[RBW] Red Bluff, CA (or similar) to Oakland, CA tour?

2013-05-16 Thread Ian Connelly
Hi all, Am contemplating a short 3-ish day tour with help from Amtrak as the first leg. From Oakland, I can get to Red Bluff, WIllits, or Auburn with ease. Red Bluff is compelling because it's the furthest away and because I've never really ridden up there. But it's also 250 or so miles back to

Re: [RBW] Red Bluff, CA (or similar) to Oakland, CA tour?

2013-05-16 Thread ian connelly
by train, but not take my bike. On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Ian Connelly ico...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Hi all, Am contemplating a short 3-ish day tour with help from Amtrak as the first leg. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW

Re: [RBW] Not too many people actively posting on this site for such a big amount of Rivs released to the wild over the years.

2013-04-28 Thread ian connelly
I hope you don't mind me saying this, Patrick M, but I open each digest and scan to see what percentage of posts (by number, not volume of text) are yours. Where this is higher than 20 percent, I usually delete and move on. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [RBW] Re: Nice Lugged frame on ebay

2012-09-25 Thread ian connelly
A friend told me that Matthew G was working at a Berkeley shop maybe as recently as two years ago. I think it was Velo Sport, but don't quote me on it. Also, I notice there's a Kogswell Yahoo group still going: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/KOG/ On Monday, September 24, 2012 1:15:02 PM

Re: [RBW] Re: First-time bicycle assembly advice

2012-09-20 Thread ian connelly
Not knowing you AND not having any idea how to solve your problem, and having read the entire thread (and not having sent you any advice), I now consider you an obnoxious moron. Welcome to the group. On Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:09:23 AM UTC-7, Michael Richters wrote: On Thu, Sep 20,

Re: [RBW] Re: Tubing Thicknesses on Rivs

2012-09-07 Thread ian connelly
Everyone who likes (vintage articles about) lugged steel frames and debates about tubing diameter should read this 1987 article linked via Bruce Gordon (who made both the bikes in the best): http://www.bgcycles.com/frame-tubing-selection.html -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: New/Old Long Low in SF

2011-07-14 Thread ian connelly
also interesting that this guy has been trying to sell this unsuccessfully on CL for the last year, easily. On Jul 14, 5:24 am, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote: Just came across this. Interesting that it has cantilever brakes. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/2492914176.html -- You received

[RBW] Re: Favorite route? Oakland to Santa Rosa

2010-08-05 Thread ian connelly
(caveat: i haven't done this ride exactly, but have ridden from north of santa rosa through napa to vallejo, and have done a lot of riding in marin. i would also be eager to hear input from santa rosa/sonoma locals!) i'd suggest you take the ferry (either to larkspur or vallejo) to get started.

[RBW] s24o in the san francisco chronicle today

2010-02-25 Thread Ian Connelly
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/24/NSA51C37BO.DTL fair amount of grant/rivendell philosophy (and recommended gear) in this article. angel island seems like a pretty great location for an s24o, has anyone on the list done it? ian -- You received this message because

[RBW] Re: a pack of Rivs sighted sunday in SF

2009-02-10 Thread ian connelly
could have been associated with this tasty-sounding ride. saw quite a few happy-looking cyclists in the same vicinity on sunday in the later- afternoon. http://beer2brakers.blogspot.com/ obviously, winter in sf has been really terribly difficult so far... ian On Feb 9, 4:42 pm, J L