[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Gino Zahnd
Sez he, in a group of eight who donned shorts and several with short sleeved shirts! :-p Spoken like a tried and true SoCal dude. On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:23 PM, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Eight folks braved the elements this cold and blustery Sunday morning.

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread JoelMatthews
Does the swell old blue Schwinn belong to a group member or did it just happen to be parked near the group's bikes? On Jan 5, 12:15 am, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: Really, very fun day: good company, great weather, and cold beer at the end.  Here's why I'm sore:

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Dustin Sharp
That was just part of the scenery for what turned out to be a really great ride. Dustin On 1/5/09 7:16 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: Does the swell old blue Schwinn belong to a group member or did it just happen to be parked near the group's bikes? On Jan 5, 12:15 am,

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread David Estes
I knew there had to be some out there! :-) For the record, probably should either drink up, or leave it... On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: Here are some more photos. What a fun day. http://flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157604732577024/ -Esteban

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Dustin Sharp
Well I have to give it up to Esteban for rocking the albatross bars while the rest of us were on drops. He's got a motor inside, apparently. Turns out the ride did have one casualty--when I got home I realized that both of the seatrails on my Koobi saddle had cracked. Guess the Ti rails

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Esteban
Here are some more photos. What a fun day. http://flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157604732577024/ -Esteban --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group,

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread David Estes
Yes, uprights didn't slow him down one bit (says the Lantern Rouge of the day)!!! So your rails broke... wow! Lay off on the pizza, geee. Cool that they're sending out rails right away. Easy fix to slip them in? BTW, your bike is officially the crowd-pleaser both in the real world and on

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread David Estes
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:57 PM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.netwrote: on 1/4/09 10:15 PM, Esteban and David both posted: http://flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3169665948/in/set-72157612181219326/ Yeah! Nice to see a bunch of list members out enjoying the day together. Looks like it

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread David Estes
The irony was not lost... :-) On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Gino Zahnd ginoza...@gmail.com wrote: Sez he, in a group of eight who donned shorts and several with short sleeved shirts! :-p Spoken like a tried and true SoCal dude. On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:23 PM, David Estes

[RBW] Local Color

2009-01-05 Thread Eric Norris
My friend and I stopped in a local grill/pub a few days ago--video of the inside is at the link below. Not a good place to be if you're an animal that can't shoot back ... --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org Video 1 Video Length 0:24

[RBW] Re: Bombadil Delivered!

2009-01-05 Thread Lisa -S.H.
Rick wrote: That flat black is a perfect fit for the bombadil's manly profile, great choice. It looks like a semi-gloss/satin finish to me in appearance, not flat. Looks nice though. Lisa --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Doug Peterson
You guys did a great job getting those photos posted so quickly. I added a few comments on some of them - that's a neat feature. Just thought of a snarky comment to add to The Hill photo. Great day, we have to get together again. dougP -Original Message- From:

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Dustin Sharp
Speaking of hills, this is the ride I am determined to do a weekend day very soon: http://www.lkjh.biz/bike/california/san_diego/anza_borrego/ The loop is 55 miles total, and starts with the glass elevator, the longest sustained highway grade in San Diego county. After paying your dues, the

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread David Estes
yes, this was at the meal spot... it was a very bicycle friendly establishment in Carlsbad. On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Dustin Sharp dsh...@runbox.com wrote: That was just part of the scenery for what turned out to be a really great ride. Dustin On 1/5/09 7:16 AM, JoelMatthews

[RBW] Re: What panniers are these?

2009-01-05 Thread JoelMatthews
There are a number of small operations around the country sewing handmade messenger bags and cycling caps that seem to do good business in that niche, so I wonder why very few have turned to traditional bicycle luggage. At least one small US vendor is now making panniers:

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread JoelMatthews
I was going to say that would have to be some rider to keep up with the Rivs and the Kirk on an old Schwinn for almost 50 miles. Great pictures. Glad to hear a good time was had by all. On Jan 5, 9:20 am, Dustin Sharp dsh...@runbox.com wrote: That was just part of the scenery for what turned

[RBW] Re: What panniers are these?

2009-01-05 Thread Bill Connell
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:25 PM, scott clankbonesh...@gmail.com wrote: That is a bummer as there aren't really any canvas panniers on the market right now. The Berthouds are too expensive for me. The Carradice panniers are available in England, but I'm not totally excited by the Super C

[RBW] Re: Sunday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!

2009-01-05 Thread Tom Lettington
Another great ride in this area is the trip from Borrego Springs to the Salton Sea and back. Rolling hills but no monster climb and plenty to see, including the Badlands. When I did this ride we camped at Peg Leg Smith Monument at the entrance to Henderson Canyon, the sweet spot for flower

[RBW] Fwd: FS: Tires 650B 700C

2009-01-05 Thread rcerkon
1PR (2 tires) PANARACER PASELA TG 700x32 $40 shipped CONUS Folding version, ridden 100 mi or so, excellent condition. * * * * * 1PR (2 tires) PANARACER 650B NIFTY SWIFTY $45 shipped CONUS Steel bead, Kevlar belted, they measure ABT 33m on Velocity Synergy rims. They've been mounted

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sizing

2009-01-05 Thread Mike
So I emailed John at Rivendell asking about Atlantis sizing and he confirmed that the Atlantis will top out at 61cm. The bigger sizes didn't sell very welll and they're thinking the Bombadil could fill in the gap. I guess that makes sense in these tight times when a small business can't have

[RBW] Re: FS: Tires 650B 700C

2009-01-05 Thread rcerkon
All tires are sold. That everyone for your interest. -- R On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:41 PM, rcer...@gmail.com wrote: 1PR (2 tires) PANARACER PASELA TG 700x32 $40 shipped CONUS Folding version, ridden 100 mi or so, excellent condition. * * * * * 1PR (2 tires) PANARACER 650B NIFTY

[RBW] Paselas for Sale

2009-01-05 Thread Eric Norris
I have a pair of lightly used 700x25 Paselas for sale. Wire bead, and *not* with Tour Guard. $20 for the pair shipped in the CONUS. For another $15, I'll throw in a pair of no-name 700x25 Pasela lookalikes. Note: Although marked as 25s, the Paselas aired up much narrower than that on a

[RBW] Re: Intro

2009-01-05 Thread David Estes
Welcome aboard! On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Brian Griffith mutiny...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I was a longtime RBW member and ibob-er and have taken a few years off from the Rivendell internet bicycle scene. I'm currently riding a 62cm Rambouillet (soon to be for sale) and a

[RBW] Re: Intro

2009-01-05 Thread Esteban
Welcome, Brian. What did you do with all your free time over the last few years ;) On Jan 5, 8:49 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome aboard! On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Brian Griffith mutiny...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I was a longtime RBW member and