I rode up Mt. Diablo for the first time last week, a short loop with friend Mark on his Bike Friday. From Walnut Creek BART we rode south through a sleepy downtown, just awakening to its post-xmas shopping crush, past conservatively trimmed driveways, and on an old railway now converted to recreational pathway. Somewhere between Alamo and Danville we turned east, toward the high peak, and began our slow ascent. It's still a revelation for me to ride the bike on roads I usually take the motorcycle on... the difference in sounds and sights is delightful. The weather was perfect for riding, if even a touch too warm on the windless south face. A few stops to cool off in the shade, and then a final walk to the summit parking lot, proving that all bicycles have three speeds - sitting, standing, and walking. The descent was thrilling - endless drops and twisting turns down the mountain and out along North Gate road, the new vee-brakes giving neither pulse nor squeal, only steady braking. Somehow, we managed to emerge through the vast sprawl of suburban homes at the buzzing expressway of Ygnacio Valley road, a route most decidedly UNfriendly to bicycles, and then snuck in a quick visit to RBBH.
A first attempt at video/still/banjo montage proves it happened: http://youtu.be/HsNNy1WF09k - Andrew, Berkeley -- 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.
