This is the perfect reason to install my new 40 mm Marathons. The calendar is marked. Hey Rob, drive down to Irvine & we'll take my car the rest of the way. Yea, long time in a tin box but you only have to drive half of it!
dougP On Jan 4, 1:32 pm, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to do this, but the distance on the highway has my head > spining. Santiago Peak was the most time I spent in a car in 6 > months. This one would be 200 miles each way, through LA and Orange > Counties. > > But the mountains out there are so so cool, decisions. > > I may have to use this as an excuse to head into our own back counrty > and partake in spirit. or if you get there early and find me sleeping > in the green golf knock on the window, > > Tough choices > > On Jan 4, 12:27 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The JBs would be great on the 35ish miles of paved road, and don't sound > > like they would be a hindrance on the dirt... so dust off that Ram! > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think the dirt sections are relatively mellow (save for a few 50-ft. > > > sections with big rocks to prevent erosion, which may have all of us > > > walking). 35s recommended, but the jump from JBs up to those is not > > > huge. > > > > On Jan 4, 11:27 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > Would Jack Browns be a good choice for this ride or something more > > > > studly? > > > > > I'm marking it on my calender right now too. > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:17 am, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the attributes of > > > > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San Diego - our > > > > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming waterfront; 2) > > > > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style hikers and dog > > > > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and surprising > > > > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking vistas of the > > > > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be completely worth > > > > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin curated last > > > > > year: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer here, too > > > > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this route), and I'm > > > > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if you wish to > > > > > partake. > > > > > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with Hetres, topped > > > > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. Would be > > > > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. Perhaps > > > > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > > Esteban > > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as well as giving > > > the SD > > > > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living in paradise). > > > It's > > > > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back roads and ~30% > > > dirt > > > > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on those > > > > > > intervals! > > > Hope > > > > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! We're going to > > > try to > > > > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > > > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really great folks and > > > put > > > > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas of SoCal > > > > > > that > > > you > > > > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, aluminum, > > > > > > bamboo > > > and > > > > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless there's one of > > > > > > the > > > recent > > > > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders and wool > > > > > > should > > > handle > > > > > > it nicely. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 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- > > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > 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- Hide > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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