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You know I wasn't aware you could water ski there? On another note I grew up in NoCal :) On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:22:28 AM UTC-8, Kellie Stapleton wrote: > > Nice pix. I use to water ski as a kid a Hansen Dam. Now live in NorCal. > > On Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:35:19 PM UTC-8, hsmi

[RBW] Re: Los Angeles Urban Solo ride.

Nice pix. I use to water ski as a kid a Hansen Dam. Now live in NorCal. On Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:35:19 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Had a ride planned with another rider things just come up. I just had to > get out and ride on such a beautiful day. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/peda

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@ Mike, Don't know that area too well either. Guess I got some riding to do! I did a ride last year from my house up the old road through Santa Clarita West on the 126 to Piru. On the way back it was all head wind! I know I'll explore that area some more. I'll check out the Pine canyon rd throu

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I just realized that Hans Rossman, who rides/writes for BQ with Jan Heine was on that Bro'vet. Of course they missed the good parts by not taking Pine Canyon rd through Lake Hughes and going over Spunky saddle. ... too bad. City Slickers I guess. On Monday, February 25, 2013 9:45:00 AM UTC-

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@ Bryan, I've been thinking of the O.R.R since I saw the article Doug mentioned in the Los Angeles Times. I've ridden the LA river a few times and I always enjoy it. Good sights. I understand the idea of getting into a car to go ride a bike seems unseemly. That said the public transit system he

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@ Rperks, thanks for the Brovet blog I enjoyed it. Not certain I'm into doing that entire ride especially the I-5 section. Which is why I presume you have friends looking for a dirt route. I'm interested in that route though. For now I'm going to do a day ride 40 mile RT on the O.R.R. and dete

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Great suggestion, Andy. Done. Sorry to go off topic. With abandon, Patrick On Monday, February 25, 2013 11:29:05 AM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > Hey Deacon, > I got nothin' for you regarding riding/braking in the snow. This is might > be a good topic for it's own thread with an appropr

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Hey Deacon, I got nothin' for you regarding riding/braking in the snow. This is might be a good topic for it's own thread with an appropriate title to lure the attention of those who ride in the snow. --Smitty On Monday, February 25, 2013 4:29:16 AM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Hello! Thi

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FYI, I have some friends working out a legal dirt route that is very close to this: http://yonderjournal.com/studies/brovet/ A bit more than the average riv ride, but drop me a line if you are interested in the ride Rob oceanaircycles.com Ventura, Ca On Sunday, February 24, 2013 6:48:03 PM UTC-

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For some reason, I've been daydreaming about the Ridge Route area myself lately! It's hard for me to motivate to take a bike ride that involves a car, though, especially since I share one car with my wife and kids. I can't complain, with the Santa Monica Mountains and Topanga State Park so clos

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I'm up for this. I recall that LA Times article a while back. Look forward to Hugh's report. Mike, sounds like you may already have it wired. dougP On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:12:48 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > > I know the Old Ridge Route very well as I lived near there > since El

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Hello! This is my first post here. I've owned my Hunqapillar for nearly a year and love it! I ride fat Duremes on my Hunq and did a stretch of 6-8" snow on a steepish fire road I regularly ride. Walked it up, rode it down. Any tips for keeping the brakes from freezing up so they just glide ove

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Actually the best riding are the dirt roads that cross Sawmill Mtn near the top of the Ridge Route or Fish Creek canyon that crosses over to Warm Springs. I've done many loops and rides in those areas over the years, many on my rigid Bridgestone MB2 and later on my Hillborne and Ram. ~mike

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Great minds apparently think alike, you two! 40 sounds a lot more fun! On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:05 PM, hsmitham wrote: > Hey Mike you must have replying while I was. That's exactly what I was > thinking and yes the bulk of ruins are in that stretch. > > Hugh > Sunland, CA > > > On Sunday, Feb

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Hey Mike you must have replying while I was. That's exactly what I was thinking and yes the bulk of ruins are in that stretch. Hugh Sunland, CA On Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:59:55 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > > ...we could park at Templin hwy and ride out and back to Sandberg ruins. > abo

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David I'm not going to do the whole route. Drive up and park where Templin Hwy and the 5 Fwy meet and go as far as Sandberg or just before it about 20 miles out. So 40 RT. Not really into 70 miles one way right now :) Hugh Sunland, CA On Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:20:53 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@

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...we could park at Templin hwy and ride out and back to Sandberg ruins. about 40 miles and 1400 ft of climbing? this covers most Historical parts and misses the big climb out of Castaic. No food or or water along this section. ~mike On Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:20:53 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@

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70 miles + climbing is more than I got in me, at least for the foreseeable future. Take lots of pictures!!! On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Mike Schiller wrote: > I know the Old Ridge Route very well as I lived near there > since Elementary School. It's a 70+ mile mostly paved loop all the way

[RBW] Re: Los Angeles Urban Solo ride.

Depends what you mean by "camping"... rode across the Columbia River to WA and stayed in a cabin at Battle Ground Lake State Parkearlier this month. A couple souls, more hardy than I, slept in tents on that trip. Despite the cool and wet r

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Yes that's correct. There's if I'm not mistaken a 17.5 mile section that was designated a historic route in 1997 but still closed pending repairs. I intend to explore it. >From the Ridge Route web page: An Adventure Pass is NO LONGER REQUIRED. There are NO designated "Developed Campgrounds" a

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I know the Old Ridge Route very well as I lived near there since Elementary School. It's a 70+ mile mostly paved loop all the way up from Castaic, across Pine Canyon rd and then down Lake Hughes rd. And a lot of climbing. We could do an up and back and/or add in some dirt roads that cross the

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Old Ridge Route, that's the route I was trying to remember! There's an attempt being made to designate it a historic route and keep it open. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/13/local/la-me-ridge-route-20130113 I'd very much like to ride it. Check it out and plan a ride for us!!! On Sun, Feb

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By the by I been meaning to try out a ride from Castaic on the Old Ridge Route, which was the original route by the old timers bringing supplies from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, there's a 14 mile stretch designated a historical landmark and is closed to traffic, the old pavement has disintegr

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@ Eric Man am I glad it's not 1994. Though some of the home boys tracked me as I was riding by. The Hilsen is a bit flashy, and while at Union Station I took the AHH with me in the restroom. Can't be too cafeful :) @D yes that Pinzanita ride looks like a good pay off. Hugh Sunland, CA On Sunda

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H... The approach to the trailhead is a couple hours of spinning uphill relentlessly with traffic passing you at 60mph. Great payoff when you get off the hwy and onto the old road. Real nice climb up to Angelus Oaks. Lunch up there at The Oaks restaurant, then a FAST downhill back to civilizati

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hey D, when are you going to have us up to ride that route? When the snow is gone so we can ride the dirt and B4 the heat sets in please. ~mike On Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:41:39 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Yeah, snow bike for the win! > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotour

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Hey, I rode yesterday and it was all the way down to to 61F!!! That's down-right dangerous weather! On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill@gmail.com> wrote: > One of the things I LOVE about the twin cities is that even in the worst > weather, I can count on see

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Yes, for that ride the knobbies will be fine.I need to get something like the Dureme or Little Ben for touring. ~mike On Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:38:59 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: > > Mke: > > That came out great looking. Can't wait to see it in person. You plan on > using this one on Thursday?

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One of the things I LOVE about the twin cities is that even in the worst weather, I can count on seeing people out riding bikes. Heck, even frozen lakes can be a good place to ride. I posted an invite on Facebook a couple days ago, and 4 friends showed up at my house this afternoon to ride off r

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Yeah, snow bike for the win! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8502321862/ (although I did turn around at the first site of solid snow covering the ground... scary!) On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 5:40 PM, dougP wrote: > Jim: > > You are already such a character that you'd do fine in So Cal.

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Jim: You are already such a character that you'd do fine in So Cal. Plus see that pic from David of the Jack Browns in the snow? You could give up those fat bikes. dougP On Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:04:43 PM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > I love your bike Hugh! > > Somet

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Mke: That came out great looking. Can't wait to see it in person. You plan on using this one on Thursday? dougP On Sunday, February 24, 2013 4:40:55 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > > I was out this afternoon for the 1st ride on the new bike, a custom bike > for mixed terrain rides and light

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Word! On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 5:30 PM, dougP wrote: > Jack Browns in the snow! We don't need to stinkin' fat bikes. 33.3 > mm is plenty wide enough. Looks like fun. > > dougP > > > On Saturday, February 23, 2013 11:32:40 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.comwrote: > >> And to make it a sunny SoC

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Jack Browns in the snow! We don't need to stinkin' fat bikes. 33.3 mm is plenty wide enough. Looks like fun. dougP On Saturday, February 23, 2013 11:32:40 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > And to make it a sunny SoCal trifecta, I'll add in that I had an unplanned > fantastic rid

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@ Jim, Thanks coming from you with all your experience it means a lot. When I look at pictures of the riding conditions from Amit and others I always say to my self how amazing you all are in those upper lattudes :) I think if I lived in Minnesota I'd go stir crazy and get out side despite the

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@Mike,Hey that's a great looking steed and you joined the green meanie club.It'll be nice to see it in person.Today was another perfect riding day! Just picked up a Trek 850 for a stout mixed terrain beast. Planning on Albatross bars and Big Apples. It's gonna be fun! Another project. Hugh Sun

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I love your bike Hugh! Sometimes I want to live in SoCal, but then I'd miss out on the character-building adversity of Minnesota weather. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving ema

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I was out this afternoon for the 1st ride on the new bike, a custom bike for mixed terrain rides and light touring. Pretty fun riding singletrack at Calaveras with all the full suspension MTB's. http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347002@N05/8504642733/in/photostream ~mike On Sunday, February 24

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@ Mike, yeah it was a great day! I'll be down your way soon, love the rides down there. You getting one in today? Hugh Sunland, CA On Sunday, February 24, 2013 8:39:45 AM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > > Looks like a fun ride Hugh. Really nice day in So Cal. > > ~mike > Carlsbad Ca. > > > --

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You know Andy neighborhoods backing up to the LA river seem to be getting a small influx of artist gentrification, I saw some nice setup's (corrugated art studio's) and nice outdoor living back yards. I want to ride the SART soon. How's puddle town? Good rides. Do you start bike camping in May?

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Looks like a fun ride Hugh. Really nice day in So Cal. ~mike Carlsbad Ca. -- 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...@go

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The LA River shots bring back memories... growing up my neighborhood backed against the Santa Ana River. --Smitty On Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:35:19 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Had a ride planned with another rider things just come up. I just had to > get out and ride on such a beautiful

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And to make it a sunny SoCal trifecta, I'll add in that I had an unplanned fantastic ride. Just hopped on the bike and headed uphill. A few short hours later I'm in snow-country! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8501214369/in/photostream Felt great, so took the long way home. What a great

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Hi Doug, That's great.I have yet to roll with other Rivs. Love to see some pics of your roll about. Regards, Hugh Sunland, CA On Saturday, February 23, 2013 11:10:12 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: > > Thanks for the photos. It was too nice a day to not ride. We took the > Atlantii & met a small gr

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Thanks for the photos. It was too nice a day to not ride. We took the Atlantii & met a small group for a ride around OC, and one gal had a beautiful 650b Ramboullet. So 3 Rivs out of a group of 9. dougP On Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:35:19 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Had a ride planne