Awesome pictures, adorable kids. An excellent illustration of Seth's tweet: "It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride." Every time I read messages about rides and tours here, it reminds me that we ride because riding is fun. The kids look like they were having a ball.
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Landing back at home after a week bike tour with my family and hearing the > news about Seth V was/is gut wrenching. Like most of those who commented on > that thread, I only knew Seth online through this group. It still feels like > a loss nonetheless. Right before we departed on our trip, I heard another > incident of a cyclist hit-and-run on a road just outside Portland. As me and > mine pedaled over this past week, it was tough to shake thoughts of the > risks we take by riding on roads. We made it through without incident and > the the time spent with the family on the bike was the stuff to remember for > a lifetime. Despite the risks involved in doing a trip like this, my belief > that bicycling is the "freedom of the open road" that car commercials have > been peddling for however many years, is that much stronger. > > Pics remind me why I ride. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/sets/72157634624349704/ > > --Smitty -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
