Hi folks! I did a supported tour put on annually by my local cycling club a couple of weeks ago--it was fun, good weather, friendly folks. Didn't even have any unpleasantness from drivers. Here's some pics if you're interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/sets/72157621799616518/ And a description of the tour: http://www.biketcba.org/tours/summertour/summertour2k.html It was a challenge for me on a few levels. The mileage wasn't bad, certainly enough to test my fitness, though. And on a personal level, it was the first such tour I've done since 1993, when I got quite sick on a similar tour and suffered through a lot of rainy days and nights. I ended up abandoning on the last day that trip, and haven't done such a ride since until now. I also am not an outgoing, social person by nature, so it was a challenge to put myself out there as it were, even with a group of like minded folks some of whom I already knew to one degree or another. The first night was tough, I cruised around the campground several times looking for a spot near someone I knew and finally was invited by a fellow to take a small space next to his group. He ended up being a fellow I'd corresponded with a bit about the tour, and I hit it off well enough with him and his friends that I camped with them the remainder of the trip! I took my orange Rambouillet on this trip and saw another just like it for the first time ever since I bought the thing! It was fun talking with Dave about our orange beauties, (are you on this list, Dave?) and it led to a funny moment sightseeing in Manistee the 4th day--I rode my Rambly into town from the campground in street clothes to look around and get a bite. A friend of Dave saw me rummaging through my saddlebag for my lock and was sure I was stealing his friend's bike! It took some discussion, a display of my tour wristband and a demonstration that I knew the lock combination before he agreed not to call the cops. He was pretty sheepish about it in camp later, but I told him that Dave owed him a beer for being such a good friend, and there were no hard feelings on my part. I bought a clickstand (www.clickstand.com) for the tour and it worked very well. The owner kindly rushed it so I'd have it in time for the tour and it's a well made, and useful product. I recommend it, and I'm pretty sure I sold a few for him on the tour. It garnered a fair bit of interest from other riders. A practical bunch--lots of reasonably well thought out bikes for such riding. Not many fenders, but fortunately we didn't end up needing them. Hope you enjoy the pics, Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
