I know. Blame my cousin, who is getting married down there. That's where they are finishing off the doctorates. Plus, my wife has never been there. (27 years for me.)
And Jim thinks I'm better than reality. Don't mind cold and snow as much as ice. Seen too many good musicians get screwed up permanently from falls on the ice. So it freaks me out more than it should. Always say I ride like an old man in winter. Actually want spring to show up again to get back out on the Atlantis. (There. Have actually steered this back to some real Rivendell content.) Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Dec 28, 9:54�am, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
