Re: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA

2018-03-01 Thread 'mlpessar' via RBW Owners Bunch
Phil, the Dismal Swamp Trail is a great ride. Downtown Norfolk has been re-vitalized with a consequent growth in traffic. Significant strides (protected bike lanes) have been made in Ghent. Fun place to bike. A lot of cyclists in Pungo, particularly on the weekends. -Marc -- You received this

Re: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA

2018-03-01 Thread phil k
I loved growing up in Virginia Beach. I used to ride along the Dismal Swamp Trail, right along route 17, into South Mills, North Carolina and ride back. When I would come home for breaks during college, my friends and I would meet at the Dairy Queen in Ghent at night, and ride around downtown N

Re: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA

2018-02-28 Thread Patrick Moore
70" fixed gear, too. But only 17-18 miles. On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 11:42 AM, 'mlpessar' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Patrick, I'm in Virginia Beach. > You're a hardy man, these days a 21 mph headwind would have me traveling > in reverse ;-). > > On Wednesday,

Re: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA

2018-02-28 Thread 'mlpessar' via RBW Owners Bunch
Patrick, I'm in Virginia Beach. You're a hardy man, these days a 21 mph headwind would have me traveling in reverse ;-). On Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 12:57:58 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Beautiful! Where is this? > > Around here, we know spring is coming because the winds pick up -

Re: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA

2018-02-28 Thread Patrick Moore
Beautiful! Where is this? Around here, we know spring is coming because the winds pick up -- 21 mph headwind for half my trip yesterday, a big, square "U" -- N>E>S and back again -- as I took the long way to Fat Tire. If we're lucky, the winds will blow from late Feb through part of April and then

RE: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA

2018-02-28 Thread olofstroh
Envy, envy, envy ... Olof Stroh -10*C/14*F, lots of snow in Uppsala Sweden From: 'mlpessar' via RBW Owners Bunch [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 3:54 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Spring Has Sprung in Tidewater, VA A neighborhoo