha straight bars, and Fatty Rumkins. Like I said, steep pitches or going over boulders up-grade and my front wheel kept popping off the surface. Aside from my novice technique, would a better cockpit help me out more? Or, is the Bleriot just not the best bike for this stuff? From: CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, October 14, 2010 9:06:00 AM Subject: Re: [RBW] Headlands Ride Report - Now Tam on 10/13/10 10:09 AM, James Warren at jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote: I had a great Atlantis ride up Railroad Grade on Mt. Tam in Marin County the day after the Rivendell garage sale. I used Marathon Extremes, knobby 40ers. On the say down, Hoo Koo E Koo was good, but then on Blithedale Ridge heading down back toward Mill Valley, I chickened out a few times and walked the bike down the steep stuff. I probably would have done the same on my MB-4 with two inch knobbies, probably would have done the same on a full sus bike. The upper part of Blithedale Ridge (from where it connects with HKEK) has a couple of spots which are just about the steepest sections of roads on the mountain. This time of year, it's dry, dusty and very loose. There are a couple spots where if you did go off piste, you'd have a while to think about what you did before you started hitting stuff. Nothing wrong with discretion! -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com Maybe a bike, once discarded, pines away year after year for the first hand that steered it, and as it grows old it dreams, in its bike way, of the young roads. -- Robert McCammon, Boy's Life -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Headlands Ride Report - Now Tam
I had a great Atlantis ride up Railroad Grade on Mt. Tam in Marin County the day after the Rivendell garage sale. I used Marathon Extremes, knobby 40ers. On the say down, Hoo Koo E Koo was good, but then on Blithedale Ridge heading down back toward Mill Valley, I chickened out a few times and walked the bike down the steep stuff. I probably would have done the same on my MB-4 with two inch knobbies, probably would have done the same on a full sus bike. -Jim W. -Original Message- From: Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com Sent: Oct 13, 2010 9:55 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Headlands Ride Report 10.11.10 Sounds fantastic. What tires do you find necessary for adventures like that? What tires would you recommend for someone who's not a great bike handler? What pressure did you run your tires at? I like riding my Atlantis (32 mm Panaracer Paselas) on dirt fire roads, but lately, at the end of the summer, I've been chickening out and walking more, as the fire roads in the South Bay (and presumably in Marin as well) are covered with gravel and dust. On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote: Morning, all. I was able to wheel out the Quickbeam for a weekend ride for the first time in more than a month. It took me out into the Marin Headlands to explore the wonderful set of trails inscribed there along the southern three ridges. Despite being underpowered and therefore, a bit undergeared, it was a wonderful afternoon. Trails, hills, beaches, and an ocean, with only minimal interruptions by three other cyclists, two runners, and a handful of hikers--all just 10 miles or so from my urban-crushed doorstep. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
