I don't know how I got talked into this so easily... Maybe it was the lure of adventure, maybe it was the short notice, maybe I was just plain crazy... Whatever...yesterday I joined a good riding buddy (he on his new carbon cross bike) and I, on my trusty SimpleOne for the first running of the Crazy Train ride through the northern Philly suburbs and parks. This 40-mile urban assault was a mix of mountain, road, gravel and mud through all kinds of terrain, including railroad tracks, abandoned factory lots, grassy hills... it was just plain crazy. The ride organizers stated ahead of time "You will need 3 bikes for this, but you're only allowed to bring 1"... And while most showed up in serious lycra racing garb on cross bikes and mountain bikes, I chose jeans and warm, comfortable hiking shoes, along with the one bike that could do it all, my SimpleOne (oh, but I admit I did have an advantage over everyone else with one extra gear in the crank, which definitely helped on the flats and downhills).
While I didn't break any records (or bones, thankfully), I believe I was the most comfortable of all riders (perhaps with the exception of the couple who were riding Surlys; he on a Pugsley and she on a Troll)... And I had a blast doing this ride. Here's a pic at the start of the ride (pre-mud) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/16461051@N04/8357233067/in/photostream -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/AeOzQul-67cJ. 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.
