RoadBikeReview group ride - August 3rd - 9am, Palo Alto VA

this should be interesting

what - no dirt francis? i'm sure we'll manage to have fun anyway...anyone coming past burlingame on the way to the ride? i need to catch a ride in a little early so i can get set up on the bike fc brings for me - thanks in advance!

pineapplebob in the house! :thumbsup:

yeah boooy!

Hopefully it works out - sometimes flying into SFO gets messed up for whatever reasons. I am scheduled to get in on Sat afternoon about 2:30p or so, then off to the hotel in Burlingame...anyone doing anything fun Sat?

who's pineapple bob?

thien said:

Pineapplebob, aka Robert...

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Looks fast... heh.

Cruzer2424 said:

Looks fast... heh.

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Like Cruzer...

you coming tomororw?

thien said:

Like Cruzer...

you coming tomororw?

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He'll be there. He wants to see my new Bont shoes. They're baking in the oven right now.

fc

francois said:

He'll be there. He wants to see my new Bont shoes. They're baking in the oven right now.

fc

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If they are pink, I'm totally ditching my previous commitment.

francois said:

He'll be there. He wants to see my new Bont shoes. They're baking in the oven right now.

fc

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you b!tch. I was gonna get those furst.

BTW, Eyemo be there tamarra.

Could someone help me swap pedals before the ride there? I just got a couple things at Performance yesterday.

Nice to meet everyone at the ride. I was the guy with the silly tri bike.

Great ride all. Thanks for not dropping me too badly.

wow, Tango you got the board fast man. I enjoyed riding with everyone & can't wait to do it again.

Thanks all. I had fun as always. Nice to see the new faces, as well as the regulars.

Wow, good ride -- first time I felt up to the Huddart loop and now I'm toast. Serves me right for thinking the Storck would let me keep up with Dr John and Francis. For $7k it should come with a grappling hook . Thanks to bikerbert, bikerbert wifey, and Greg for giving me a tow in when the gas gauge went empty.

That was the best! No photos but a lot of test bikes and a lot of folks to put the hammer down and hang out at the rear.

Good day!

fc

NEWS FLASH...

Eddy did NOT, I repeat, did NOT get dropped from today's ride. She led out the climb up Hubbards getting nicked by FC at the crest (she likely surrendered the line victory in an effort to get into better graces with boy founder), she also took the A pack maze sprint and pulled us at 43 mph up Canada into fierce headwinds, and towed us back even faster. I was struggling to stay on, and puked. Derek, Thien and Gregg all consoled me, they are very caring individuals.

The hunt is on. Look out. That is all.

Ok, TC was kind enough not to mention this, so I guess I have to.

On the way back to SCruz county (the Coopers were kind enough to give me a lift), Steve noticed a wheel go flying back off the roof of his car. After a subsequent panic stop and cars behind us (on the freeway) going every which way, Steve ran back and retrieved the wheel (with the help of a car that had stopped behind us). It turned out to be the almost new Roval wheel from K's review Spec. Ruby Expert...

And (here's the neat part), there was nothing that I could spot wrong with the wheel. Ok, the tire was probably scuffed. I guess the makes this review test more thorough than most.

And who was the miscreant who mis-mounted that wheel? That would be me - apparently incompetent at tightening a skewer.

Anyway, it was a fine ride (and thanks for the post ride refreshments) - just had to add a little excitement on the wrap-up.

And people wonder why I put my bike in my trunk.

Good ride y'all. Bling bikes and fast riders with post-ride refreshments, that's a winning combo!