Eric, you have it all backwards: August is the time to stay put in St. Paul... right now is when you should be rolling your 20" wheels down by the ocean!!! :-)
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 4:48 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > Okay, now you folks are making me really jealous. Am not going to be > out to the San Diego area until August, though. Even then, the bike I > have won't be true Rivendellian. Merely a Brompton. > > I know the real reason Jim wants to get out there and ride - this > winter is miserable in the Twin Cities. Roads are ice and snow > covered. If you don't slide on ice, you slide on "oatmeal" a slushy > snow pack that makes controlling a bicycle near impossible. And we > have three months more to enjoy. > > Eric (jealous of folks riding in nice weather) Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Dec 27, 8:21�pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > It's a way off, but, as I just learned, my wife is probably going to > > drag me to the Vista/Oceanside area in mid-March. Despite the fine > > scenery and weather, previous trips there have been miserable for me, > > since I'm not into golf or power shopping, and I don't really have a > > way to get around on my own. On one trip, a relative loaned me a bike > > of the non-Rivish persuasion and we rode along the beach highway about > > 40 miles, somewhat faster than my comfortable pace (this guy does > > Ironman triathlons for fun, and I was sporting my winter pelt). That > > was great, but that relative hasn't been around to entertain me on my > > subsequent visits. Plus I really wanted to get up in the hills and > > explore a little rather than time-trial on the highway. The next time > > I found some trails to hike, but would have of course preferred to > > ride them on my bike... But now I have a S&S coupled Atlantis, and > > will travel. I still hate to leave Minnesota, but since I'll have my > > bike this time, I have a ray of hope, and less incentive to concoct > > excuses. > > > > Anyway, if this ride happens, and it happens to happen as late as mid- > > March, I would like to join the group. Heck, if I don't make this > > ride, maybe I could get together with some of you local to that area > > for another ride. Funny, in writing this, I suddenly really want to > > make this trip and ride with you folks. > > > > On Dec 20, 11:58�pm, "Doug Peterson" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Although I'm up on Orange County, I'd be interested. �So far, I've only > run > > > into one other Riv rider in my area, another guy with an Atlantis, & he > > > lives about 5 miles away. � > > > > > One of the things my touring buds & I do is take Metrolink down to > Oceanside > > > & either ride from there south or a couple of times we've taken the > Sprinter > > > out to Escondido & ridden from there. �Downtown for an overnight or > loops > > > back to Oceanside. �Basically north county for you guys. �Might be fun > to > > > explore further south. �Keep me in the loop. > > > > > dougP > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris > > > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 9:36 PM > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Meet a new Rivendellian today! > > > > > Esteban, > > > That sounds good to me, I'll be back after the new year as well. I > > > know I met a guy in Encinitas one that said he rode an Atlantis I > > > think... > > > Chris > > > > > On Dec 20, 8:58�pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Congrats on the mileage. �We need to get a little San Diego ride > > > > together - maybe up to one of our stellar breweries. �I'm back in > town > > > > from SF after the new year. �There's quite a few of us, I think. > > > > > > On Dec 20, 4:21�pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 2008-12-20 at 14:35 -0800, Chris wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Patrick! > > > > > > > > BTW- To all the Saluki owners...I really wasn't saying the > Bleriot is > > > > > > comperable the Saluki, I'm sure there are tons of > differences...it was > > > > > > just striking to see the similarities. Of course, the description > of > > > > > > what the intent of the bike is is pretty much the same on the Riv > > > > > > site. > > > > > > > Actually, the similarities are intentional. �The Bleriot was > intended to > > > > > be a less expensive version of the Saluki.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
