Noticed the "Just Ride" poster in the window of the shop in one of the photos. How about a car window sticker sized version? Yeh, yeh, we shouldn't drive but we do; doesn't have to stop us from promoting bikes & riding while doing so.
dougP On Sep 28, 9:15 am, Joan Oppel <oppel...@verizon.net> wrote: > Grant visited us in the DC area yesterday afternoon and evening - and I do > mean evening. The group ride (about a dozen people) started a little after 5 > pm, we went about 17 miles round trip. After much chatting back at the shop, > and the addition of another 15 people or so, Grant started his talk after 8, > in the dark on a section of parking lot above College Park Bicycles. Larry > and Linda Black - owners of College Park as well as Mt Airy Cyles - were > terrific hosts. Great bike route on the Painted Branch Creek trail and then > through the Ag Center (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, division of > the USDA) - nice rural riding in a very built up area. There were some > snacks and drinks for everyone when we returned to the store. > > > > I met the Mystery Bike in person - oh, and its owner, Tom A! He's a > delightful guy, it was great to meet him. The bike is definitely unusual and > looks really comfortable. Bikes in attendance - a couple of Romulus's, 2 > Hillbornes (Greg and Paul, who drove up from Richmond) - one with single top > tube, one with double. A Quickbeam and a Simpleone, couple of All Rounders, > an Atlantis (or two). One Bleriot, of course. I've probably missed some (I > didn't take any notes!) > > > > I'm not sure but I think Tom, Richard H (he has a new Hilsen), Ed F and I > were the only people from this list who were in attendance. If I missed > someone, give a shout out. > > > > Grant's talk was interesting, especially hearing (as others have noted) where > he was as a biker for nearly 30 years - racing for over 6 years, but, he > said, for 22 years after that, he continued to view biking as requiring > pre-planning for speed and split times, and recording all kinds of > measurements about his rides. He said that if he went for a casual ride with > his family, he needed to go for his own "workout" ride afterwards. I think > all of that background gives enormous credibility to where he is today about > biking, fun, unracing. He and I also talked books (not Just Ride) and > general stuff. He's a neat guy just to hang out with. > > > > I asked him if he invented "burpees", the answer is no. But then he gave an > impressive demonstration. He can do an excellent fluid "burpee"! I find > them very hard, and can do them only awkwardly. > > > > Pictures - http://www.flickr.com/photos/30856149@N04/sets/72157631643353543/ > > > > Joan > > By the way, I rode to College Park from my house in Arlington, winding my way > through downtown DC and then winding through Northeast DC. Those 15 miles > took over an hour and a half - traffic, lights, a couple of stops for route > discussions. I used Google maps biking directions, though Google's first > choice used a busy road for part of the ride, and I went over the route piece > by piece on my own before printing but still there were some busy roads and > uncertainties. It was close to 9 pm when the gathering winded down and I > took the subway home. > > -- 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.
