See that is how my shoes felt with no splats =) Stephen
On Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:00:40 PM UTC-7, William wrote: > > LOL! > > Everything on everyone was soaked, regardless of equipment. Manny will > tell you himself, but trust me. I think the term he used to describe his > feet was "aquarium" > > On Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:34:28 PM UTC-7, Stephen S wrote: >> >> And another thing. How did the splats do with all of that rain ? >> Interested in getting a set if your feet were dry at the first control. >> >> Stephen >> >> On Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:28:29 PM UTC-7, William wrote: >>> >>> Manny and I hooked up at the start at ~6:15 this morning and did the >>> whole ride together. Thankfully it was not raining at the start, but it >>> rained on us PLENTY throughout. Manny rocked the splats and absolutely >>> killed it for his first randonneur event. Many of the signed up riders >>> were DNS, and a few more bailed in the middle. Still more that decided to >>> slog it out treated themselves to extra stops with a hot meal, hot >>> beverages etc. Not me and Manny though. Stop moving and you get cold! We >>> were the 2nd and 3rd finishers. Besides the company, the highlights >>> included some pretty hard core winds. In the heavy rain descending into >>> Olema the wind was strong enough that both Manny and I complained of the >>> pain of the rain hitting us in the face. On the Golden Gate Bridge on the >>> return it took some serious effort to not be blown over altogether. Manny >>> of course can be counted upon to post pictures, to prove it happened. I >>> took video with my GoPro, and we'll see if any of it is worthy of sharing >>> once I edit it way down. >>> >>> On Friday, March 30, 2012 10:07:09 PM UTC-7, Smitty wrote: >>>> >>>> Kind of last minute here.... but... have fun out there! >>>> >>>> --Smitty >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:10:06 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Having been inspired by many people on the forum to ride a Randonneur >>>>> event, I'm planning to ride the populaire this Saturday. Anyone else >>>>> going? Any advice for someone who hasn't ridden a Randonneur event >>>>> before? I'm still kinda worried about the control cards and what not. >>>>> More importantly what do I wear? Hopefully I can tag along with >>>>> someone who knows what their doing. >>>>> >>>>> -Manny "What sport am I doing again?" Acosta >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/7zjmKcbJtwIJ. 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.
