April will be warmer and depending on the weather maybe too hot. The 3rd dirt section was the best in my opinion. I was too busy trying to hang on to Dustin on that section so I didn't take many pictures. I think those sections would be best with a 35mm cross tire or a Hetre. Of course the final road sections were perfect for the Jack Browns.
~Mike On Feb 15, 4:47 am, jim phillips <thefamil...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!! > > JimP > > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800 > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD > From: cyclotour...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Hi John, it's a great route I would encourage you to take. Just be aware of > the singletrack you're going to need to take at mile 20.6. It's not marked > at all, so you have to be on the look out for it. That's where the > hike-a-bike section begins. That's just for ~half a mile though. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5441062476/ > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > John: > > That would be it. Mile 29.4 is where David, Jenny & I bailed out. We > took the left while the rest of the group continued on the route. You > can see how that connects to the outbound route around 15. We then > headed back up course & made a left at the intersection that's 12.7 > outbound & 44.7 returning. We got a total of 42 for the shorter > version. > > Carry plenty of food & water. Take a look at the posted photos. We > had some high quality hike-a-bike sections. Caution: Hills may be > steeper than they apperar in photos! Great ride. > > When do you plan to be in San Diego? I'm a bit north, Orange County, > but get down there often. Maybe we could do this ride; I'm curious > about the part I missed. > > dougP > > On Feb 14, 7:47 pm, John Speare <johnspe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Can someone who went on the ride verify that this is the map for the > > route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/252276 > > > I'll be in SD in April and this sounds like a perfect day ride. > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have some photos up from my camera phone - and a write-up on the > > > blog: > > > >http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/all-tires-welcome/ > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/sets/72157625919265243/ > > > > The route is worth studying for anyone planning a vacation in San > > > Diego. Wow! Thanks, Dustin! > > > > Esteban > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > On Feb 13, 7:55 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > ... > > > read more »- 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://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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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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