Nice to know, Hugh. If you happen to be down from Sunland with your bike, let me know. I am pretty easy to ride with. I have a family with all girls and one small boy dog (Louie). None of them ride except Louie (sits in his bed in the Wald basket and comfortably stays leashed to the basket). My training/exercise rides are usually 15 - 20 miles at an average 12 mph (Del Mar Heights is steep hill country). If I go longer for a day ride, I like to have some goal in mind like riding to a campground or park destination, cooking some lunch, and reading a book for a while.
Having a Samuel Hillborne is changing things up, though. I take a lot more short sprints through the neighborhood and up to Del Mar Highlands to shop in street clothes and even flip flops. Ralphs and CVS let me take Sam in with me and I use the Wald basket for my shopping cart. It is like being a kid again. Jump on the bike and go. Thanks for your reply, Tom On Friday, July 12, 2013 9:26:26 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > Really like the build it looks awesome! Most of my family live in Carmel > Valley and I ride their occasionally. Perhaps we can put together a day > ride one of these days. > > Best, > > > > Hugh > Sunland, Ca > > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Tom Virgil <tevi...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Tom Virgil and a Samuel >> Hillborne rider. The new Rivendell bike entered my life in late May 2013. >> I am still dialing the Sam in. I live in Del Mar Heights, but often ride >> out to the beach on Carmel Valley Road. You just might see another >> Rivendell out there; it's me. I would be delighted to see one other than >> my own. I am extremely pleased with my bike, but exercising some patience >> through the "honeymoon" before posting pros and cons. I had great >> technical and sales support from Jared at Rivendell. You can see my bike >> here <http://www.flickr.com/photos/20853610@N05/sets/72157633958654979/>. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Tom >> >> >> On Sunday, July 7, 2013 10:03:03 AM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: >>> >>> Went out for a short ramble South of Del Mar through Torrey Pines >>> reserve and just happened to run into another Hilsen on my way back, Curtis >>> and his 67cm Homer. I recall Curtis joining the bunch inquiring about San >>> Diego mixed terrain rides as he had just acquired his Rivendell. What are >>> the odds in SD county dominated with carbon that we'd run into each other? >>> I'm not a mathematician but it seems the odds would be pretty high. Then >>> again as the Rivendell anomaly amplifies the odds will be more favorable of >>> such serendipitous meetings.It was a nice end to a ride. >>> >>> Pictures prove that it happened. >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**pedalpusher61/sets/**72157634506333058/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalpusher61/sets/72157634506333058/> >>> >>> ~Hugh >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/gMWMg0GsB38/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
