I would be interested in joining a ride with kids and trailers. I have two little girls and a Riv-riding wife who I want to spend time with on the weekends. Maybe a ride with a park stop on the way and ice cream? Any of you have kids?
Dave On Apr 7, 3:38 am, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Dave C > <david.charles.carr...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > 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 > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > Uh, yeah... > > /valley-girl voice > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
