Should anyone ask "Why do ride a bike?", this photo essay explains it all. Thanks for taking the time to post.
dougP On Saturday, May 3, 2014 4:16:54 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > My friend Steve picked me up and hauled us both to Lake George, from > whence we headed south a wee bit on paved roads before turning right onto > dirt, right past the fee area that doesn’t charge cyclists! That’s my kind > of fee area. Grin. > > Steady, easy climbing through amazing granite canyon carved by the river > (by Colorado standards) next to us. Then we turn off on Wagon Tongue Gulch > Road (who wouldn’t?), hop a gate, and start climbing in earnest. It’s all > forested here, so save for a few meadows and aspen groves, it’s all dense > pine. At the multiple “tops” (it’s a ridge we’re climbing up, so lots of > false tops). A bit of noisy forest work going on with chain saws, and we > turned around — to embrace a wondrous miles long winding and often > steep-ish descent with wild abandon! > > Spinning down the main dirt canyon road I was going fast enough the the > washboard was smooth (skipping over the tops of them), but Steve’s front > suspensioned bike did not, causing him to feel the washboard a lot more > down than up. Chalk another win for rigid frames and knees and elbows for > shocks. Grin. > > What a grand way to spend time with a good friend and enjoy a a lazy > afternoon! > https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157644086206387/ > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
