This ride was neat as we (I) got to see a lot of LA that I never have before. Exploring and learning about new areas is my favorite part of all our rides! Here's Rick's summary of the day: http://www.bicyclefixation.com/blog/archives/00000442.html
We did miss our customary breaking of bread together; must have been due to your absence!!! :-) On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Really bummed I had to miss this one - looks like a lot of fun! Sorry > to hear about the ITB issues continuing. At least you had a good > group. The San Diego Bicycle Club warns beginning riders, "you'll be > dropped." Not so with the So Cal Riv Appreciation Society. I'll > start working on Ventura... > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif > > On Feb 21, 10:40 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Another GREAT ride completed without fatalities or dismemberment! No > > mechanicals, no bonks, no drops. A great 40ish or 60ish mile ride from > > Downtown L.A., down to Palos Verdes then out to the Pacific. > > > > I can't say enough what a great ride with great people. Thanks to all > who > > came along. Seth started the ball rolling, with a lot of input from Rick > > and Ron to make a really good route through town. I really enjoyed > seeing > > the varied sides of L.A. tha I never have before. My on-going IT band > saga > > reared it's ugly head at about mile 20. That's after being all clear for > > last weekend's 40 miler. Bummer! Thanks everyone for waiting up > (several > > times) as I pretty much pedaled with one leg for the second half of the > > ride. > > > > Eats and rest at Hermosa Beach and then we were off! As always it turned > > into an all-day ride, which is, as always, pretty darn cool! > > > > Some pics here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157623359321235/ > > > > Pretty darn windy out, but between storms. It rained on my coming in, > and > > on going home, but never while out riding. > > > > Next ride is Ventura in April! > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:55 AM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 60 or so miles around L.A. this Sunday. Going down the River, out to > Palos > > > Verdes, up the Promenade along the Pacific. It's organized through the > RBW > > > list, but you do NOT need to be on the list or have a Rivendell to join > us. > > > Pace is moderate, not fast, not slow. There are typically lots of > stops and > > > re-groupings. We'll meet up around 9:30 for a 10:00 ride. 90% chance > of it > > > being the Wilshire/Vermont Metro stop which has parking and is served > by Red > > > and Purple lines. A chance that it'll be Wilshire/Western stop. More > info > > > and final arrangements will get posted here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc. > .. > > > > > Hope we can get a lot of folks out and enjoying the day!!! > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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 -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
