Some of the most interesting "roads" aren't paved. And we saw some pretty interesting stuff yesterday!
You're correct David; your tire was just low, not flat. dougP On Feb 13, 5:53 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's my favorite response!!! > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com>wrote: > > > > > I was a little worried in riding the rock gardens on the 2nd half of > > the ride on the Jack Brown greens....Dustin led us on on some pretty > > rough stuff... but I escaped with nary a scratch. Some hiker we > > passed was pretty amazed we were on that trail on "road" bikes. > > > ~Mike > > > On Feb 13, 1:45 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > How 'bout "Zero flat repairs"? Slow leaks that had to be topped off > > don't > > > count! :-) > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> > > wrote: > > > > Sorry I had to leave before the main group finished. That was so much > > > > fun we need to start planning the next event. Hey, everyone must have > > > > gotten the tire thing worked out: ZERO flats, right? > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 13, 8:03 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > And once again, we've been able to have another great ride in SoCal! > > > > > Yesterday we had 10 riders, which was a really good showing. Five > > were > > > > > local to SD, the rest had to drive a couple hours to get there. The > > > > route > > > > > was a combination of suburban roads, country back-roads, graded dirt > > > > roads, > > > > > sections of single track, rutted and eroded hike-a-bike, seven mile > > > > > uninterrupted downhills @ 30 mph, and rural country stores/used car > > lots. > > > > > > Pix to prove we were there: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/ > > > > > > Huge THANKS to Dustin for planning the route and hosting us at his > > house! > > > > A > > > > > great meal of Nepalese food was waiting at the end for us!!! Good > > stuff! > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > Jim: > > > > > > > Same old 35 mm Marathon Supremes as before. Got a brand new set of > > > > > > 40s from Riv a while back but too lazy to change tires right now. > > > > > > Besides, the 35s still have tread showing! No worries. > > > > > > > I think anything made in a 40 should be tough enough. In my case, > > I'm > > > > > > the weak link; the bike & tires can handle things I can't. > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:11 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > What tires, Doug? I think I'm going Marathon Extreme 700x40. > > Under > > > > Silver > > > > > > sidepulls on Hillborne with Bullmoose! 12-36 rear cassette. I'm > > pretty > > > > > > excited. We'll see if my 1300 ft. daily climb over the past month > > and a > > > > half > > > > > > will be enough. > > > > > > > > -Jim W. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > >From: doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> > > > > > > > >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 2:48 PM > > > > > > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > > > > > > > > >Pumped up the tires on the Atlantis just a couple of weeks ago > > so > > > > > > > >they're probably just right for this ride. 3 water bottles plus > > > > > > > >groceries in the Acorn & I'll be ready to go. Looking forward > > to > > > > > > > >seeing the paint job on the Protovelo. > > > > > > > > >dougP > > > > > > > > >On Feb 7, 9:46 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> the Ram is fairly dusty still (from all the dirt trails) but I > > > > will be > > > > > > > >> there BaE @ 1000am ( earlier no doubt). Nice to have a bail > > out > > > > > > > >> option in case the body doesn't perform as expected too. That > > week > > > > in > > > > > > > >> the Yucatan didn't help my training regimen nor did the cold I > > > > picked > > > > > > > >> up down there. > > > > > > > >> ~Mike > > > > > > > > >> On Feb 7, 9:12 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > Gentle-Folk of the Wheel, this is your friendly reminder to > > drop > > > > > > everything > > > > > > > >> > and get out for a ride this Saturday! Should be 70 and > > Sunny, > > > > so no > > > > > > > >> > excuses. There's a good bail out option if the mileage and > > or > > > > > > distance > > > > > > > >> > seems too much. Yours truly might have to consider that as > > I > > > > spent > > > > > > the last > > > > > > > >> > two weekends earning spousal credit points rather than doing > > > > > > intervals as > > > > > > > >> > suggested. > > > > > > > > >> > More conversation including directions, links to maps and > > que > > > > sheets > > > > > > over on > > > > > > > >> > flickr: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc. > > > > .. > > > > > > > > >> > Hope to see a bunch of you there! Maybe bring a six pack of > > > > your > > > > > > fave > > > > > > > >> > beverage for post-ride celebration! > > > > > > > > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Esteban < > > proto...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > Folks - This is going to be a real treat. Some of the > > > > attributes > > > > > > of > > > > > > > >> > > our back country are: 1) fairly close to downtown San > > Diego - > > > > our > > > > > > > >> > > starting point is about 12 miles east of the gleaming > > > > waterfront; > > > > > > 2) > > > > > > > >> > > Its really wild out there on the trails - no spa-style > > hikers > > > > and > > > > > > dog > > > > > > > >> > > walkers (no offense intended), just rugged country and > > > > surprising > > > > > > > >> > > wilderness; 3) wide open country roads with breathtaking > > > > vistas of > > > > > > the > > > > > > > >> > > mountains, Mexico, desert, ocean, etc. This will be > > > > completely > > > > > > worth > > > > > > > >> > > the trip. Here's the photoset of the ride that Dustin > > curated > > > > last > > > > > > > >> > > year: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157623972790726/ > > > > > > > > >> > > This ride won't be quite as alpine, but we have good beer > > > > here, > > > > > > too > > > > > > > >> > > (the famous, tiny, Alpine Brewery is not far off this > > route), > > > > and > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > > >> > > sure we'll include some in our activities for the day if > > you > > > > wish > > > > > > to > > > > > > > >> > > partake. > > > > > > > > >> > > I'm hoping to run the freshly-painted Protovelo with > > Hetres, > > > > > > topped > > > > > > > >> > > perhaps by Albatross bars for pure fun. We'll see. > > > > > > > > >> > > No one's left behind, but there will be bail-out options. > > > > Would > > > > > > be > > > > > > > >> > > worth a trip for disaster-prone Southern California-ians. > > > > Perhaps > > > > > > > >> > > worth a trip for folks further out! > > > > > > > > >> > > Esteban > > > > > > > >> > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > > > >> > > On Jan 4, 10:08 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > February's planned ride lets us get inland a bit, as > > well as > > > > > > giving the > > > > > > > >> > > SD > > > > > > > >> > > > crowd have a break from traveling (the price of living > > in > > > > > > paradise). > > > > > > > >> > > It's > > > > > > > >> > > > shaping up to be a 50+ mile mixie, over mostly back > > roads > > > > and > > > > > > ~30% dirt > > > > > > > >> > > > content guaranteed. A chunk of climbing, so work on > > those > > > > > > intervals! > > > > > > > >> > > Hope > > > > > > > >> > > > the North LA & Ventura crowd can make it down there! > > We're > > > > > > going to try > > > > > > > >> > > to > > > > > > > >> > > > meet up @ 9:00 to get on the road by 9:30 > > > > > > > > >> > > > A route map and some more specifics can be seen here: > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_soc. > > > > .. > > > > > > > > >> > > > As with all these rides, expect to meet some really > > great > > > > folks > > > > > > and put > > > > > > > >> > > > faces to names, as well as to see some beautiful areas > > of > > > > SoCal > > > > > > that you > > > > > > > >> > > > probably have never been to! All bikes are welcome, > > > > aluminum, > > > > > > bamboo and > > > > > > > >> > > > crabon. Run what you brung! Rain or shine, unless > > there's > > > > one > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > >> > > recent > > > > > > > >> > > > "decade" storms we've been having. Otherwise fenders > > and > > > > wool > > > > > > should > > > > > > > >> > > handle > > > > > > > >> > > > it nicely. > > > > > > > > >> > > > -- > > > > > > > >> > > > 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-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. > > > > > > > > >> > -- > > > > > > > >> > 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- 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > > >For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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