[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Mike: I was too busy trying to > hang on to Dustin on that section so I didn't take many pictures. Hanging with Dustin is an exercise in futility. But as long as somebody wants to try, give it a go. dougP On Feb 15, 7:18 am, Michael_S wrote: > April will be warmer and depending on the weather maybe too hot. The > 3rd dirt section was the best in my opinion. I was too busy trying to > hang on to Dustin on that section so I didn't take many pictures. I > think those sections would be best with a 35mm cross tire or a Hetre. > Of course the final road sections were perfect for the Jack Browns. > > ~Mike > > On Feb 15, 4:47 am, jim phillips wrote: > > > > > Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!! > > > JimP > > > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > From: cyclotour...@gmail.com > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware of > > the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not marked > > at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the > > hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/ > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > > John: > > > That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We > > took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You > > can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then > > headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 > > outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter > > version. > > > Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We > > had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be > > steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. > > > When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, > > but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious > > about the part I missed. > > > dougP > > > On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare wrote: > > > > Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the > > > route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 > > > > I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. > > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban wrote: > > > > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > > > > blog: > > > > >http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > > > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > > > > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > > > > Esteban > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson wrote: > > > > > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > > > > > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > > > > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S > > > > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some > > > > > > > pretty > > > > > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > > > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped > > > > off > > > > > > > don't > > > > > > > > count! :-) > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > &g
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
The GPS route was done by Dustin. Also, now that I'm an expert on San Diego, the Trolley goes to La Mesa, sorta' near where we started: http://tinyurl.com/4tloq5b If you don't have a car, you could ride that out to the start. Also-also, don't forget the SD Custom Bike Show starting the 8th. http://www.sandiegocustombicycleshow.com/ Hopefully some folks will be going out to that. On Feb 15, 11:38 am, John Speare wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Michael_S wrote: > > April will be warmer and depending on the weather maybe too hot. The > > 3rd dirt section was the best in my opinion. I was too busy trying to > > hang on to Dustin on that section so I didn't take many pictures. I > > think those sections would be best with a 35mm cross tire or a Hetre. > > Of course the final road sections were perfect for the Jack Browns. > > > ~Mike > > > On Feb 15, 4:47 am, jim phillips wrote: > >> Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!! > > >> JimP > > >> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800 > >> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > >> From: cyclotour...@gmail.com > >> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > >> Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware > >> of the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not > >> marked at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the > >> hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/ > > >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > >> John: > > >> That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We > >> took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You > >> can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then > >> headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 > >> outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter > >> version. > > >> Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We > >> had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be > >> steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. > > >> When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, > >> but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious > >> about the part I missed. > > >> dougP > > >> On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare wrote: > > Guys, > > Thanks for the info! > > David: do you have a GPS track? I dig hike-a-bike sections, so I"m > excited that this ride popped up. > > Doug, I'd love company and meeting a local person who knows the area. > > I'll ride this on either April 6th or April 7th. Leaving from some > hotel in Old Town. > > I'd likley leave at around 6AM ish or so... to try and beat the heat. > > I have a coupled RB-T with 32mm > pasalas...(http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2010/02/coupled.html) > hopefully that will do the trick. > > If anyone else is potentially interested in joining me, email me > offline and I'll send an email. > > Best, John > > -- > John Speare > Spokane, WA USAhttp://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/ -- 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-bunch@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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Michael_S wrote: > April will be warmer and depending on the weather maybe too hot. The > 3rd dirt section was the best in my opinion. I was too busy trying to > hang on to Dustin on that section so I didn't take many pictures. I > think those sections would be best with a 35mm cross tire or a Hetre. > Of course the final road sections were perfect for the Jack Browns. > > ~Mike > > On Feb 15, 4:47 am, jim phillips wrote: >> Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!! >> >> JimP >> >> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800 >> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD >> From: cyclotour...@gmail.com >> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> >> Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware of >> the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not marked >> at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the >> hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/ >> >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote: >> >> John: >> >> That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We >> took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You >> can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then >> headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 >> outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter >> version. >> >> Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We >> had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be >> steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. >> >> When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, >> but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious >> about the part I missed. >> >> dougP >> >> On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare wrote: >> >> >> Guys, Thanks for the info! David: do you have a GPS track? I dig hike-a-bike sections, so I"m excited that this ride popped up. Doug, I'd love company and meeting a local person who knows the area. I'll ride this on either April 6th or April 7th. Leaving from some hotel in Old Town. I'd likley leave at around 6AM ish or so... to try and beat the heat. I have a coupled RB-T with 32mm pasalas...(http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2010/02/coupled.html) hopefully that will do the trick. If anyone else is potentially interested in joining me, email me offline and I'll send an email. Best, John -- John Speare Spokane, WA USA http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/ -- 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-bunch@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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
April will be warmer and depending on the weather maybe too hot. The 3rd dirt section was the best in my opinion. I was too busy trying to hang on to Dustin on that section so I didn't take many pictures. I think those sections would be best with a 35mm cross tire or a Hetre. Of course the final road sections were perfect for the Jack Browns. ~Mike On Feb 15, 4:47 am, jim phillips wrote: > Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!! > > JimP > > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800 > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > From: cyclotour...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware of > the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not marked > at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the > hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/ > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > John: > > That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We > took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You > can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then > headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 > outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter > version. > > Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We > had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be > steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. > > When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, > but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious > about the part I missed. > > dougP > > On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare wrote: > > > > > > > Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the > > route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 > > > I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban wrote: > > > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > > > blog: > > > >http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > > > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > > > Esteban > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson wrote: > > > > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > > > > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > > > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S > > >wrote: > > > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > > > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > > > > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped > > > off > > > > > > don't > > > > > > > count! :-) > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was > > > > > > > > so > > > much > > > > > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone > > > > > > > > must > > > have > > > > > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in > > > SoCal! > > > > > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a
RE: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!! JimP Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800 Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD From: cyclotour...@gmail.com To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware of the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not marked at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/ On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote: John: That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter version. Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious about the part I missed. dougP On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare wrote: > Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the > route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 > > I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. > > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban wrote: > > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > > blog: > > >http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson wrote: > > > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > > > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > > > dougP > > > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S > >wrote: > > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > > > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped > > off > > > > > don't > > > > > > count! :-) > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so > > much > > > > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must > > have > > > > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in > > SoCal! > > > > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. > > Five > > > > > were > > > > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. > > The > > > > > > > route > > > > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded > > dirt > > > > > > > roads, > > > > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven > > mile > > > > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used > > car > > > > > lots. > > > > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
> > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country > stores/used > > > car > > > > > > lots. > > > > > > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us > at > > > his > > > > > > house! > > > > > > > > A > > > > > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for > us!!! > > > Good > > > > > > stuff! > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson < > > > dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand > new > > > set of > > > > > > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires > right > > > now. > > > > > > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In > my > > > case, > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I > can't. > > > > > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren < > jimcwar...@earthlink.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme > > > 700x40. > > > > > > Under > > > > > > > > Silver > > > > > > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear > cassette. > > > I'm > > > > > > pretty > > > > > > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the > past > > > month > > > > > > and a > > > > > > > > half > > > > > > > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > > > > > > > >From: doug peterson > > > > > > > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > > > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of > weeks > > > ago > > > > > > so > > > > > > > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water > > > bottles plus > > > > > > > > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking > > > forward > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S < > mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt > trails) > > > but I > > > > > > > > will be > > > > > > > > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to > have a > > > bail > > > > > > out > > > > > > > > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected > too. > > > That > > > > > > week > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did > the > > > cold I > > > > > > > > picked > > > > > > > > > > > >> up down there. > > > > > > > > > > > >> ~Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist < >
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
John: That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter version. Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious about the part I missed. dougP On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare wrote: > Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the > route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 > > I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. > > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban wrote: > > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > > blog: > > >http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson wrote: > > > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > > > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > > > dougP > > > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S > >wrote: > > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > > > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped > > off > > > > > don't > > > > > > count! :-) > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so > > much > > > > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must > > have > > > > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in > > SoCal! > > > > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. > > Five > > > > > were > > > > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. > > The > > > > > > > route > > > > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded > > dirt > > > > > > > roads, > > > > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven > > mile > > > > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used > > car > > > > > lots. > > > > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at > > his > > > > > house! > > > > > > > A > > > > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! > > Good > > > > > stuff! > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson < > > dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new > > set of > > > > > > > > > 40s from Riv a
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban wrote: > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > blog: > > http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson wrote: > > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > > > dougP > > > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S >wrote: > > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped > off > > > > don't > > > > > count! :-) > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so > much > > > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must > have > > > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in > SoCal! > > > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. > Five > > > > were > > > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. > The > > > > > > route > > > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded > dirt > > > > > > roads, > > > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven > mile > > > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used > car > > > > lots. > > > > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at > his > > > > house! > > > > > > A > > > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! > Good > > > > stuff! > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson < > dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new > set of > > > > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right > now. > > > > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my > case, > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren > wrote: > > > > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme > 700x40. > > > > Under > > > > > > Silver > > > > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. > I'm > > > > pretty > > > > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past > month > > > > and a > > > > > > half &g
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the blog: http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson wrote: > Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some > pretty interesting stuff yesterday! > > You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. > > dougP > > On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > That's my favorite response!!! > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S wrote: > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > > ~Mike > > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped off > > > don't > > > > count! :-) > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > > wrote: > > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much > > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have > > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five > > > were > > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The > > > > > route > > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt > > > > > roads, > > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car > > > lots. > > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his > > > house! > > > > > A > > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good > > > stuff! > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, > > > I'm > > > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. > > > Under > > > > > Silver > > > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm > > > pretty > > > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month > > > and a > > > > > half > > > > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > > > > >From: doug peterson > > > > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago > > > so > > > > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles > > > > > > > > >plus > > > > > > > &
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some pretty interesting stuff yesterday! You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. dougP On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > That's my favorite response!!! > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S wrote: > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > ~Mike > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped off > > don't > > > count! :-) > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > > wrote: > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five > > were > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The > > > > route > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt > > > > roads, > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car > > lots. > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his > > house! > > > > A > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good > > stuff! > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson > > wrote: > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, > > I'm > > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. > > Under > > > > Silver > > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm > > pretty > > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month > > and a > > > > half > > > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > > > >From: doug peterson > > > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago > > so > > > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > > > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward > > to > > > > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > > > > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I > > > > will be > > > > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail > > out > > > > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That > > week > > > > in > > > > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
That's my favorite response!!! On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S wrote: > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > ~Mike > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped off > don't > > count! :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson > wrote: > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five > were > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The > > > route > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt > > > roads, > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car > lots. > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his > house! > > > A > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good > stuff! > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson > wrote: > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, > I'm > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. > Under > > > Silver > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm > pretty > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month > and a > > > half > > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > > >From: doug peterson > > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago > so > > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward > to > > > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > > > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I > > > will be > > > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail > out > > > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That > week > > > in > > > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I > > > picked > > > > > > >> up down there. > > > > > > >> ~Mike > > > > > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to > drop > > > > > everything > > > > > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and > Sunny, > > > so no &g
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of the ride on the Jack Brown greensDustin led us on on some pretty rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. ~Mike On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped off don't > count! :-) > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > dougP > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five were > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The > > route > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt > > roads, > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car lots. > > > > Pix to prove we were there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his house! > > A > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good stuff! > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > > > Jim: > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, I'm > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. Under > > Silver > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm pretty > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month and a > > half > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > >From: doug peterson > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to > > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I > > will be > > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week > > in > > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I > > picked > > > > > >> up down there. > > > > > >> ~Mike > > > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop > > > > everything > > > > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, > > so no > > > > > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or > > > > distance > > > > > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I > > spent > > > > the last > > > > > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing > > > > intervals as > > > > > >> > suggested. > > > > > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que > > sheets > > > > over on > > > > >
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped off don't count! :-) On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson wrote: > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > dougP > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five were > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The > route > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt > roads, > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car lots. > > > > Pix to prove we were there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his house! > A > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good stuff! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > > Jim: > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, I'm > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. Under > Silver > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm pretty > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month and a > half > > > will be enough. > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > >From: doug peterson > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I > will be > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week > in > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I > picked > > > > >> up down there. > > > > >> ~Mike > > > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop > > > everything > > > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, > so no > > > > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or > > > distance > > > > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I > spent > > > the last > > > > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing > > > intervals as > > > > >> > suggested. > > > > > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que > sheets > > > over on > > > > >> > flickr: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc. > .. > > > > > > >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of > your > > > fave > > > > >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > > > > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban > > > wrote: > > > > >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the > attributes > > > of > > > > >> >
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? dougP On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist wrote: > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five were > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The route > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt roads, > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car lots. > > Pix to prove we were there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his house! A > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good stuff! > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > Jim: > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, I'm > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > dougP > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. Under Silver > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm pretty > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month and a half > > will be enough. > > > > -Jim W. > > > > -Original Message- > > > >From: doug peterson > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > >dougP > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked > > > >> up down there. > > > >> ~Mike > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop > > everything > > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no > > > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or > > distance > > > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent > > the last > > > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing > > intervals as > > > >> > suggested. > > > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets > > over on > > > >> > flickr: > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your > > fave > > > >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban > > wrote: > > > >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes > > of > > > >> > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > >> > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; > > 2) > > > >> > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and > > dog > > > >> > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > >> > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of > > the > > > >> > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely > > worth > > > >> > > the trip. Here's the photose
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five were local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The route was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt roads, sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car lots. Pix to prove we were there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his house! A great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good stuff! On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson wrote: > Jim: > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, I'm > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > dougP > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. Under Silver > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm pretty > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month and a half > will be enough. > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > -Original Message----- > > >From: doug peterson > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > >dougP > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked > > >> up down there. > > >> ~Mike > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop > everything > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no > > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or > distance > > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent > the last > > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing > intervals as > > >> > suggested. > > > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets > over on > > >> > flickr: > http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your > fave > > >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban > wrote: > > >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes > of > > >> > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > >> > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; > 2) > > >> > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and > dog > > >> > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > >> > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of > the > > >> > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely > worth > > >> > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > >> > > year: > > > > >> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > >> > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, > too > > >> > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and > I'm > > >> > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish > to > > >> > > partake. > > > > >
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Jim: Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, I'm the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. dougP On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren wrote: > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. Under Silver > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm pretty > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month and a half > will be enough. > > -Jim W. > > > > -Original Message- > >From: doug peterson > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > >dougP > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked > >> up down there. > >> ~Mike > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop > >> > everything > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or distance > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent the > >> > last > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing intervals as > >> > suggested. > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets > >> > over on > >> > flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your fave > >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban wrote: > >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > >> > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > >> > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > >> > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > >> > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > >> > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > >> > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > >> > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > >> > > year: > > >> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > >> > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > >> > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > >> > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > >> > > partake. > > >> > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > >> > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > >> > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > >> > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > >> > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > >> > > Esteban > >> > > San Diego, Calif. > > >> > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > >> > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving > >> > > > the > >> > > SD > >> > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > >> > > It's > >> > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% > >> > > > dirt > >> > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! &
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. Under Silver sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm pretty excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month and a half will be enough. -Jim W. -Original Message- >From: doug peterson >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > >dougP > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked >> up down there. >> ~Mike >> >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: >> >> >> >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop everything >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or distance >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent the >> > last >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing intervals as >> > suggested. >> >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets over >> > on >> > flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... >> >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your fave >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! >> >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban wrote: >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of >> > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our >> > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) >> > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog >> > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising >> > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the >> > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth >> > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last >> > > year: >> >> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ >> >> > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too >> > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm >> > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to >> > > partake. >> >> > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped >> > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. >> >> > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be >> > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps >> > > worth a trip for folks further out! >> >> > > Esteban >> > > San Diego, Calif. >> >> > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: >> > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the >> > > SD >> > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). >> > > It's >> > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt >> > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! >> > > Hope >> > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to >> > > > try >> > > to >> > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 >> >> > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: >> > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... >> >> > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put >> > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that >> > > > you >> > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. dougP On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S wrote: > the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be > there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in > the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked > up down there. > ~Mike > > On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop everything > > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no > > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or distance > > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent the last > > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing intervals as > > suggested. > > > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets over on > > flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your fave > > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban wrote: > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > > year: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > > partake. > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > Esteban > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the > > > SD > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > > > It's > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! > > > Hope > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to try > > > to > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that > > > > you > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo > > > > and > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the > > > recent > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should > > > handle > > > > it nicely. > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > > > David > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@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. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe fro
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked up down there. ~Mike On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop everything > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or distance > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent the last > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing intervals as > suggested. > > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets over on > flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your fave > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban wrote: > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > year: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > partake. > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the > > SD > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > > It's > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! > > Hope > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to try > > to > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that you > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo and > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the > > recent > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should > > handle > > > it nicely. > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > probably benefit more from > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS > > > -- > > 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-bunch@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. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop everything and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or distance seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent the last two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing intervals as suggested. More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets over on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_society/discuss/72157625620817241/ Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your fave beverage for post-ride celebration! On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban wrote: > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > year: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > partake. > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > worth a trip for folks further out! > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the > SD > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > It's > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! > Hope > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to try > to > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that you > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo and > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the > recent > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should > handle > > it nicely. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bunch@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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
I think it would be worth it... On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Andy.M wrote: > Anyone wanna carpool from Seattle? > -Andy > > On Jan 4, 1:49 pm, doug peterson wrote: > > This is the perfect reason to install my new 40 mm Marathons. The > > calendar is marked. Hey Rob, drive down to Irvine & we'll take my car > > the rest of the way. Yea, long time in a tin box but you only have to > > drive half of it! > > > > dougP > > > > On Jan 4, 1:32 pm, rperks wrote: > > > > > I want to do this, but the distance on the highway has my head > > > spining. Santiago Peak was the most time I spent in a car in 6 > > > months. This one would be 200 miles each way, through LA and Orange > > > Counties. > > > > > But the mountains out there are so so cool, decisions. > > > > > I may have to use this as an excuse to head into our own back counrty > > > and partake in spirit. or if you get there early and find me sleeping > > > in the green golf knock on the window, > > > > > Tough choices > > > > > On Jan 4, 12:27 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > The JBs would be great on the 35ish miles of paved road, and don't > sound > > > > like they would be a hindrance on the dirt... so dust off that Ram! > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Esteban wrote: > > > > > I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few > 50-ft. > > > > > sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of > us > > > > > walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is > not > > > > > huge. > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S wrote: > > > > > > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something > more > > > > > > studly? > > > > > > > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > > > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > > > > > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the > attributes of > > > > > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - > our > > > > > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming > waterfront; 2) > > > > > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers > and dog > > > > > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and > surprising > > > > > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas > of the > > > > > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely > worth > > > > > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated > last > > > > > > > year: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, > too > > > > > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), > and I'm > > > > > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you > wish to > > > > > > > partake. > > > > > > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, > topped > > > > > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. > Would be > > > > > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. > Perhaps > > > > > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > > > > > Esteban > > > > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as > giving > > > > > the SD > > > > > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in > paradise). > > > > > It's > > > > > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and > ~30% > > > > > dirt > > > > > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those > intervals! > > > > > Hope > > > > > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're > going to > > > > > try to > > > > > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great > folks and > > > > > put > > > > > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of > SoCal that > > > > > you > > > > > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, > aluminum, bamboo > > > > > and > > > > > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's > one of the > > > > > recent > > > > > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and > wool should > > > > > handle > > > > > > > > it nicely. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders > who would > > > > > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* > - RTMS- > > > > > Hide qu
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Anyone wanna carpool from Seattle? -Andy On Jan 4, 1:49 pm, doug peterson wrote: > This is the perfect reason to install my new 40 mm Marathons. The > calendar is marked. Hey Rob, drive down to Irvine & we'll take my car > the rest of the way. Yea, long time in a tin box but you only have to > drive half of it! > > dougP > > On Jan 4, 1:32 pm, rperks wrote: > > > I want to do this, but the distance on the highway has my head > > spining. Santiago Peak was the most time I spent in a car in 6 > > months. This one would be 200 miles each way, through LA and Orange > > Counties. > > > But the mountains out there are so so cool, decisions. > > > I may have to use this as an excuse to head into our own back counrty > > and partake in spirit. or if you get there early and find me sleeping > > in the green golf knock on the window, > > > Tough choices > > > On Jan 4, 12:27 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > The JBs would be great on the 35ish miles of paved road, and don't sound > > > like they would be a hindrance on the dirt... so dust off that Ram! > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Esteban wrote: > > > > I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few 50-ft. > > > > sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of us > > > > walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is not > > > > huge. > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S wrote: > > > > > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more > > > > > studly? > > > > > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > > > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > > > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > > > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and > > > > > > dog > > > > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of > > > > > > the > > > > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely > > > > > > worth > > > > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > > > > > year: > > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > > > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > > > > > partake. > > > > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > > > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > > > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > > > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > > > Esteban > > > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as > > > > > > > giving > > > > the SD > > > > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in > > > > > > > paradise). > > > > It's > > > > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% > > > > dirt > > > > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those > > > > > > > intervals! > > > > Hope > > > > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going > > > > > > > to > > > > try to > > > > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks > > > > > > > and > > > > put > > > > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal > > > > > > > that > > > > you > > > > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, > > > > > > > bamboo > > > > and > > > > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of > > > > > > > the > > > > recent > > > > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool > > > > > > > should > > > > handle > > > > > > > it nicely. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - > > > > > > > RTMS- > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > >
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
This is the perfect reason to install my new 40 mm Marathons. The calendar is marked. Hey Rob, drive down to Irvine & we'll take my car the rest of the way. Yea, long time in a tin box but you only have to drive half of it! dougP On Jan 4, 1:32 pm, rperks wrote: > I want to do this, but the distance on the highway has my head > spining. Santiago Peak was the most time I spent in a car in 6 > months. This one would be 200 miles each way, through LA and Orange > Counties. > > But the mountains out there are so so cool, decisions. > > I may have to use this as an excuse to head into our own back counrty > and partake in spirit. or if you get there early and find me sleeping > in the green golf knock on the window, > > Tough choices > > On Jan 4, 12:27 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > The JBs would be great on the 35ish miles of paved road, and don't sound > > like they would be a hindrance on the dirt... so dust off that Ram! > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Esteban wrote: > > > I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few 50-ft. > > > sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of us > > > walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is not > > > huge. > > > > On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S wrote: > > > > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more > > > > studly? > > > > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > > > > year: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > > > > partake. > > > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > > Esteban > > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving > > > the SD > > > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > > > It's > > > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% > > > dirt > > > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those > > > > > > intervals! > > > Hope > > > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to > > > try to > > > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and > > > put > > > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal > > > > > > that > > > you > > > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, > > > > > > bamboo > > > and > > > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of > > > > > > the > > > recent > > > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool > > > > > > should > > > handle > > > > > > it nicely. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > David > > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - > > > > > > RTMS- > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational
[RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
I want to do this, but the distance on the highway has my head spining. Santiago Peak was the most time I spent in a car in 6 months. This one would be 200 miles each way, through LA and Orange Counties. But the mountains out there are so so cool, decisions. I may have to use this as an excuse to head into our own back counrty and partake in spirit. or if you get there early and find me sleeping in the green golf knock on the window, Tough choices On Jan 4, 12:27 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > The JBs would be great on the 35ish miles of paved road, and don't sound > like they would be a hindrance on the dirt... so dust off that Ram! > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Esteban wrote: > > I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few 50-ft. > > sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of us > > walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is not > > huge. > > > On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S wrote: > > > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more > > > studly? > > > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > > > year: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > > > partake. > > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > Esteban > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving > > the SD > > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > > It's > > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% > > dirt > > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! > > Hope > > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to > > try to > > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and > > put > > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that > > you > > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo > > and > > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the > > recent > > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should > > handle > > > > > it nicely. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > David > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
The JBs would be great on the 35ish miles of paved road, and don't sound like they would be a hindrance on the dirt... so dust off that Ram! On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Esteban wrote: > I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few 50-ft. > sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of us > walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is not > huge. > > On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S wrote: > > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more > > studly? > > > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > > > > > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > > year: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > > partake. > > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > Esteban > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving > the SD > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > It's > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% > dirt > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! > Hope > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to > try to > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and > put > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that > you > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo > and > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the > recent > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should > handle > > > > it nicely. > > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > > > David > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- > Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few 50-ft. sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of us walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is not huge. On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S wrote: > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more > studly? > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > ~Mike~ > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > year: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > partake. > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the SD > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). It's > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! > > > Hope > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to try > > > to > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen > > > here:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that you > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo and > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the > > > recent > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should > > > handle > > > it nicely. > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > probably benefit more from > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- > > > Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more studly? I'm marking it on my calender right now too. ~Mike~ On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban wrote: > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > year: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > partake. > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > worth a trip for folks further out! > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the SD > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). It's > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! Hope > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to try to > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen > > here:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that you > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo and > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the recent > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should handle > > it nicely. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to partake. I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps worth a trip for folks further out! Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist wrote: > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving the SD > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). It's > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% dirt > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those intervals! Hope > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to try to > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen > here:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and put > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal that you > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, bamboo and > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of the recent > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool should handle > it nicely. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
