At this early point, then, Jim, a simple "Thanks!" for putting the idea out there. Momentum will build, no doubt. Tom (Miami, for which you don't want to know the forecast today)
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:00:20 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Starting a new thread to discuss the Riv/country bike rally to be held in > the Twin Cities September 26-28, 2014. > > I envision everybody coming in to town on Friday the 26th for a > meet-and-greet at Hiawatha Cyclery, then spending the next two days riding > around the twin cities. Hiawatha Cyclery, which is in south Minneapolis > near the airport and light rail line, will be the center of the action. > That's the extent of the itinerary at this point. > > If you're coming from out of town, I'd be happy to receive your bike and > ship it back to you (I only use UPS). Depending on my level of involvement, > I may charge you for assembly/disassembly/packing labor, and UPS shipping > charges. No charge if you just use HC as a drop-off and pick-up point for > your bike, and you arrange your own shipping. > > You're on your own for lodging, but I'd be happy to offer opinions on > whether your lodging choice is sensible in terms of distance, bike > friendliness, etc. I am tentatively planning to offer camping in my back > yard. I hope other local Riv types will offer spare beds, couches, floors, > backyards, and other forms of hospitality to our visitors. > > I am happy to answer your questions. Please keep in mind that we have 8 > months to nail down the details (and 8 months for plans to change). If > you're enthusiastic now in January, please try to pace yourself so you > still have some enthusiasm left in September. There's a significant risk of > over-committing to summer plans during this gloomy time of year. Past > experience suggests that if you and I spend several hours emailing back and > forth, answering every question you can think of in January, there's an > approximately 0% chance of you being able to make the trip in September. If > you think you're actually going to come, then please ask your questions. If > you're on the fence - that's cool, you have plenty of time to decide - > please keep the correspondence to a minimum until you're more committed to > coming. > > -- 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.
