I want to see! Someone get Doug a camera for Xmas! Ryan
On Nov 28, 11:59 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > FANTASTIC! Did you have to swap out any parts, or is this "out of the box" > for her? Moving away from a flat bar has to be great for her. I'd love to > see you guys on your matching bikes :-) > > > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:47 AM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > Following our story of the new-to-her 47 cm Atlantis posted earlier, > > my wife has been on the bike now 3 days this weekend (and we've still > > got Sunday afternoon). After picking up the bike during last > > weekend's inclement (for us) weather, her first chance to get in a > > decent ride was Thanksgiving day. The drop bars and bar end shifters > > were new to her so we took the familiar Newport Back Bay loop, a 22 > > mile RT from our home. She was so comfortable and confident with the > > bike that she insisted on taking it the next day on an overnight to > > San Diego with our local club. I suggested that she take her trusty > > Trek (flat bars, grip shift) but was over-ruled. > > > Bright & early Friday AM, we dropped our luggage at the start and > > hopped the train south to Oceanside. This cut the mileage to around > > 40, a comfortable distance for her. We took all the meandering back > > lanes I know of to minimize time on PCH and maximize the scenic > > element. Many of our friends in the bike club had moaned about the > > dreaded Torrey Pines grade. IMHO this is highly over blown. When we > > took a rest stop at the park at the base of the grade, I gave her the > > choice of the main highway or the old road. For those unfamiliar with > > it, the old road is perhaps one-third the distance so obviously a good > > deal steeper. There is an interesting museum right at the top, and > > the views are worth the climb. She opted for the old road and made it > > to the top non-stop. She was so glad to be on the Atlantis and said > > she'd have been pushing her Trek, even though it's also fitted with > > very low gearing. > > > The weather was picture perfect and we arrived in San Diego in plenty > > of time for some wandering about. She's often ready for a short nap > > after 40 miles but not Friday. After our group explored Little Italy > > on Friday night, we rode thru the harbor area and caught the Bayside > > Bike Trail back up Coronado and the ferry back to downtown. My wife > > couldn't be happier with the Atlantis and personally supervised its > > loading into the luggage bin for the bus ride home. We took a bit of > > ribbing about having matching bikes but it's all in good fun. On the > > way home she was musing about other potential weekend tours, so I see > > lots of mileage in the future for Mini-lantis. > > > dougP > > > -- > > 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
