Hope you all had a great holiday and managed to get a ride in, as well. Looking forward to reading the ride reports of others, especially with new Christmas loot! Here's my report:
I rode my Canti-Rom from my home in San Francisco to my oldest son's home in San Mateo for family Christmas dinner. My wife drove down in the car, so I came home with her last night. I've been mostly riding my Quickbeam and jamis commuter, and had not been on the Rom for several weeks. It was fun feeling like I was on a "fast" road bike, again. I decided to ride down the peninsula via the Presidio, Aquatic Park, Embarcadero, SFO, and the Bay Trail. Got as far as Crissy Field in the Presidio before I stopped to take my first photo of a jolly police officer riding a real reindeer! That's when I discovered that my camera battery was dying, although I thought I had charged it. Anyway, I managed one or two shots with it before it quit, the rest of the pix are with the iPhone. Best I could do. After the cop on the reindeer, I rode down along Embarcadero to ATT&T Park where I bumped into a fellow I had not seen since I retired 6 years ago. He was just walking along and I was surprised to see him after all these years. We chatted for about 45 minutes. That set me back, time wise, as my wife had given me strict orders not to arrive at the family gathering any later than 1500 hours. As luck would have it, I was right down the street from the CalTrain station. I have a CalTrain schedule app on my iPhone, and a quick glance of it revealed that I could catch the next train south that was leaving in seven minutes! I rode down, bought the ticket and rode the train as far as San Bruno. That covered about seven miles, and caught me up with the ride schedule. >From San Bruno CalTrain, I continued on my previously planned route and made it to the festivities with 15 minutes to spare. I freshened up, changed clothes (My wife brought down my duffel with the party clothes inside), and had a great evening. The Ibex El Fitto Knickers worked really well. I like my Swobo knickers a smidge better fit-wise, but these are a very close second. I also really like the wind panels that they have across the front of the knees. Those really do block the chilly air. The elastic bands on the calves tended to allow the bottom of each leg to rise more than I like, but it wasn't enough to dissuade me from using these again. The workmanship is superb, and the fit very nice around the thighs and butt. Good riding gear. Here are a few pix, including the cop on a reindeer! http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581...@n03/sets/72157623073460738/ -- 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.
