[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-20 Thread Ron Mc
the nice thing about knobby kids is they don't surprise you when they blow past you - you hear them coming for a long way. I always like the guys who alter their speed when you close on them, so you pick it up a hair and they squirm, shift and hump away. If any of this applies to the trees

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-20 Thread Deacon Patrick
Well, Ron, I often hear the trees long before I see them. Especially on windy days. Sometimes I wonder if they even know we're racing. I tend to blow past them like they're standing still. They're always great sports, though, usually waving me on, offering me shade or a wind break (though

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-20 Thread Ron Mc
you need to see some of our creek-bottom roads with cypress tunnels http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/decoy/fish7/aP6280023.jpg this is how we beat the summer heat http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/decoy/seco/cseco13.jpg especially if we're coming off a divide

Re: [RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-20 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Ron, gorgeous cypress tunnel shot... this jogs my memory for a question I'd been wanting to ask... for riding across shallow but reasonably broad 15-20'+ creek beds is there a consensus on the most effective tires? I ask because I regularly access a gorgeous piece of land in Winchester VA that

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-20 Thread Daniel D.
this is my favorite bike related panel http://bizarrocomics.com/2013/11/15/tough-guys/ -- 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] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread Michael Hechmer
Yesterdays sunshine and warmer temps (hi=27) brought out more cyclist. Interestingly quite a few of them were wearing the same wardrobe, one with a black stipe up their backs. Why do they all want to look like that? Michael Westford, Vt On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:20:29 PM UTC-4, dougP

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Well worth sharing! Thanks. -- 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 post to this group, send email

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread Ron Mc
I had a great opportunity to play hookie yesterday afternoon - in the morning I had to drive to the county seat, opposite from the office, to be fingerprinted for my engineering license renewal. Weekday traffic is too scary to ride close to home, so I loaded up my go-fast. I hadn't been on

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
Ha! Nice. I miss Calvin (and Hobbes, of course). Luckily, I get to hop on my Hilsen in a few minutes and ride over to the grade school where we're putting on a Bike Skills Rodeo today. Sounds like play from here! - Jim / cyclofiend.com On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 7:13:15 PM UTC-7, DS

Re: [RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread cyclotourist
I exclusively use my bike for playing. No better reason! Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@earthlink.netwrote: Ha! Nice. I miss Calvin (and Hobbes, of course). Luckily, I get to hop on my

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread Deacon Patrick
I race trees. I'm undefeated! Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:13:15 PM UTC-6, DS wrote: Hopefully this hasn't been posted before, found it on another cycling site and thought it rather fitting, hopefully we're all here on this thread so we don't fit this bill:

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-19 Thread dougP
I'm winless against students wearing humungous backpacks, riding cheap MTBs with fat knobbies. The do have the advantage of youth. dougP On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:27:26 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: I race trees. I'm undefeated! Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, March 18,

[RBW] Re: More reason to be an unracer

2014-03-18 Thread dougP
Ain't it the truth? ...sounds worse than a job A wise sage one time said Ride when you feel like riding, not because of some schedule, or words to that effect. dougP On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 7:13:15 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: Hopefully this hasn't been posted before, found it on another