As a participant in last Sundays Rose Bowl Vintage Ride, not sponsored or endorsed in any way by Chuck Schmidt I should add, I just wanted to say if you are visiting So California or live in the area you really need to go on one of these. This was my first time, and I must say it was great fun. Although just a teensy bit warm, it was still quite tolerable. I made the 60 mile trek from South Orange County and it was well worth the hideous drive to Los Angeles. A great chance to see some beautiful bikes and talk to some "normal" people for a change. Lurkers unite! Go on a vintage bike ride!
Great job on the photos Scott, but where's the Fuji Newest?
Greg Fletcher Foothill Ranch, CA
>Scott, it's great that you posted some pictures of the ride.
>
>One small correction however:
>The Rose Bowl vintage ride is not "A Chuck Schmidt Production" as stated
>on your website, nor is it "sponsored by Chuck Schmidt."
>
>To avoid the issue of law suits, the ride follows a natural bicycle
>route in the San Gabriel Valley called the "Santa Anita Loop" by the
>locals and meets at a mutally agreed upon time and place. The ride does
>not have any sponsors. Indeed, the ride actually has no leader and no
>need for one since the locals already know the route. There are also no
>route sheets for the same reason. I make no claims that the ride is my
>"production" though I do think that it is a great idea to get together
>for a nice, easy paced, "social" ride with other vintage lightweight
>bicycle collectors in Southern California once a month.
>
>Glad you enjoyed the ride Scott and I hope you can attend the rides in
>the future!
>
>Chuck Schmidt
>South Pasadena, Southern California
>http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts and timeline)
>
>
>Scott Goldstein wrote:
>>
>> I took some pictures at the monthly Rose Bowl ride sponsored by Chuck
>> Schmidt. For those interested goto:
>>
>> http://www.goldsteinproductions.com/
>>
> A splendid time was had by all.