[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-04-07 Thread James Davis
This thread is amazing. I have really enjoyed reading everyone’s posts! I enjoyed it so much, I decided to contribute my first post. Today, I took the Clem-L out for some post lunch ramblin’ along two local greenways. Today, I stopped after riding for roughly an hour and had an apple while some

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-29 Thread Luis Garcia
On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 1:08:31 PM UTC-5, Luis Garcia wrote: > > This is a great thread. I truly enjoy reading everyone's posts. > > I live in Dallas, Texas close to downtown. I mostly ride by myself. > Occasionally, I ride with my like minded cycling friend and regular > contributor

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-29 Thread Luis Garcia
This is a great thread. I truly enjoy reading everyone's posts. I live in Dallas, Texas close to downtown. I mostly ride by myself. Occasionally, I ride with my like minded cycling friend and regular contributor to this group, Paul Cunningham. During weekdays, my rides rarely exceed 10

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-27 Thread masmojo
I ride alone 95% of the time; especially since my local Rivendell/Surly/All City sort of hipster shops all closed down. I used to like going on their weekend rides. I find myself not working currently so I can ride during the week, middle of the day, whenever. I like the exercise aspect of

Re: [RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-26 Thread Toshi Takeuchi
Sorry, I'm late to the discussion, but these bone conduction headphones are amazing. They work best in the higher register--the bass is not so great. I like to listen to piano music and all of the street noise comes through perfectly well because the ears are totally open. In addition, the car

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-22 Thread Philip Williamson
Group ride separately is a beautiful idea. Philip Santa Rosa, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

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2020-03-22 Thread Mat Grewe
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2020-03-19 Thread Jason Fuller
Obviously this isn't a good year for spring traveling but SERIOUSLY, book a trip to Vancouver BC for late March / early April next year. I'll organize the ride. We have the most cherry blossoms in the world outside Japan. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

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2020-03-19 Thread Leah Peterson
Jason, you all are having a cherry blossom bike tour without me? See, why oh why don’t I live in your city?! A cherry blossom bike tour!!! Today I was (like usual) riding alone. I was thoroughly engrossed in The Dating Game Killer podcast and things were getting grim. I was wound tight because

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-19 Thread Jason Fuller
While I have a good group of people here I enjoy riding with, I really enjoy a long ride alone. Part of it is that I'm not so keen on schedules, so riding alone gives me flexibility there. Another part is that not everyone I ride with has a bike capable of such varied conditions, so when I

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-19 Thread Roberta
I bought a Riv for exercise, but found I'm doing more "fun" miles than exercise miles. That means I'm exercising in the guise of FUN and am riding more because of it. I have a few routes, usually with a turnaround at about 10 miles. At the turnaround site, I usually sit, enjoy the view,

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-19 Thread Mike Packard
I like to ride up to the top of parking structures at night and look out over the city. There may be cans of beer involved. Rivbikes are perfect for this; no better use of a long-chainstayed, upright-postured, wide-handlebared bike than smoothly descending the stories of ramps. mike in

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-19 Thread Paul Richardson
took me a minute, ryan, but...sheesh.nailed it! paul takoma park, md. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 8:23:49 PM UTC-4, Abcyclehank wrote: > > Just.. > > > Ryan > WM > 49445 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

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2020-03-19 Thread Garth
Hi ho ... hi ho it's off to ride we go We dance and sing we ringa ding ding hi ho hi ho hi ho hi ho it's off to smile we go we laugh and ring ... we smile and sing ... hi ho ... hi ho hi ho hi ho it's here we always go we surf the roads with birds and toads

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-18 Thread Chris L
A co-worker showed me his wireless, bone conduction earphones, which loop around the outside of each ear and the back of the neck. You can hear everything that is going on around you thru your ears while at the same time, hearing music thru bone conduction. My first thought was that I need

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2020-03-18 Thread 'Abcyclehank' via RBW Owners Bunch
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2020-03-18 Thread Andrew Huston
Craig, thinking of those local rides mostly but I’m happy to hear how you go long and solo. As for me, my rides are pretty short generally. Anywhere from four to 20 miles at longest. I have small kiddos and they require (and I’m happy to give) my time. I’m more than pleased with the length. I

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2020-03-18 Thread Craig Montgomery
That's a big order Andrew. Do you mean solo for local stuff? To keep yourself healthy, supplied, and giddy? Or do you mean solo touring? Which is a whole 'nother ball of wax and could fill a book. Or at least a thick pamphlet. Craig in Tucson Touring Solo Since 1980 On Wednesday, March 18,

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2020-03-18 Thread Carla Waugh
I ride alone 99 percent of the time. I ride my ss if I'm only riding on a short 15 miles ride without a ton of incline. If I'm riding further into the country I take my geared bike for the hills at until I'm in better shape I only have short spurts of dirt and gravel available from my house. So

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2020-03-18 Thread Joe Bernard
I love that video, Leah. WooHOOO!!! 藍 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

Re: [RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-18 Thread Benjamin L. Kelley
I actually never really fit in with a bike community anywhere I've lived(Currently Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY). So I ride alone by choice and by default. I'll occasionally ride with friends that do, but not often. Sometimes I'll chat it up with another rider in the bike paths. What I'm taking,

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-18 Thread dougP
Andrew: I ride alone a lot. It's nice to just walk out the door & hop on my bike, without making plans. I'm lucky to live in an area with a good bike trail system so taking the same loop doesn't become a problem. My short loop is 11 miles, and longest one frequently done is 28. The trusty

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2020-03-18 Thread aeroperf
Well, I can give you the “do it for the exercise” version. I’ve been riding solo for the past 5 years. I live on a bike trail and can go either east or west. Which way I go depends on the wind - I ride into the wind going out, so it is behind me riding home. How hard I pedal depends on how

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2020-03-18 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
I am the queen of riding alone...because I never have anyone to ride with. ☹️ Living out here in exile (Vegas) I have had to be creative to keep my bike culture fresh. I’ve taken to making dumb videos that I set to music and post to Instagram, because that’s where the bike people are. Then we

[RBW] Re: How do you ride alone?

2020-03-18 Thread 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch
I wave at every car (being fairly rural helps with that), which is both friendly and increases safety. I look like a regular guy, I ride in the right tire "lane" and I get passed slowly and curtiously 99.99% of the time. I ride to a trailhead about 7 miles away. It is 4-5 miles, depending what