I'm with Patrick on this one...left foot on the ground, right leg up and over. Of course before my recent hip replacement it got to be bike on the ground, walk over it, then lift it back up - not bad with the Quickbeam, a pain with with a fully loaded Hunq with large Saddlesack and what-not.
I dismount after stopping as well, same thing in reverse - no coasting dismounts for me these days. Bob On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > I keep one foot on the ground, swing the other up and over the back. Works > fine even with my large SaddleSack. If I've loaded it with tent, sleeping > bag, and pad, then I just pop my foot over the top bar. I've done the pedal > mount you describe, Jay, but it's more than my vertigo addled brain can > handle. The good news for me is that living on the floor greatly and > naturally increases flexibility, so it's easy on and off. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:06:07 PM UTC-7, jay hartman wrote: >> >> This brings up a related question. Just how do most people get on their >> bikes? I put my left foot on the pedal and swing my leg over the back, as >> one does with a horse. I guess with abig saddlebag that could be a problem, >> but I don't use them. >> >> Jay Hartman >> >> On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Cecily Walker <cecily...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> The top tube on the Betty Foy ain't *that* low, says this Betty Foy >>> owner with lots of joint problems. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 4:53:52 AM UTC-8, Michael Flournoy wrote: >>>> >>>> She needs the low top tube. Joint problems. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 11:50:42 AM UTC-5, Anne Paulson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What about one of the other Rivs? I agree with you about the Cheviot >>>>> colors; baby vomit color is not to my taste either, and I don't like >>>>> orange. Can she fit on a Sam or a Homer? >>>>> >>>>> If I were you I'd be looking for a used Betty in good condition. They >>>>> come on the market from time to time. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
