[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-14 Thread EricP
Finally got the Hillborne out on Sunday. 30 miles. High in the mid-60's. (Supposedly a record.) Quite a few folks out on bikes. Rode over to the new Twins stadium. Then into the wind for a number of miles. Speed was slow. That's normal. And bars way high up there. Definitely nice having th

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-14 Thread JoelMatthews
Cool and windy in Chicago, but no precip. Fair amount of riders out there, but not overly crowded. Nice to be on the bike without suffering from the weather. On Mar 14, 4:36 pm, Mojo wrote: > I traveled over to the big city of Denver for several reasons. One was > to ride with my ex-teammate fr

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-14 Thread Mojo
I traveled over to the big city of Denver for several reasons. One was to ride with my ex-teammate from back in the days of the early Zia Velo cycling team. But he aborted our ride today, as he doesn't have fenders and it was snowing. So we worked on his bikes and chatted a bit. This getting older

Re: [RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-14 Thread nawrock
near foothills.  Good stuff! Dave Nawrocki Fort Collins, CO - Original Message - From: "Dan Abelson" To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:04:50 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring.. I took of my stu

Re: [RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread Dan Abelson
I took of my studded tires last week. Nothing like the first commute without studded tires. Today, I got out for my first ride of the season on my Quickbeam. The first ride of the year on the Quickbeam reminds me how much I love that bike. I think the perfect complement to a Quickbeam would be

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread Rick Smith
I wanted to take off the rear rack and move to my summer set up but resisted the urge... maybe next week. I've been riding with Strala Vinters for a while now - warm in cold temps and on snowy and rainy days they keep the moisture out. Looking forward to when they'll be uncomfortably hot. On Mar 1

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread Justin August
Had a couple good days earlier this week in Philly. Last night and today we're getting Noah's Ark levels of rain. On Mar 13, 8:36 pm, EricP wrote: > Rode 30 miles today in the Twin Cities.  Warmer than normal but > windy.  Still don't have the Hillborne outside yet.  Maybe tomorrow. > More likely

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread EricP
Rode 30 miles today in the Twin Cities. Warmer than normal but windy. Still don't have the Hillborne outside yet. Maybe tomorrow. More likely next weekend. Am really pushing the envelope by taking the studded tires off the bikes last night. Both my wife and I noticed the pound and a half weigh

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread Mike
Here in Portland the streets were wet and the sky grey but the sun started to poke out here and there. I got out for a 1.5hr ride up to Skyline and looped around and came back home. Then I got out on the QB for a while just noodling around town. A few brief showers but overall a very nice time on t

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread RoadieRyan
Raining now in Seattle (shocker) but it was nice this morning if bit windy had a nice sunny ride along puget sound, and I too was glad to have wool on: socks, and a wool base layer and sweater On Mar 13, 2:24 pm, JoelMatthews wrote: > Classic blustery day in Chicago.  Windy, rainy, not terribly

[RBW] Re: ALMOST Spring..

2010-03-13 Thread JoelMatthews
Classic blustery day in Chicago. Windy, rainy, not terribly cold. I set out mid-morning after the overnight storm passed. Unfortunately, about an hour in, the rain came back with some impressive wind gusts. My cashmere sweater kept me warm enough. Still would not call it a pleasant ride, howeve