Dang Mike Before kids we used to do Onion Valley every year. My best ride on my old Orange XO1 was the descent/climb from Onion Valley down to Independence and back. The kids are old enough now to go back. Thanks for showing that it's right where I saw it last.
Bill On Aug 10, 4:54 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Missed this topic... was backpacking supplies in to some John Muir > Trail through hikers over Kearsarge pass in the > Sierra's.http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/sets/72157624690965960/ > > But Doug you forgot the high real estate prices, aggressive drivers > and arid, desert like hills. > > ~Mike~ > > On Aug 8, 6:08 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > That reminds me - need to get back there some day. Need a ride along > > the boardwalk at Mission Beach. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Aug 7, 11:11 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Esteban: > > > > Your description of the Protovelo ride qualities sounds like my > > > Atlantis. On the rare occasion when I ride something else, even if I > > > enjoy it, there's always something about getting back on the Atlantis > > > & feeling "at home". > > > > You realize when you do something like this, it just invites hordes of > > > people to move to San Diego. Thank you for NOT posting a photo of a > > > wahini with a surfboard posing with the Cadillac. > > > > The rest of you must understand that he had to go to all this trouble > > > just to find some peace & quiet. Southern California is way > > > overcrowded, too many people, too many cars, crummy air, hot, > > > generally yucky place to be. And the beach gets all fogged in, you > > > can't see a thing, it's cold, clammy, you have to wear a sweatshirt > > > after sunset or you'll freeze. Tourist season's been lousy so the > > > Chamber of Commerce hired Esteban to do this as a promo. It's all a > > > fantasy! He photo shopped the whole thing! > > > > dougP > > > > On Aug 7, 6:11 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So, I had some things to ponder. Not terribly important, but > > > > unresolved, and its high time we bring them to some conclusion. So, I > > > > went for 60 miles up and down the coast for some sometimes > > > > lollygagging, sometimes hard riding, with lots of stops for thinking, > > > > writing, and looking out upon the ocean. It worked! > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157624675556552/ > > > > > Got to see a lot of interesting things, as always, along the coast. > > > > > In more list-relevant news, it was a pleasure to take the Protovelo > > > > out for this. Its 60 c-c, and I prefer a 58, but its a big Riv, in a > > > > traditional touring size with touring gearing and even 175mm cranks (I > > > > usually ride 170). It rides like the Caddy in the photoset, I'm sure > > > > - big, stable luxury. Its not the most fun in hard efforts over the > > > > long haul. It just wants to ramble and amble. Maybe some of Grant's > > > > riding philosophy is built into the design and preferred sizing. > > > > > I must also add that two other things kept interrupting my internal > > > > deliberations: the still-fantasic Hetres and the Nitto 135 "rando" > > > > bars, which I like very much. > > > > > Esteban > > > > San Diego, Calif.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- 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.
