Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago so they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward to seeing the paint job on the Protovelo.
dougP On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I will be > there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail out > option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That week in > the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I picked > up down there. > ~Mike > > On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to drop everything > > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and Sunny, so no > > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and or distance > > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as I spent the last > > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing intervals as > > suggested. > > > More conversation including directions, links to maps and que sheets over on > > flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc... > > > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of your fave > > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 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/25671211@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 > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > -- > > 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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