I'm so happy to hear from those of you who've already committed to this! I hope we can maintain and expand this enthusiasm over the next 8 months!
I'm not sure what we have for B&Bs in the twin cities, but there are certainly plenty of lodging options. For those who'd like to camp, I will likely be able to offer my backyard or suggest some "unofficial campgrounds". Perhaps other locals will be able to offer a backyard or a spare bedroom or couch? If you're going to make a hotel reservation and not have a car, check with me first to make sure your hotel is reasonably bike-convenient (either in a bike-friendly area or near light rail transit). For riding, I'm envisioning some mixed surface local explorations encompassing everything from our excellent urban bike infrastructure to minimally maintained dirt trails that most local cyclists don't know about. As always, you'll be better off with fat tires than with skinny tires. On Saturday, January 11, 2014 5:39:32 PM UTC-6, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > Count me in. With Saluki, 38 mm tires, and camera. Could camp but would > prefer to be pampered at b&bs. > > Michael > > On Saturday, January 11, 2014 4:57:23 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha > Cyclery wrote: >> >> I don't care if anybody calls it a national jamboree or whatever, but we >> have a critical mass of Riv types in the Twin Cities or within a day's >> drive. Add in Amtrak and a major airport served by bike-friendly transit, >> tons of bike shops, terrific bike infrastructure, flattish terrain, and >> plenty of lodging options, and we have a compelling case to have a country >> bike event here. I'm game for setting something up, though I'll probably >> need some locals to step in to help with leading rides, etc. >> >> Just to put a note of finality in it, I'm gonna say that we'll have an >> event the last weekend of September (26-28). If you come to the Twin Cities >> with a country bike at that time, I'll show you a good time. >> >> The itinerary is tentative, but let's plan on a reception Friday night >> followed by two days of riding the local area. There will be a camping >> option, which may be my backyard, but we'll see. >> >> -- 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.
