2011 Fausto Coppi memorial ride

another fun ride called by Dave M:

Hello All,

"Let us don our tattered woolens and resurrect that faded, almost forgotten Milanese eagle which symbolised the epoch of cycling".

Time to get yer Bianchi goin.... Or

Any vintage Italian bike from the Coppi era 1939 to 1960 Or

Any vintage bike. Or

Any bike. All are welcome.

Join me and Linda for the annual Fausto Coppi Memorial Ride and Luncheon. We will meet on Saturday January 14, 9:30 with a 10:00 depart at Woodside School.

The ride will be about 25 miles or so with a relaxed pace. Afterward, rejoin the group at Bucca di Beppo, 643 Emerson St. Palo Alto, (650) 329-0665. Reservations will be for 2:30pm. We will dine on such a meal that would make mama Coppi proud. Please RSVP me if you're going to be joining us at Bucca. Non riders are welcome. Bring anything related for show and tell.

We will celebrate the times of the heroic and tragic figure which captivated a generation - Fausto Coppi!

Regards, David Martinez

more pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericm/sets/72157628875776341/

'til next time, "Have a Nice Ride!"

stolen tandem

My friend's tandem bike was stolen from a locked parking area at our workplace in Sunnyvale. It's a green Pacific brand. Please keep an eye out - should be pretty easy to spot on the road...

lauterwasser eisentraut

and here's the almost final product. i used some bare lauterwasser bars, no tape, no toe clips - trying to keep this one minimal. installed the front top tube brake cable clip and am right now building a campy hi-flange/polished rigida rim wheelset - amusing when i took the hubset apart to find a "73" date on the locknut, same as the frame! thanks to Bob Freitas for hooking me up with it! maiden voyage was last sunday & tomorrow late morn will do the same ride from natural bridges to capitola & back, about 20 miles. there will be a stop at Aldo's for calimari and fresh fish. please join us if you can... http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericm/6270686723/sizes/l/in/set-72157627955313108/

Bob found this 62cm 1973 Eisentraut A model languishing at Ed Litton's and thought I might be able to use it. I'm thinkin'... It's half way through the build up now with Campy Nuovo Record gruppo. Can't wait for the test ride, thanks Bob!

a few pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericm/sets/72157627805731378/

9.24.11 CR ride

we like pink bikes...

Marc called the 2011 "end of summer" ride from The Los Altos chamber of commerce to the Stevens Creek reservoir and up Stevens Canyon to the "bike gate". Very nice ride with perfect weather and a great turnout. Lunch was at Tom's Hamburgers in Los Altos.

Charles' pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28267220@N05/sets/72157627902937400/

my pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericm/sets/72157627805825464/

'til next time, "Have a Nice Ride"...

again? yes!

by now you are probably used to seeing my bikes in the redwoods. pinky-moto decided it was tired of living in semi-storage in the hot valley lands and needed a vacation up north so we went climbing together on the usual big basin loop roads. no moisture of any kind left on this route so no fenders needed, nyuk, nyuk. i forgot how solid this puppy is at speed descending. oh yes - we will do this again soon...

'til next time, "Have a Nice Ride"...

tour of lake tahoe 6.30.11

Not used to doing this one alone but, hey, whatever works... Started from Incline Village about 8:45am and noticed the incredibly huge construction site at Lakeshore Blvd. & Hwy 28 - it looks like a hotel but is actually a private residence. The cool temps this morn made me glad to choose an old school wool jersey to ride in. Hwy 28 to Hwy 50 is still my favorite section and getting through South Lake was a bit challenging due to road work and striping. This was the 1st time I'd seen the big yellow bike sculpture there and a couple more too! South Lake is becoming very "bikey" and it's really good to see the number of bike rental places doubled since last summer. Is this a new bike boom? Stopped at the usual Camp Richardson general store for lunch but made my own wraps this time since there was a food handling "issue" last year but did buy an Arizona Iced Tea so I could use their porch for a relaxing break. Having forgotten the turkey jerky back home I moseyed across the street for a child sized Kona Coffee ice cream cup - wow, kids must be big these days... The hike/bike trail at this section of the lake is about the best and was quite crowded with many riders of all skills and abilities. The TA triple touriste crankset came in real handy for the climb up to Inspiration Point and the Emerald Bay viewing area. There was more road construction here and I was able to leap the pack of cars to be the 1st one to Eagle Falls where I stopped for the 1st time to grab some shots. What an amazing waterfall! More climbing to D.L. Bliss park and then the best downhill run of the day - whoo hooo... Rubicon area seems to be the most remote part but there are still many large residences and beautiful turquoise water beaches here. Ate my second wrap at Tahoe Pines and blew through Tahoe City for the climb to Dollar Hill - the view of wildflowers and lake on the back side was amazing. More road construction at Carnelian Bay so I stopped at Sierra Boat Co. to admire the Chris Crafts in the window for a minute. Required stop next in Kings Beach for more Kona Coffee ice cream fuel to make the Brockway to Crystal Bay hill climb. From stateline it was the home stretch and I had "headin' for the barn" syndrome - fast as possible & no stopping. Hooked up w/my peeps going up Village Blvd. home ~ 5ish...

more pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericm/sets/72157627088435500/

'til next time, "Have a Nice Ride"...