Short trip up Mission Peak. Rode up the from the Ohlone College side
and took my good friend Tommy. We all have friends like my friend
Tommy. You know those type of guys that just ride like a demon. Funny
thing is that I introduced him into cycling. And after one year the
buddy I was taking on shor
Yikes. I was planning to do a bike camping trip up mission peak that
evening. Maybe I can squeezed this one in7.5 hours I think I can
do that.
On Jun 23, 11:01 am, Lee Chae wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:47 AM, CycloFiend wrote:
> > Just one more reminder to anyone in the greater SF Bay
What better to kick off the 90+ degree Summer Solstice then a 60 miles
bike ride around the bay(kinda). Hope everyone is doing well with
their summer riding.
A bunch of pictures from a variety of rides. Looking forward to some
S240. Planning on doing one up Mission Peak this Friday/Saturday.
Happy
School is done.
Teaching is done.
Fenders is done.
Ready for summer.
Pictures will document it happening.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157626929256424/
-Manny "Schools out for summer! Schools out forever!" Acosta
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Great bike for a great price. Coodios to the lucky person to snatch
the beauty.
On May 17, 6:34 pm, johnb wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbusteed/sets/72157626621477823/
>
> Better link to pictures...
>
> On May 17, 9:31 pm, johnb wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > As part of the pruning of the bic
Awesome pictures Naz! Looked like lovely weather.
On May 16, 11:23 am, Naz Hamid wrote:
> 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 so
With the dread of losing my job hanging over my head and my lost
wallet somewhere in Milpitas I find it amazing that I can brighten up
my mood with just a simple bike ride home.
Pictures proved that I like taking pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157626591058217/
-Manny "
Congrats on the new bike!
Riv HQ always has that impression on people. You have to be a special
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A "Little Story" about the Tour De Bay Area".
Venturing Crew #999 just finished their first bike tour ever. Three
venturers and three adults experienced the ride of a life time!
Starting from San Jose we rode a short 20 miles to Fremont Bart
station to San Francisco. Once on the Embarcadero we did
is either a non-mummy or
> > very minimal mummy version.)
>
> > Eric Platt
> > St. Paul, MN
>
> > On Apr 24, 7:46 am, MichaelH wrote:
>
> > > Personally, I'd leave the dog home, and spring for a lighter tent.
> > > michael
>
> &
Pictures proved that I packed :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157626439125925/
On Apr 23, 10:21 pm, manueljohnacosta
wrote:
> As I get ready to pack for my third bike tour. I start doing my
> traditional pre-bike tour rituals.
> I shave my mustache. (Something I&#x
As I get ready to pack for my third bike tour. I start doing my
traditional pre-bike tour rituals.
I shave my mustache. (Something I'm not quite fond of doing. Because
it makes me look younger than I really I am.)
I lay out all my gear and take a picture. ( Because if you don't take
a picture of it
visiting
places I've been two year before.
On Apr 22, 9:47 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 4/21/11 7:42 PM, manueljohnacosta at manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > Taking my Venturing Crew on their first bike tour!
> > The general route. Planning to camp Having don
Taking my Venturing Crew on their first bike tour!
The general route. Planning to camp Having done this tour before I'm
excited to share this experience with my students.
Any suggestions on stops for places to eat or see?
General route
Day One (4/24)
Begins: San Jose
Ends: Hawk Camp, 591 Tennesse
Welcome to the bunch!
As another budget Bleriot owner, I commend you on your find.
We are a rare and interesting breed us riot riders.
All other Bleriot owners I've know share the same story.
Second owners or third owners from the original buyers.
All coming from some road background.Lucky to even
For those that don't know I mentor a co-ed Boy Scout Troop at the
school that I work called Venturing Crew #999. One of my greatest
perks in my life is the ability to share both my love for biking and
my love of teaching in one rolled up bunch. Last Friday crew #999
conquered two mountains by bike
"Biking is good, and even though we all find a myriad of ways to slice
and
dice, dissect and intellectualize it, the act of riding seems to
always pay
back such glorious dividends."
Good stuff Jim. Going to quote you on that.
-Manny
On Apr 16, 9:39 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> Been doing the 30 Days
Another brief sunny day in the Bay Area and what better way to enjoy
it then to get a wheel rebuild! To bad I lack the parts and the
knowledge to relacing a rear wheel. So I had two options; grab the
parts I needed and get the wheel rebuilt at a local bike shop or go
the RBW headquarters and have
awesome video!
On Mar 5, 8:24 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> Video from today's 200K Davis Bike Club brevet, which I rode on my heavy and
> somewhat slow Pachley Guvnon (Riv content: lugged steel, leather saddle, wool
> jersey).
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEXES47ADjY
>
> Enjoy!
>
> --Eric
> c
Do you have pictures of the handlebar bag?
On Mar 5, 9:36 pm, boomer wrote:
> Cleaning out the garage. Before I eBay these, I thought I'd put them
> up here. Anyone getting ready for spring and long bike rides? PM
> for pics.
>
> 1) Baggins Banana Seat Bag $65
>
> If you're here, you know
Great looking day. Did a nice out and back to Coyote Hills. First time
riding with my linebacker friend. 310 pounds and a monster on the
flats. Weird thing that happen near the end of the ride my rear tire
explodes. Thinking it was just a random flat I change it and find that
the inside of one of t
Great Story!
On Feb 26, 9:33 pm, J L wrote:
> I think every bike has a story and a Rivendell has a special quality that
> not many other bicycles have: they take on the character of their owners.
> Really, it is like the bicycles develop a life of their own after a while.
> Here is a brief story,
After missing the AID's training ride due to BART delays, Will and I
decided that the snow at the top of Mt.Diablo was calling. We decided
to do our own training ride to make snow men at the top. Climbing was
typical. Hard. With a mixture of rain, snow, ice and hail. Getting to
the ranger station
Always lovely to see new pictures on the site. These pictures in
particular would make great posters... Hint hint hint...
-Manny "...worth a thousand words." Acosta
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Great looking trip. Do you know the route you went up? I would love to
do that ride. Did stayed at that same place over a year ago.
On Jan 29, 1:18 pm, JimD wrote:
> Looks great. What sort of distance/s are involved in this ride?
> -JimD
>
> On Jan 29, 2011, at 12:49 PM Jan 29, 2011, EastBayGuy
Great shop got to visit it when I on my tour down there. When I told
them that I was touring down with my bike they offered me a beer. Cool
bunch of guys.
On Jan 25, 7:25 pm, dpco wrote:
> One question: Why the comment," VO free zone"?
>
> On Jan 25, 4:29 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders"
> wrote:
>
>
I want a cardigan. Teachers should all have cardigans! with leather
elbow pads!
On Jan 18, 6:31 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Yay!
>
> from the knothole:
>
> "Many of you know about the old Tweed knit sweater-things, and will be
> happy to know that we'll have these in again. Some changes, bound to
> d
Thanks for the story!
Glad to see you on the saddle. The bike looks great btw.
On Jan 17, 9:02 pm, JimD wrote:
> That's a beaut.
> Nice riding conditions too.
> -JimD
> On Jan 17, 2011, at 8:49 PM Jan 17, 2011, James Warren wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On January 17 of 2010, I had a slight misfo
Great bikes awesome bag!
On Jan 16, 6:53 am, Jay LePree wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> My Rambouillet is on the Current Classics website. The description
> has some measurements and information that may be useful.
>
> http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2010/cc813-jasonlepree110.html
>
> Here is a Carrera as wel
Cool story Dav glad you got in a great ride.
On Jan 15, 4:08 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> I have only been on one ride over 20 miles in the last two months , and with
> the impending San Diego ride coming up fast, decided it was about time to
> put some miles on. I have a wonderful 40 mile loop (Ma
Oh, what were you doing hauling a chainsaw around?
>
> One final note: As I seem to recall, the arbiters of properness/
> correctness proclaimed that zip ties might be ok
> for basket installation but don't they really need to be black?
>
> Cheers,
> JimD
>
> On Ja
2 years. Same picture. Different story every time.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157625833740246/
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Pictures prove happiness:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157623539066043/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157624437991369/
The stories go on. These bikes may just be bikes. But they are
Rivendell Bikes. Which make them something more.
-Manny
On Jan 9, 8:39 pm, K
Cold here in the Bay Area.
Doesn't stop friends on going on a ride. Be it cold and windy; good
friends and warm food always warm up the heart. Around this time there
is always talk about losing weight or getting fit. Lets try to
remember that by just going outside with some good friends always
brin
As far as i know it's not removable. But I suggest the hammer over the
spring tho. Over the course of bumpy rides the spring can get
annoying.
On Jan 9, 4:30 pm, Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Howdy folks.
>
> Can the RBW hammer strike bell be removed from the bar clamp? The catalog
> makes it sound li
Riding to the Rivendell HQ only gets better when the leafs are falling
and the my lady friend is leading the way. Riding for some early
holiday gifts for myself. Not much pictures of the shop because I got
caught up talking to Grant about Pranayamas, yoga breathing exercises.
You'll be surprised on
I'm more than willing. Just give me a time and place. I'll bring my
camera.
-Manny
On Nov 14, 12:07 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> These little regional get togethers are great. Doug and I were talking
> about it yesterday. It's strangely hard to find people locally (clubs and
> such) that enjoy mix
Thanks for all the advice!
Great thing about this whole experience is that my girlfriend actually
wouldn't mind buying a tandem with me. So this might be in the near
future if we can find a used tandem our size or if Rivendell puts up
plans on making a tandem. Ultimately our goal is to go on a bike
I leave it to the wisdom of the group. My girlfriend and I just
recently test rode a tandem. We had a great time and found that riding
a tandem works for both of our different riding styles. Wondering if
any had any suggestions on tandem bikes we could take a look at?
Thanks
-Manny
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Sounds goods let see if it fits my schedule.
On Nov 3, 7:04 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> Sounds fantastic, Eric!
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
> > If anyone on this list is interested in joining a small group of riders for
> > a ride on the day after Thanksgiving, pl
Anyone heading out over there? Planning on riding from Embarcadero
over the bridge into Marin.
Link for anyone thats interested
http://www.biketoberfestmarin.com/
-Manny
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Thanks for the ride report Lee. I really like your set up been
thinking of making a bike with the same handlebar/brake combo set up.
Hows it ride for you? Any advantage or disadvantages over having drop
bars?
-Manny
On Oct 13, 11:08 am, Lee wrote:
> Hi Anne. I'm no great bike handler, but here is
"?
>
> On Oct 11, 12:28 pm, manueljohnacosta
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Last Saturday the Venturing Crew participated in the 18th annual
> > Coyote Classic. They got to choose between an 50, 25, 12 mile bike
> > ride. Most of our venturers choose the 50 or 25 mile bike ri
Last Saturday the Venturing Crew participated in the 18th annual
Coyote Classic. They got to choose between an 50, 25, 12 mile bike
ride. Most of our venturers choose the 50 or 25 mile bike ride. Before
the trip we had two training ride one which end with rain. Most of the
training ride were quick
Great fix! need to try this i bought 2 bags that I want to fix
On Oct 3, 8:29 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Reed Kennedy wrote:
> > One of the more wonderful items available at yesterday's Rivendell garage
> > sale were Nigel Smythe Country Bags.
> > Apparently the firs
Ask the shop. Tons of places. 3 bears road. a good dirt ride is to
briones or if your planning to go towards the mt diablo go through
shell ridge. I'm pretty sure someone at the shop can draw you a map,
either way have a good ride.
On Sep 7, 6:42 pm, eflayer wrote:
> Get out to the town of Clayto
Check with the store they have just a few left... I got one to hang in
my classroom.
On Aug 29, 1:52 pm, SFF wrote:
> Ha! Well nevermind then!
>
> On Aug 29, 2:59 pm, Marty wrote:
>
>
>
> > Riv had 'em made a while back, and couldn't sell 'em for some odd
> > reason. ("All time worst seller" as
I was took some of my students to a Boy Scout camping trip where one
of their back packs shoulder strap ripped from it's seem. Irish
Strap ! Like duct tape but better!
On Aug 26, 10:27 pm, jose wrote:
> As a belt. As a clothes pin.
>
> I'm on week 1 of an international trip where I packed some ca
Count me in. I still have a present to give to Grant courtesy of the
Boy Scouts of America. Functional yet stylish. For the most part
anyway.I'll bring my camera!
-Manny
On Aug 12, 3:36 pm, John Bennett wrote:
> Plenty of time to get a round trip ticket, Seth!
>
> On Aug 12, 2:26 pm, Seth Vidal
Awesome review Anne!
I must also vouch for trangia. I've taken it on a couple of
backpacking trips with my boyscout troop and it would work well for
the amount of people we were cooking for. Those pancakes and biscuits
sound awesome. Might have to try that on one of the overnight trips we
do.
-Mann
Always an adventure when you get lost!
On Aug 8, 5:06 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Went out for a bit of a ride today and decided to veer from my charted
> course to see what this one hill I'd heard about was like.
>
> So I swung a right on borland and climbed for a good bit. Then a bit
> more. then i
On my way back from San Diego I was approached by a guy who wanted to
take a picture of me. I found out it was the same blogger who doe
Cyclelicious!
http://www.cyclelicio.us/2010/manny-and-his-rivendell-bleriot/
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gt;> On Jul 30, 7:36 am, JimD wrote:
>
> > > >>> Another excellent Manny adventure!
>
> > > >>> Thanks for the photos and report.
>
> > > >>> I gotta ask,
> > > >>> how much weight did you gain on this trip
Wow great pictures! That bridge makes riding to Davis pretty
interesting
On Jul 30, 6:56 am, Eric Norris wrote:
> Once again from aboard my Quickbeam. This is the graffiti-strewn Stevenson
> Bridge outside of Davis.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157624488424007/
>
> --Er
Just got back from a tour. Many things learned, lots of things seen,
reflected on the important things.
My second long bike tour, I felt much better about this one than last
years, more because it was causal, nothing really planned out just
kinda going. Didn't really train for this tour but I wasn'
The pictures look great. I take a ton of pictures because I feel some
what comfortable doing so and I get really bored on climbs that are
steady. But I've taken a couple of spills and broke a handful of
cameras doing so during the process.
On Jul 29, 3:05 pm, William wrote:
> Jim
>
> That wasn't
Before my trip to San Diego(previously Tijuana but at Grant's
suggestion changed to San Diego) I had a good conversation with my
good friends dad, Dave about bike culture. After looking at my bike
and riding it around he fell in love with the feel and the looks. He
talked about how the bike reminde
I'm for one to never wear things from places if I don't have any type
of affixation with that certain product or place. For example, I never
went to Stanford and wouldn't wear a shirt from there, not because I
don't like Stanford but because I have no connection to Stanford. And
as much as Grant s
k33bb :-)*
>
> > Wish I could meet up with you, but looks like the schedules just aren't
> > going to match up :-(
>
> > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 8:46 PM, manueljohnacosta <
>
> > manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > yikes this is the ro
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On Jul 20, 8:42 pm, manueljohnacosta
wrote:
> Here's the proposed route. Leaving amtrak this friday should be in san
> diego late tuesday afternoon.
Here's the proposed route. Leaving amtrak this friday should be in san
diego late tuesday afternoon. If anyone one wants to join along the
way I'm more than gracious for the company. Thanks for all the info
guys appreciate it.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=209+State+Street+Sant
trip looks awesome
On Jul 20, 7:09 pm, Mike wrote:
> Got in a few hours ago from an epic sub 36hr overnight (S360). I know
> the first day was 80 miles or so and today was a bit more. It was my
> first bike camping trip of the year and I really enjoyed myself in
> spite of some cramps yesterday a
Thanks for all the info guys. looking forward to this trip. After LA,
I might head down to cardiff and then stay at a hostel down in san
diego then catch the amtrak train at 10. I really want to visit the
velo cult shop and have some nice brunch .
-Manny
On Jul 20, 5:44 pm, Esteban wrote:
> All g
y 9am and it's $5-10 per night depending on
> the location.
>
> ~Mike~
>
> On Jul 19, 10:50 pm, manueljohnacosta
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Doing a solo bike tour down to san diego any one know some good
> > campsites between la and san Diego?
> > thanks
>
Doing a solo bike tour down to san diego any one know some good
campsites between la and san Diego?
thanks
-Manny
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a stop to te shop from sf would easily take at least 3 hours. 1 hour
to get on bart. 1 hour at the shop. 1 hour to bart back
On Jul 18, 1:27 pm, Johnny Alien wrote:
> That Trek is very nice and VERY similarly spec'd and priced to the
> Surly LHT. I think once you break the $1000 barrier people no
Grant's new post intrigued some thoughts within my weary brain. Found
on the Rivendell site.
"Now almost every bike abovet $300 has a shock fork and almost no bike
below a Surly is steel. Fuji has one. Raleigh has eleven. Raleigh's
slogan in the ancient days, way before mom and dad met, was "The A
very tempting to by a quickbeam... my size too. kinda. maybe next pay
check
On Jul 12, 8:01 pm, steve m wrote:
> I almost broke out the scotch and had a celebratory dram! That is,
> until I saw 50cm onlyand my heart sank.
> I've been trolling (more like hoping) for a 54 or even 56 on an
Here's the rough route of how we went about or trip. Not including
getting lost a hand full of number of times. My little brother did
this same route a couple of weeks ago with a couple of his buddies.
But they start from davis and rode on fixed gears.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&sa
Does anyone mind if I show up with my bleriot? Bill and Lee, I might
bart in too mind if I join you guys for coffee and pastries?
-Manny
On Jul 9, 8:05 pm, "Bill M." wrote:
> Works for me. The 7:02 from Pleasanton should get there around 7:53.
> I'll be on a green Rivendell.
>
> I'll shoot you m
We bought some at China Camp. Made a nice fire enjoyed ourselves. It's
been a weird summer for the bay area. A lot colder than want I'm used
to
On Jul 8, 7:58 pm, Way Rebb wrote:
> On Jul 7, 8:23 pm, manueljohnacosta
> wrote:
>
> > My buddy and I decided out of the bl
My buddy and I decided out of the blue to go on a tour to see my
brother in Davis. So we packed up out stuff and rode without know how
to get there. We started in San Francisco and stayed at China Camp.
Which has an awesome hike/bike campsite. Then we biked/got lost 120
miles to Davis and stayed at
I agreed. I always wanted to wool jersey. A rivendell jersey would
just sweeten the deal.
On Jul 6, 6:33 pm, Larry Powers wrote:
> I have a long sleeve green jersey and it is very sharp. Maybe yellow with a
> white band or red with a white band.
>
> Larry Powers
>
> Get a bicycle. You will not
wow! where was I during this tour? I should join this club!
On Jul 5, 4:41 pm, Rob Harrison wrote:
> Looks like a great ride. Those California skies are intensely BLUE!
>
> Jealous The weather in Seattle just _finally_ broke today after a
> classic drizzly 4th of July.
>
> Rob in Seattle
>
Agreed! What else more do you need to know then it rides well.
On Jun 29, 2:13 pm, doug peterson wrote:
> Check out today's post on the Riv website for Grant's comments on
> dependent vs independent variables in bike design. While he sorta
> apologizes for the tone, I find it quite direct and to
http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg
Check out Grant's camera strap! Smart design. I've been one to just
hang the single strap over my neck or across on shoulder-over-my-neck
combo. Grants strap seems like a reliable strap. Hope this becomes a
Rivendell product!
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You might want to try tightening the small allen screws on the side
that hold the rods in place. That worked for me.
On Jun 12, 9:49 pm, Dave Craig wrote:
> For a quick fix without disassembling the part, you might try
> squirting some penetrating oil (WD-40) into the spot. Otherwise,
> remove th
Hey Bill I'm willing to join with you guys at embarcadero. Sounds like
fun
On Jun 11, 12:31 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I figured it out; one of the cards was "frozen" and some fiddling using Disk
> Utilities seems to have fixed it. Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:48 PM, PATRICK MOO
sweet pictures! thanks for the pictures bikes look interesting!
On Jun 10, 3:54 pm, "Jim M." wrote:
> I wandered by RBW today to get the Bikesnob book and a new
> purse:http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/brand-v-grabsack/20-214
> Very nice bag, btw.
>
> While I was there, I got to take a spy s
Eben Weiss book is on sale at Rivendell! Not bad of a book, I do say
so myself. Good quick read, glad that Grant wrote a review of that
book. Interesting to say the least. Curious on anyone opinions on this
book?
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and yes I do mean igneous. not.
On May 30, 3:43 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> Aero bars AND a suspension fork!
>
> Signs of the pending apocalypse?
>
> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 2:42 PM, manueljohnacosta <
>
>
>
>
>
> manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> &g
Lazy day riding around with friends got to introduce them to some mix
trail riding. We decide then to Rivendell. Grant shows us earthquake
dips! Hard upper body exercise. Decided randomly to go to Bears creek
road, so Grant makes us a map. Shows us an igneous way to put the map
on our handlebars! A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtjIOH1TOY
Once again Rivendell does an awesome job! Also some new How-To-Videos
including installing of bar-end shifters! The videos work! Now I have
this sudden urge to head out to the shop tomorrow to buy a number of
random things. Might go on a ride there then
Wondering if that campee rack was still for sale?
-Manny
On May 25, 3:22 pm, scott wrote:
> Got some stuff for sale.
>
> Nitto Campee Rear rack. This is the kind with the detachable pannier
> supports. Fine condition. $150 shipped (oh, and you need canti-studs
> to mount it and long chainstays ar
Anyone know when the medium grey bags will be in stock? My rei lunch
bag is deteriorating.
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ck wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Great shots and looks like an excellent adventure. Not entirely sure
> > about the fetal duck egg dinner, but I have an open mind on such
> > topics.
>
> > On May 17, 11:37 am, manueljohnacosta
> > wrote:
> >> Venturing Crew 999
Venturing Crew 999 went on an overnight/biking trip to Grant Ranch.
Some arrived by car, others by bike.Those crazy enough to biked with
me to Grant Ranch climbed over 1000 feet of elevation over San Jose.
They were constantly lied too about how much further it was till we
descended, not because I
Rivendell's shoe contraption is quite smart! I laughed about it at
first but I can see myself using these on hikes or muddy bike rides.
I'm curious about the heel straping, and how it's connected.
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Crazy 202 miles! Great Job
On May 16, 7:55 am, Eric Norris wrote:
> Yes, different group for the most part. A double is viewed as more of a
> sprint--get a fast bike and finish as quickly as possible. I rode my Sachs
> mostly because it doesn't get ridden enough.
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> --Eric
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> Sent from my iP
Venturing Crew 999 is going on a S240 bike/camp trip to Grant Ranch
Tomorrow and Saturday! We will be starting from Latino College
Preparatory Academy then riding to Grant Ranch 10ish miles away. If
there is anyone willing to ride with us to Grant Ranch or willing to
help out in anyway please pm of
Great photos! Where'd you take the bike too?
On May 10, 7:59 pm, Beardpapa wrote:
> Thanks Tony. Just threw up some more images!
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> Here's what a 48cm Hunqapillar looks like next to a
> 62http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideon/4596993435/
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> On May 10, 7:57 pm, Tony wrote:
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Anyone interested in doing the Chabot Bike loop Tuesday or Thursday of
next week? Fairly easy and causal 12ish miles of mixed terrain with
rolling and bumpilous fire trails and with an option of a longer route
going through redwood road. Food option at the end would be Main
Streets Bagels which is
A couple of weeks ago I had a issue with the brakes on this pink
mixte. Going from 27" tires to 650b tires made the brake pads a hair
short of reaching the rim. Thanks to the wisdom and no how of the
group I was able to file it down and make the brake pads fit. Also
thanks to Cycles of Change I was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJWkRfeRnr8
youtube verision
On Apr 29, 2:03 pm, William wrote:
> Magaling Manny!
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> On Apr 29, 1:22 pm, manueljohnacosta
> wrote:
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> > A video I made of one of my favorite places to ride. Inspired to
> > Rivendell's vid
A video I made of one of my favorite places to ride. Inspired to
Rivendell's videos.
Music is a little off.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4561961677/
-Manny "It's good to have a favorite place" Acosta
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I was lucky to get in possession of a 49cm Le Tour Mixte. I figured
since my girlfriend just recently got a new job, new place, graduated
from college and her birthday was coming up, I figured I should get
her something big. Pink is her favorite color and she enjoys biking.
So I set off building he
Awesome glad you made the trip work for you. looks like you had an
adventure!
On Apr 19, 9:26 pm, Adam wrote:
> Henry Coe Ride Report
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> I logged on a few weeks ago and asked the listserv about experiences
> of Henry W. Coe Park. Got some great reports that fueled my
> excitement.
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> It’s the
Agreed the panniers look amazing. Wish they came in separates.
On Apr 16, 5:44 pm, EricP wrote:
> I dunno. With the construction method, methinks they are closer to
> true saddlebags. They do look nice. Not sure I need a pair but am
> sure tempted.
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> Eric Platt
> St. Paul, MN
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> On Apr 16,
Cool pictures! I camped at the same spot!
On Apr 15, 9:48 pm, James Valiensi wrote:
> Hullo,
> Digging around I found some photos of the 1st Rivendell Weekend Camping trip.
> I had loads of fun. One thing about Rivendell owners- they are an eclectic
> and interesting bunch of folks.
>
> http://
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