Dave: That guy from San Dimas is Bill Ryder and was really helpful. He had frames with integrated racks, painted to match. Very clean, no eyelets or fasteners cluttering things up and the matching paint really makes the racks look like they belong on the bike. He showed us how he'd worked out the wiring thru the tubing for the lights. Very thoughtful designs.
Our next adventure is April 19 in Orange County. Meet at the Irvine train station, ride the Santiago Canyon loop, jog over to Mission Viejo for a pilgrimage to the start/finish line of the '84 Olympic road course, and back to Irvine. 40 rolly miles. This part of Southern California is as green as it gets right now. dougP -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave C Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 12:36 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: San Diego Custom Bicycle Show - this weekend, Riv ride Sunday I went with my wife, my 1 year-old, and a longtime friend who lives in San Diego. It was the first bike show any of us ever attended, and it was fun. My daughter practiced walking among the different booths, so she had fun, too. I enjoyed the following booths: --Calfee - talking to Craig Calfee about the bamboo bikes was absorbing, and he's a nice guy to boot --Winter Cycles - nice styling, good touring/randonneur bikes, very friendly --Kish - builder in San Luis Obispo, I liked his rigid drop bar mountain bike --Sendero - fun guy, with a couple adventure bikes, one with Surly Endomorphs --can't remember his name, but an older builder in San Dimas. Didn't know any builders were there. --Nobliette/Rene Herse booth - neat sampling of equipment I was pleasantly surprised by the number of high-end mixtes there. I'm glad to see the different designs and to see the concept get the respect it deserves. Overall, I was more interested in (1) talking to the builders and designers and enjoying their enthusiasm, and (2) getting an injection of bike culture since I live in the Southern California San Gabriels/ Inland Empire, where I never feel part of a bike culture. It's relieving to be around so many cyclists. This is why I really need to go on one of the rides planned by David Estes. best, Dave Carroll --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
