What.. no snow down in San Diego, eh ??
Thanks Chris for the post ... and it jogs me to put San Diego on my CALENDER !! (got Austin on... just fergot SD !!). April 7th - April 10th. GOT it. This time we're heading downtown to the 'Concourse' - a few short block walk up from the Amtrak Station.
So.. .what bike might I _ride_ down to the Show in San Diego.... hmmm
Last year I took my Pretty Specialized Sequoia - (and rolled it past Jim
and his son for a memory blast). It's kind of a lightweight tourer
(sorry Dale !)... but it is kind of LIGHWEIGHT !! And with the recently
mounted Pasela 35mm tires, its super stable.
Pics of it are at: http://tinyurl.com/
Seems like for long rides I'm just stuck on bringing at least a
handlebar bag.... so if I decide to ditch some of the 'stuff' I took in
the panniers of the Sequoia last year.... I'd probably opt for the old
ugly Mondia Special. For the long days, I've found geometry, bb height,
and overall 'feel' of the Mondia really suits me well. Stuck with
friction campy shifters and TA crank, but a duraAce 9 speed drive train
with it's light weight chain, plus new Velocity rims, do make it perform
quite nicely. And it's lighter and 'livelier' than the Speciallized
(and many of my other bikes as well). It has enough 'curve' to the
forks, the handlebar bag is not offensively noticeable (and hands free
riding is easy).
Pics of it are at: http://tinyurl.com/
What I'm looking REALLY forward to pulling out again soon is the Windsor
Pro ... thx to Wayne I've got a few new sets of Salmon brake pads... one
set destined for the campy side pulls on this bike. I'll pump those
sewups to way over 100psi, and then it will be very curious to see how
the bikes performs... with REAL brakes !!
Pics of it are at: http://tinyurl.com/
Rich Pinder Sherman Oaks, CA
On 02/02/11 10:11 AM, cwstudio@aol.com wrote:
> I am very fortunate to live in San Diego, where I can usually ride most days (when I'm here...) It's a beautiful area, and I will urge all my fellows from colder parts of the country to come and visit. I have a couple of nice loaner bikes...
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> The San Diego Custom Bicycle Show is coming up, and that is another outstanding reason to visit!
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> Best to all,
> Chris Wimpey
> San Diego, California