Re: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine!

2012-01-05 Thread Ray Shine
and great bikes! For me, it was a good end to a not-so-good year. From: René Sterental To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, January 2, 2012 12:02:27 AM Subject: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine! Bidding good-bye to 2011 couldn't have been any better. In

Re: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine!

2012-01-05 Thread Ray Shine
and great bikes! For me, it was a good end to a not-so-good year. From: René Sterental To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, January 2, 2012 12:02:27 AM Subject: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine! Bidding good-bye to 2011 couldn't have been any better. In

Re: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine!

2012-01-02 Thread Ray Shine
and great bikes! For me, it was a good end to a not-so-good year. From: jimD To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, January 2, 2012 8:16:38 AM Subject: Re: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine! That 18% descent commands attention. To me it feels like I'm goi

Re: [RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine!

2012-01-02 Thread jimD
That 18% descent commands attention. To me it feels like I'm going to drop straight into the ocean - way down below. My mantra on that road is 'brakes don't fail me now'. It is one of the few roads that gives me the experience of exposure that is common in mountaineering. A friend with a fear o

[RBW] Last ride in 2011 and first ride with Ray Shine!

2012-01-02 Thread René Sterental
Bidding good-bye to 2011 couldn't have been any better. In great RBW spirit, I finally met fellow list member Ray Shine who had always offered to take me on rides around San Francisco. It is entirely my fault for having taken so long, but it finally happened. Yesterday I met with Ray at the San Fr