great story nice pictures! On Dec 26, 9:22 am, Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > 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/
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