THIS IS MY KIND OF RIDE!!! Thanks for sharing it. Bobby jealous-I-don't-live-there Birmingham
On Nov 14, 12:30 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Thanks to everyone for joining this ride. Total time was around 5 > hours, with "just enough" time off the bike to stay fed, hydrated and > stretched. The views from 5,000' are incredible, especially with all > the wind lately that's cleared the air. David's photos are great. > When talk of this ride expanded from the Maple Springs climb to doing > a full loop, I had my doubts I'd have the energy to do the whole > thing. But we climbed at a civilized rate & once at the saddle point > I knew it was (mostly) downhill. Wonderful experience & we'll do this > one again. > > dougP > > On Nov 13, 7:54 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The short: Good times! > > > The medium: Five riders from five counties. The ride did not disappoint. > > The intent was to get all the way to Santiago Peak, the highest point in > > Orange County. Didn't quite make it, but still almost 30 miles with > > gazillions of feet of climbing. VERY well maintained fire road going up. > > Steep by good. Cold and windy at the saddle where we decided to head down. > > Took a fire road that was a lot rougher, but closed to motor vehicles which > > sealed the deal. There is NO better way to see the various parts of SoCal > > than these rides. December we'll be back in Santa Monica doing Dirt > > Mulholland, which is the best ride I know of. > > > Lots of pics > > here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157625260156685/with... > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bu...@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.
