But bear in mind that however, whenever, wherever, whatever they ride.... It's a free country.
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > You hit the nail on the head, Kelly, and you are spot-on correct. I am > always amused and annoyed at the same time on my weekend rides into Marin > County from San Francisco. It's very common to see the full suspension MTB > folks drive across the bridge and park near Mike's Bikes, take their > expensive MTB off the trunk rack, then go tackle the trails on Mt. Tam. I > know they are from the city (just 8 miles away) because of the residential > parking permits on the bumpers of their cars. I also get a laugh out of the > carbon road riders who will haul the bike over White's Hill on the back of > their SUV, then park on the other side and tear off a fast ride out around > Nicasio reservoir and back to the car. I see this sort of canceling out > thing most, however, with the MTB riders. I suppose they would offer as a > justification that the bike's tires don't do well on paved roads, or some > such. > > > ________________________________ > From: Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 7:10:53 AM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivbike Editorial of Jan. 18 > > and then there is organized bike rides that have 100's of people driving > many miles to ride a bike a short distance then drive back home. In St > Louis, Mo Trailnet has one of these type rides weekly. I would wager a > single weekend ride here wipes out all the progress the comuters make in one > day. Not saying don't comute, just saying I don't see cycling as green. It's > entertainment for most folks or exercise but also an excuse / reason to > drive thier cars many more miles. > > Cycling has many uses and is wonderful .. but riding just for green reasons > is or would be weak for me. I ride because I like riding. > > Kelly > > > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
