I was planning on a trails-only s24o, the hunqapillar's first, but now i think if anything i'll be taking the atlantis out into the rain this evening and trying to stay relatively un-muddy on the way in. we'll see, maybe it'll let up.
rain is nice, but cool weather without rain is best. i don't like using a tent! ~erik On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 12:33 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com>wrote: > Pretty amazing Anne. Seems like if someone likes riding a bike, they'd > like riding it rain or shine... > > Today is drizzly/misty in SoCal, so I put on my skinny (36mm!!!) tires and > mudguards <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5090485054/>. I > wasn't expecting to see anyone, but was happily surprised to cross paths > with four other riders. That was over an hour, so comparable to my four > hour/40 cyclists ride from yesterday (yes, I count cyclists). > > Who says SoCal cyclers don't go out if the temp dips below 65F!!! > > > > > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Don't know how this got sent before I finished it. Here's the complete >> version: >> >> *************************************************** >> I usually ride Saturday mornings with some cycling friends. They're >> great guys and I always have fun riding with them, but these are guys >> who not only won't ride when it's raining, they won't ride-- I am not >> making this up-- when the roads are wet. Which not exactly my >> attitude. I'm more of a bike anywhere for any reason kind of person. >> >> Yesterday morning was sunny and warm, but I didn't feel like getting >> up so the ride went without me. So there I was at 3:00 this afternoon, >> heading out on my Atlantis. Without the boys on their dainty carbon >> bikes with fragile 23mm tires, I was free to enjoy some dirt, so I >> turned off the standard paved loop to the fire road up Windy Hill. I >> was determined to get all the way up to the top cleanly, trying to use >> all the dirt suggestions you guys have been giving this week. All was >> going well until I got to the very steepest pitch and for some reason >> they'd put a load of loose gravel on the bottom section. Too slippy >> for me, though I tried twice. But next week I'll try again. I think >> maybe if I just try to spin faster up the bottom part of the steep >> section I can get past the gravel, then hope to have enough energy to >> continue as it gets even steeper for a few tens of yards. >> >> On the top of the ridge it was getting late and and the wind was >> blowing. OK well, I guess that's why it's called Windy Hill. Happily I >> had taken the elementary precaution of bringing along an Ibex wooly >> zip-tee. All of you should buy one or more of those woolies-- they are >> absolutely fantastic for an extra layer when it starts getting cold, >> and they wad up so small. Not that carrying capacity is an issue on >> this particular bike, as we will shortly see. Feeling a bit peckish, I >> pulled out the bag of Quadratini cookies and munched a few. >> >> More climbing on pavement, and then it was time for the long descent. >> With the low >> clouds and the late hour, I was glad that the Atlantis has a generator >> hub wired to head and taillights. No need to worry about approaching >> darkness or dead batteries, I just flipped the light switch and I was >> good to go zooming down the hill. >> >> At the bottom it was time to go home to cook dinner, but I had to buy >> it first. Would my new Saddlesack, the arrival of which consoled me >> for having to missing the RBW garage sale, be able to swallow up two >> gallons of milk, five pounds of potatoes, pound and a half of chicken, >> two onions, some garlic, a loaf of French bread and some other >> assorted groceries? This was my first time using it for such a big >> load. I was delighted to discover that the straps can reposition for >> big loads. Everything fitted easily, with the French bread stuck >> sideways on the outside under the straps. I put my lock in an outside >> pocket, snapped the little wallet holder pocket back on top, and rode >> home. >> >> My non-Riv friends just don't understand the biking life. >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> My hovercraft is full of eels >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> My hovercraft is full of eels >> >> -- >> 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 > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS > > > -- > 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. > -- oakland, ca bikenoir.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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