I grew up there (Acalanes HS in Lafayette and Berkeley grad) and it is a beautiful area. Great for cycling, too, not only for mountain bikes but with growing commitments to bike lanes, bike paths, and cycling-friendly transit. You can easily get to Riv WHQ via BART (bikes allowed during non-rush hours), get off the train at the Walnut Creek station, go about two blocks northeast and cross North Main, turn into a warren of industrial buildings just off the corner, and you're there. A Fifth Avenue retail location it is not, thank goodness, else the bikes would cost a whole lot more.
Steve Now in Ames, IA with studded snow tires on my commuter On Jan 19, 11:57 pm, dpco <dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > beth, > we don't know each other, but your statements regarding the lafayette/ > walnut creek area are so right on. happy days riding your bike. > sincerely, don compton > > On Jan 19, 9:56 am, Beth <betha.lu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Ok, now, having grown up in WC and now living in...not WC...let me > > tell you this. Your first trip to RBW HQ to check out the steel steeds > > will leave you all excited to go ride your bike(s), add to your bike > > (s), add to your bike collection, save the world, be a better person, > > have a lycra bonfire (ok that would be bad), be stoked for GPs gift to > > the biking universe etc..but your next move should be to ask the gang > > there to point you toward Shell Ridge or Mt. Diablo or any ol open > > space du jour and really see why WC is so great. Beyond downtown, > > where parking meters rule the day and everyone is really tall, the > > City's forefathers (and mothers) really did a neat thing. That was > > creating the a regional Open Space. No development is ever allowed on > > the hills and you can bike your guts out and see/hear birds/eagles and > > you feel like you're miles away from city stuff. So get to RBW early > > (or late and ride in the evening!), buy good stuff and then hit the > > dirt to the open space! > > > On Jan 18, 6:26 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Haha - yea, Walnut Creek is kinda upscale. At least the new parts and > > > downtown around Broadway Plaza (an outdoor mall). > > > > But tucked away behind a car rental place and nestled among auto > > > repair shops... there's a wonderful place. Kinda like > > > Toei:http://www.flickr.com/photos/spastica/2455230027/ > > > > On Jan 18, 6:17 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yeah, serious. I mean Tiff & Co., wow. I'm used to seeing pics of the > > > > Riv > > > > warehouse and thinking it's kind of a industrial sort of a town. > > > > > Guess not. > > > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:06 PM, <bpus...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks, Eric. That's the first time I've gotten a feel for Walnut > > > > > Creek. > > > > > > In a message dated 1/18/2010 8:03:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > > > > campyonly...@me.com writes: > > > > > > Stopped by Riv World HQ last week and took a few photos of the trip > > > > > there: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157623114234767/ > > > > > > I found a great deal on a bag for my Quickbeam in the Garage Sale > > > > > section, > > > > > and a birthday present for a friend. > > > > > > --Eric > > > > > campyonly...@me.com > > > > >www.campyonly.com > > > > >www.wheelsnorth.org > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > > > David > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > > > scientist guy- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
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