Re: [RBW] A Little More Vanilla

2011-05-14 Thread John Geiger
Since your on the subject I guess Ill throw mine in the ring. http://www.flickr.com/photos/42587323@N08/4423596995/in/photostream On May 14, 2011, at 8:32 PM, reynoldslugs wrote: > Fat Tire Flyer; very nice climber, fabulous on steep twisty descents > on awful pavement. Love the Paul M-Racers an

Re: [RBW] Rack on Rambouillet

2010-01-24 Thread John Geiger
I have done a number of multiday tours on my Rambouillet with the Nitto Rear Rack and Pa Panniers. I pack light but easily carry tent, bag, matt, cooking gear, clothes, food, and a few other small items. The bike handles great and I havnt had any trouble with it. Ive also used the rack with

Re: [RBW] Art-o-mat in Minneapolis

2010-03-20 Thread John Geiger
Not sure if this one was mentioned in the reader or not but there is one in SOMA, in SF at Ryko photo on third. Ive gotten some cool stuff out of it. On Mar 20, 2010, at 5:12 PM, Philip Williamson wrote: Not much Riv content except that I learned about the Art-O-Mat project in a Reader. Yo

Re: [RBW] Riv TOSRV Riders

2010-04-30 Thread John Geiger
Another interesting tie between Riv and TOSRV, in RR42 theres an article about June and Greg Siple and their long distance touring. Greg started TOSRV in 1962 with just himself and one other person. The ride peaked at about 6000 riders about two decades later and now regularly brings in abo

Re: [RBW] Riv TOSRV Riders

2010-05-11 Thread John Geiger
the last photo in the slide show for Riv related content. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/05/09/a-blustery-ride.html http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/audio_slideshows/2010/05/scioto/index.html On Apr 30, 2010, at 8:11 AM, John Geiger wrote: > Anot

Re: [RBW] Riv TOSRV Riders

2010-05-12 Thread John Geiger
miles round trip I believe. All in all, typical interesting TOSRV weather. On May 12, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 15:13 -0400, John Geiger wrote: >> Great ride this weekend and great to see everyone again. > > How was the weather? >

[RBW] Re: Long Sleeve lightweight wool shirts?

2009-06-18 Thread John Geiger
I just picked up some 140 weight shirts from the IceBreaker retail store in portland. I really like them, nice fit, very light weight, not scratchy at all. I have had some other items from them for some time now and have had no problems with wear and tear unlike some of my SmartWool items

[RBW] Re: SF Question

2009-06-18 Thread John Geiger
One place right in the city that I like is the Mosser on 4th. It is a half block from Market St. and just outside of the Powell Bart station. Its a nice, clean, modern hotel with small rooms and really great rates for that area. There are also shared bathroom rooms with really inexpensive

[RBW] QB in NYT

2009-08-23 Thread John Geiger
Saw this this morning. NIce color picture. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/business/smallbusiness/23venture.html?_r=1&ref=business --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post

[RBW] Re: Shop in SF? Need response ASAP

2009-01-30 Thread John Geiger
And if you hit up Box dog your pretty close to Freewheel and Valencia Cycles, both on Valencia. I like Freewheel, nice guys. Box Dog is really cool. On Jan 30, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Jeremy Till wrote: > > American Cyclery would be the closest, and one of the best/oldest. > Especially good if you

[RBW] Re: Brooks Alternative

2009-02-28 Thread John Geiger
I have not tried a Persons but they have been around for a while. I guess Permaco used to have a pretty tight relationship with Brooks years back so I suspect they know a thing about saddles. Their prices are pretty reasonable. http://www.permaco.com/ On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Bob Coo