Continuing the tradition of devising mixed road-and-dirt rides for big wheels (inspired by Rob’s Ride), John invited us up to Folsom for a birthday ride on a route he’d devised near the lake and the prison. We had a good group, 13 riders I think, with good riding weather. Four hours on the trail, followed […]
Six hours of MUni on Saturday wasn’t enough for some of us, so we decided to spend five hours doing Tom’s Rob-ish Ride on Sunday. Once again we had beautiful weather, once again Ricardo won Best Biff (on a truly painful-looking attempt to ride down Two Dollar Hill on a 36″ wheel), and once again
Nathan suggested a Mount Diablo ride; it has been a while since we did a casual group ride out there (though Jimbo and Portland Geoff rode the Mount Diablo Challenge in October). I suggested taking the trails on the way down because, hey, dirt is better than pavement. It turned out to be another gorgeous
A group of seven came out for the revised Tom’s Rob-ish Ride. The new configuration is slightly longer, with slightly more climbing, and less traffic. The dirt sections are a little easier. We had a group of 7, including Nick on his brand-new Schlumpf 36, and Libert on his first-ever big wheel ride (ambitious!) It
