Saturday, November 9. I had one of those work days for half the day where I had to be in Claremont, CA. As I was preparing to leave, I realized that I could maybe take the weekend back in a big way. I figured I'd be most of the way to Redlands, so I sent David Estes a message to see if he could do a spur-of-the-moment late afternoon ride. He suspiciously said, "I think I can design us a good flat root."
So as I was getting out of the car near Augie's coffee in Redlands, the corner of my eye sees a familiar orange Quickbeam. David was eager to pedal. I only knew half the reason at that moment. So after checking out the local volunteer-operated bike shop (which is totally cool!) we set out pedaling our Quickbeams, mine green with Albatross and Alfine 11 and a gear-shifter, David's clean and sleek and looking great with drop bars in its beautiful orange. He took me on a route that included lots of flat dirt paths, and after about 20 minutes came the big reveal: Hangar 24 brewery! I felt like a kid whose parents surprise them with an unannounced trip to Six Flags or something. The place was full of happy, relaxing people. This quickly turned into the weekend I was hoping for, and all it took was a Saturday afternoon. Thanks David! I got the 8-beer taster tray. It's shown on the Flickr. We continued the ride. More nice easy touring through Redlands, some orange groves, some train tracks, some SART I think, just a really relaxing Saturday. We finished up at my favorite pizza place in Redlands. Photos show evidence of that happening too. We got a couple of bike shots, each of the Quickbeams taking its turn out front. As David says, if you like to ride, come to Redlands! Again, I want to thank him for leading the way on such a fun time. David knows how to facilitate some fun bicycle times! A few photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/sets/72157637542222146/ -Jim W. -- 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.
