Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-20 Thread Surlyprof
That is a beautiful bike. It's nice how the tires, saddle and tape blend so well to compliment the red frame. On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 8:54:30 AM UTC-7, reynoldslugs wrote: > Oddly, that shot of me going up Mt Graham is the second of my Rivendell > shots to get picked up by Explorer on Fl

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-20 Thread reynoldslugs
Oddly, that shot of me going up Mt Graham is the second of my Rivendell shots to get picked up by Explorer on Flickr. The shot below - - a very average shot of my Legolas - - somehow got selected. I's pretty mundane, but managed to develop 13k hits and a lot of compliments. It really ain't m

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-19 Thread cyclotourist
René and Max: I love both those photos, and they obviously struck a chord with the flickr-viewing public! Congrats X2! Man I wish flickr would stay viable, but I've got a bad feeling about it's future... On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:16 PM, 'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@goo

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-19 Thread 'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch
Rene, Although it is important to find a comfortable position on the bike it is equally important off the bike, And it sounds like you may be spending more time lately in the office and/or on a computer than on a bike. So if that is the case, you may want to try moving your computer mouse to

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-19 Thread René Sterental
Yes! I can definitely tell!!! Good for all of us! On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 1:28 PM, reynoldslugs wrote: > Rene, > > that's a fun, great shot. > > And, it's at least the second Rivendell shot in recent weeks to end up in > the Explorer Gallery. For reasons unknown to me, a shot of my Roadeo > gr

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-19 Thread reynoldslugs
Rene, that's a fun, great shot. And, it's at least the second Rivendell shot in recent weeks to end up in the Explorer Gallery. For reasons unknown to me, a shot of my Roadeo grinding up Mt Graham ended up in that Gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/16651942876/ as you can se

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-19 Thread René Sterental
FWIW, I'm happy to report that the photo of the Atlantis on the morning commute made it to the Explorer Gallery in Flickr, and is going around the world as I write. My wife was mad this morning because my phone was beeping all night long (I was sleeping so deeply that I didn't even hear it) and at

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread René Sterental
Thanks Doug. When waiting for the train, sometimes the light is wonderful... :-) On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 7:48 PM, dougP wrote: > Rene: > > Good to see your photos again. I recall your posts as you built up new > bikes, and the train station seemed a common (and appropriate) location. > Somethin

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread dougP
Rene: Good to see your photos again. I recall your posts as you built up new bikes, and the train station seemed a common (and appropriate) location. Something about "here with my bike waiting for the train..." that's just neat. Glad you're back to biking to work, too. dougP On Wedne

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread René Sterental
Thanks! On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 7:29 PM, WETH wrote: > Congratulations! So glad it was an enjoyable commute. The sunrise photo > is beautiful. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread WETH
Congratulations! So glad it was an enjoyable commute. The sunrise photo is beautiful. -- 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+unsu

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread René Sterental
Yes. The Boscos took care of my neck pain. Not entirely of the hands, although they certainly made quite an improvement over the drop bars. I remember having lots of hand pain with the Moustache bars, but that was when I was just beginning, so probably lots of positioning issues. Would be somewhat

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread Liesl
+1 on a great atlantis and boscos as good solutions to soreness. For me it was neck issues. Boscos have been great with *lots* of hand positions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rece

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread René Sterental
Thanks John, I have several bars that I can continue to try, including the Bosco Bullmoose and the regular Bosco in several widths, as well as the smaller/narrower Nitto Promenade bars. I figure I'll try to keep riding and see how it goes, and what sort of minor adjustments (or major) seem to work

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread Surlyprof
René, Congrats on rejoining the bike/train commuters of the bay area. Good to see your Atlantis (and you) reborn. If you are still encountering problems with pressure on your hands and are seeking to get even more upright, I have a 55cm Bosco Bar and thumbies you could try (although your new

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread René Sterental
That is so right Patrick! On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > Awesome, René! I am so glad you are getting out again. It is fun to > discover and rediscover anew, aye? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread Deacon Patrick
Awesome, René! I am so glad you are getting out again. It is fun to discover and rediscover anew, aye? With abandon, Patrick -- 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,

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread Kellie
Still in the Bay Area, but now East Bay in North Oakland. On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 5:24:12 PM UTC-7, René wrote: > > You no longer live in the SF Bay Area? It's a great trail, to commute on. > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Kellie > wrote: > >> Great photos! I used to ride that trail a

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread René Sterental
You no longer live in the SF Bay Area? It's a great trail, to commute on. On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Kellie wrote: > Great photos! I used to ride that trail at the other end near Alviso. > > > On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 4:58:58 PM UTC-7, René wrote: >> >> After doing a couple of rides

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute... first time in about two years!

2015-03-18 Thread Kellie
Great photos! I used to ride that trail at the other end near Alviso. On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 4:58:58 PM UTC-7, René wrote: > > After doing a couple of rides during the weekend, today I finally had the > chance (and will) to wake up at 5:00 AM to catch the early morning train to > San Jo

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2013-01-14 Thread René Sterental
> > I'm traveling this week, but I'll send out a few dates that work for me > and we'll take it from there... René -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Anne Paulson
Betcha it's a lot warmer two weeks from now than now. On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Reid wrote: > Um, erm, would y'all consider waiting until the weather gets a bit warmer? I > know, I'm just a wimp, but I do hate camping in the cold. > > Reid > > > -- > You received this message because you a

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Reid
Um, erm, would y'all consider waiting until the weather gets a bit warmer? I know, I'm just a wimp, but I do hate camping in the cold. Reid -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https:

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Anne Paulson
First weekend in February. Any takers? On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Manuel Acosta wrote: > agreed hardest thing about planning any trip is just setting the date. > > > On Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:02:07 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: >> >> Let's just do it, some time when everyone is around

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Manuel Acosta
agreed hardest thing about planning any trip is just setting the date. On Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:02:07 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: > > Let's just do it, some time when everyone is around. > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:43 PM, René Sterental > > > wrote: > >> @Colin: Thank you. Sharing

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Anne Paulson
Let's just do it, some time when everyone is around. On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:43 PM, René Sterental wrote: >> @Colin: Thank you. Sharing is a big part of the experience, and I've >> learned a lot from others as well, so I like to think I'm passing it >> forward. >> >> @Anne, Manny and William: T

[RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread René Sterental
> > @Colin: Thank you. Sharing is a big part of the experience, and I've > learned a lot from others as well, so I like to think I'm passing it > forward. > > @Anne, Manny and William: Thank you. I'm eager to try that again. I'll > check my calendar and propose dates. Do we want to wait for warmer

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread William
I'm in for Mount Hamilton too. On Saturday, January 12, 2013 2:45:20 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Agreed. I would jump that one if it happened -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Manuel Acosta
Agreed. I would jump that one if it happened -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/1MTdxJcCcHwJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-12 Thread Anne Paulson
I enjoyed the one we did last spring on Mt Diablo. We should definitely do a South Bay S24O. Rene, no need to wait for some future level of fitness; let's do one soon. Grant Ranch Park on Mt. Hamilton is pretty, and the climb up to it not too bad On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Stephen S wrote:

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2013-01-11 Thread René Sterental
> > Stephen, it's a deal! -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+u

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-11 Thread Stephen S
The pic was great. I enjoyed the s24o we did in 2011 with everyone. I'd love to get our and do another one with you if you can get through some of those blocks. =) Stephen On Friday, January 11, 2013 3:36:58 PM UTC-8, René wrote: > > Thank you for all the great comments! > > I feel priviledg

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-11 Thread René Sterental
Thank you for all the great comments! I feel priviledged to live in the SF Bay Area and hope to get fit enough at some point soon to start doing some rides with Manny and others. While my limited experience on group rides has been great so far, it sucks when you are pushing your bike up a climb th

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-11 Thread Peter Morgano
I saw "Lovely Bicycle" do a wrap job with twine and shellc on Klean Kanteens. Looked the business. Not sure how it would hold up to constant sweating from cold bottles in the summer but I guess not a biggie to re-do once a season. On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Peter F wrote: > Quick tip...if

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-11 Thread Peter F
Quick tip...if your Klean Kanteens rattle in your bottle holders, wrap the bottles with cloth handlebar tape. Lots of colors to choose from; they look classy; and rattling is a thing of the past. If you're really feeling crafty, you can shellac them as well, but that's overkill for me. When the

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2013-01-10 Thread Jay in Tel Aviv
Rene, Thank you for sharing your pictures. That is an amazing collection of bikes and bags. What a beautiful part of the world you live in! Jay On Jan 11, 5:39 am, Peter Morgano wrote: > Oh you youngsters and your rambles. If I am home a few minutes late I have > a young lady who thinks I went

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-10 Thread Peter Morgano
Oh you youngsters and your rambles. If I am home a few minutes late I have a young lady who thinks I went to the zoo or toy store without her, haha. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Manuel Acosta < manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Make sure you take time to ride the unbeaten path and go ex

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2013-01-10 Thread Manuel Acosta
> > Make sure you take time to ride the unbeaten path and go exploring. I've > found some of my coolest rides from my commute home. It also breaks up the > bordem sometimes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this d

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2013-01-10 Thread cyclotourist
Unrequested reply: Yes, the King Iris cages work wonderfully for SS bottles. No rattling at all. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Robert Harrison wrote: > I love it. But I also have a question. Do those bottle cages do a good job > with the Klean Kanteens? I have a set of the bottles I almost ne

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis commute...

2013-01-10 Thread Robert Harrison
I love it. But I also have a question. Do those bottle cages do a good job with the Klean Kanteens? I have a set of the bottles I almost never use because of the rattling around. On long rides I do use them but cover them in a sock which I wet down for that 'swamp cooler' effect. Aloha, Bob

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2013-01-10 Thread René Sterental
> > Sorry! It should be public now... -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-ow

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2013-01-10 Thread Stephen S
Pics are private Rene. We can't see them. On Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:32:48 PM UTC-8, René wrote: > > I started work this week and with my new 2013 goals, have started > commuting every other day to build up slowly. I commute from Palo Alto to > San Jose (California) and ride my bike from m