[RBW] Re: First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
Steve: Yes, a VO Polyvalent! Just the VO porteur front rack on it too. Anne and Rob: Portable Settlers is simply the Travel Edition which you can get from Amazon or if there's a local toy/board game store in your area. Otherwise: http://www.amazon.com/Settlers-of-Catan-Travel-Edition/dp/B00028X3ZO Re: saddlesack. It's actually the Small! Fully loaded, my rig was light: http://www.flickr.com/photos/judah42/5701330998/in/photostream The reason was that out of the three of us, Corey had the tent and cooking stuff in panniers and a front rack as well as tarps and so on. Thus, my personal load was light. That said — I lean towards packing smart with minimalism in mind. I based my kit off of Grant's Kit for One Night Out article. I didn't have a tent, sleeping pad or cooking gear with me but I can't imagine, having seen what those items were like in size, having to go bigger than a Medium or Large Saddlesack. If you attach the pad, tent or sleeping bag to the top of the bag behind you, as I did, or on a small front rack, I still imagine that a Medium or Large Saddlesack is just fine. My gear inside the small saddlesack was plenty for an overnighter. I had on some Outlier pants, an Icebreaker mid-weight LS top with a Rapha jersey on top of that for the ride. In the bag, a gilet, a Patagonia LS wool baselayer, a Patagonia down sweater (which is really a down jacket that compresses to the size of a grapefruit but is oh so toasty), Smartwool hiking socks for camp/sleeping, toothbrush/ toothpaste, mess kit, bandana, full toolkit (made up of small smart bits) and spare bungies and ziploc baggies. I could have used some room to tote food perhaps and I think a folded mussette bag would work well near the end of a ride to pick up food to carry on my back or small runs. I think obviously you can go both ways — I've read and learnt from the kit that Anne's posted in the archives and from others so you can carry more for sure. It depends if you go solo or with a group. With a group, you can distribute the load a bit more. Looks like this weekend we're going to China Camp and I think I'll be trying some new things... will report back. Cheers! Naz. -- 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.
[RBW] First S24O to Sam P. Taylor with photos.
Hi, Thought I'd make a proper post as I'm a long-time lurker and reply-er but never first time poster. A few friends and I have all recently reached that point in our cycling lives where we've sold or barely ride our track bikes, where the road bikes see less and less use and our racings days are long gone and the interest is in purely remembering how much fun the first time we rode bicycles was like. We've all collectively encouraged each other to build up Riv-ish bikes (though, aside from my wife, none of us have a Riv — a Bob Jackson, an old Gitane and a Velo Orange) and being in the Bay Area finally decided we'd take these lovely bikes and go bike camping for the first time. I won't bore you with a soliloquy on how much of a wonderful weekend it was, with moments of pure child-like joy and wonderment (at least in my mind) and the feeling of the freedom that comes with riding a bike. Thus, photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/absenter/sets/72157626701948778/ Cheers! Naz. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: SF Weekend?
Hey Lesli, SF has no shortage of great food of course. Not sure how many of these you've already checked out but... My picks: Citizen's Band http://citizensbandsf.com Pinkie's Bakery (part of Citizen's Band) Basil Canteen http://basilcanteen.com Those three are in SOMA, pretty close to The Commons actually. Naked Lunch http://www.nakedlunchsf.com/ Miller's East Coast Deli http://www.millersdelisf.com/ Brenda's French Soul Food http://www.frenchsoulfood.com/ Schmidt's http://schmidts-sf.com/ Off the top of my head, those are must-go's. As for shopping, it's all the usual suspects that you'd be into, Unionmade, Self Edge, AB Fits, etc. But if you haven't these are new or also good visits: Revolver http://www.revolversf.com/ Seed Store http://www.seedstoresf.com/ General Store http://www.visitgeneralstore.com/ Cheers, Naz. On Dec 7, 10:37 am, Lesli lesli.lar...@gmail.com wrote: Hey. I'll be in town for a holiday pop up show in the mission district. Come by if you're in the area: http://www.archivalclothing.com/2010/10/archival-field-trip-nycbrookl... I'm looking for recommendations for food and shopping in SF. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to make it out to Riv headquarters this time. Maybe in the Spring. Regards, Lesli Larson -- 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-bu...@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.
[RBW] Re: FS: 2 Brooks Saddles
And the Swift! Thanks all. On Nov 28, 9:36 am, Naz Hamid absen...@gmail.com wrote: The Imperial is sold. On Nov 27, 2:02 pm, Naz Hamid absen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I have two Brooks saddles for sale. 1) First up is a 3-year old Brooks Swift, black with titanium rails. I only rode it for about two years and not too regularly — the other half of the time, I was riding my race bikes. It's in fair to good condition. Included is a sparingly used tin of Proofide. $130 shipped USPS priority or $120 local pick up in San Francisco. Photos below:http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/19185/1/brooksswift?h=2ddd87 2) My wife recently got a Sam Hillborne which she loves and we built it up with a Brooks Imperial (Men's) in Antique Brown with chrome rails. Unfortunately, the saddle didn't agree with her and she went back to getting another Specialized BG Women's saddle which she's been riding forever on her Waterford. So, after a brief 10 miles, the saddle is back in the box with all the extras (spare laces, spanner) for someone to provide a new home to. $120 shipped USPS Priority or $110 local pick-up in San Francisco. Photos below:http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/19185/1/brooksimperial?h=09091c You can email me at absen...@gmail.com. Thanks for looking, Naz. -- 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-bu...@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.
[RBW] FS: 2 Brooks Saddles
Hello all, I have two Brooks saddles for sale. 1) First up is a 3-year old Brooks Swift, black with titanium rails. I only rode it for about two years and not too regularly — the other half of the time, I was riding my race bikes. It's in fair to good condition. Included is a sparingly used tin of Proofide. $130 shipped USPS priority or $120 local pick up in San Francisco. Photos below: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/19185/1/brooksswift?h=2ddd87 2) My wife recently got a Sam Hillborne which she loves and we built it up with a Brooks Imperial (Men's) in Antique Brown with chrome rails. Unfortunately, the saddle didn't agree with her and she went back to getting another Specialized BG Women's saddle which she's been riding forever on her Waterford. So, after a brief 10 miles, the saddle is back in the box with all the extras (spare laces, spanner) for someone to provide a new home to. $120 shipped USPS Priority or $110 local pick-up in San Francisco. Photos below: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/19185/1/brooksimperial?h=09091c You can email me at absen...@gmail.com. Thanks for looking, Naz. -- 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-bu...@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.
[RBW] Re: FS: 2 Brooks Saddles
The Imperial is sold. On Nov 27, 2:02 pm, Naz Hamid absen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I have two Brooks saddles for sale. 1) First up is a 3-year old Brooks Swift, black with titanium rails. I only rode it for about two years and not too regularly — the other half of the time, I was riding my race bikes. It's in fair to good condition. Included is a sparingly used tin of Proofide. $130 shipped USPS priority or $120 local pick up in San Francisco. Photos below:http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/19185/1/brooksswift?h=2ddd87 2) My wife recently got a Sam Hillborne which she loves and we built it up with a Brooks Imperial (Men's) in Antique Brown with chrome rails. Unfortunately, the saddle didn't agree with her and she went back to getting another Specialized BG Women's saddle which she's been riding forever on her Waterford. So, after a brief 10 miles, the saddle is back in the box with all the extras (spare laces, spanner) for someone to provide a new home to. $120 shipped USPS Priority or $110 local pick-up in San Francisco. Photos below:http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/19185/1/brooksimperial?h=09091c You can email me at absen...@gmail.com. Thanks for looking, Naz. -- 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-bu...@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.
