Good to hear you had a break from it at least part of the time. Wind is the biggest demoralizer there is IMHO. I've driven the old highway down to the little hot springs resort they have out there. Cute place, would be a nice get away.
Knee's definitely on the mend (I think). On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Matt Critchlow <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi David, > > There was definitely some tailwind on the way back, but the wind > seemed to move around. A guy I was riding with for a while rides out > there fairly often and said "it seems like you never get a tailwind > for long out here". Maybe because of the valleys or something the wind > swirls a bit. But yes, the way back was definitely faster I thought. > I'd never ridden out there, so I didn't know what to expect. > Regardless though, the ride was SO much fun. > > Really sorry to hear about the knee. Hope you can get that figured out > soon. > > Matt > > On Feb 14, 10:40 am, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds like a great ride, Matt. Too bad about that wind. Did you at > least > > get a tailwind on some part of it? Great that there was a good sized > field > > for it. I thought about it, but am still trying to figure out where my > knee > > is; able to do 40 yesterday, but that was with stopping every ten miles > for > > a stretch break. > > > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Matt Critchlow < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just wanted to quickly report on the 80 for Haiti ride yesterday. I > > > had a fantastic time! It was my first time riding an AdventureCorps > > > ride, and I was really impressed by how orderly and helpful Chris and > > > the volunteers were. They got the 150+ of us out and riding in a quick > > > and efficient manner, and the checkpoints were well laid out and well > > > stocked with volunteers, bathrooms, water and food. We were also > > > provided with some great teas from Infusion of Tea in La Jolla which > > > helped get everyone warmed up at the start. The choco-vanilla Mate was > > > my favorite. Speaking of which, it was actually a bit warmer than > > > Chris predicted, which no one was complaining about! That said the > > > wind was pretty brutal. Being 6'5" I get to feel every wisp of wind as > > > it is, and as usual many people gravitate behind me(the one man wind > > > shield) during times like this. I'd like to think that they gravitate > > > towards me because they want to be friendly and chat, but that might > > > be a little optimistic! I did meet some nice folks as a result of this > > > though, and I'm used to it anyway. > > > > > The ride itself was absolutely beautiful. The pictures in my mind put > > > up on the site didn't really do the ride justice, although pictures > > > rarely can. It was certainly a tough ride, at least for me, but it was > > > really enjoyable and I met some really nice people. There was a great > > > mix of riders there. You could obviously tell the club/competitive > > > riders who took off at the start like they were trying to catch up to > > > Lance or something, but there were actually a lot of "regular" riders > > > out as well just taking their time enjoying the ride. Honestly I was > > > amazed at the amount of TT bikes used by people and was sitting there > > > at the start line shaking my head. We were going out on an 80 mile > > > ride with 6k feet of climbing, and it just seems to me like a TT bike > > > "might" not be the best option. But to each their own right? And > > > seriously what do I know, I've never even ridden one :) > > > > > Saw one Heron on the road with a very classic/classy setup, and while > > > I was waiting in my second group to start I was standing next to a > > > girl with a very cool old Raleigh Mixte. Chris snapped a pic or two of > > > it before we took off. > > > > > All in all I had a fantastic time and am already thinking of when I > > > can get out to Pine Valley and ride again. I'd like to thank this > > > forum for getting the word out on it, otherwise I wouldn't have heard > > > of it and been able to attend. I was actually asked by a woman who was > > > one of my wind shield followers for a while how I'd heard of the ride > > > since I wasn't in a club or raced. I told her "on the Rivendell bike > > > forum" and got a strange look. I explained quickly the company/bikes/ > > > style and continued to get strange looks. Oh well. > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Matt > > > > > -- > > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > [email protected]> > > > . > > > 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 > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > 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 -- 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.
