Hi all, I am very lucky to live near my place of employment. Depending on the route, I ride 4 to 8 miles to work, and this takes about 20 to 40 minutes. That short time brings me great joy. One of my colleagues saw me leaving in my suit and was amazed. "You ride in that?", he pondered. I responded that in many places in the world people just ride in their work apparel. Being from India, he agreed.
I use my Rivendell Rambouillet on most days. I have the rear bag that was named after some character from a cowboy show. It is the perfect size for everything I need to bring to work. In these dog days of summer in northeast NJ, I ride my Redline Monocog 29er outfitted with a Thule Pack and Pedal Rack as there are no eyelets on the bike for a rack, and it too is a convenient system for me. (The single speed bicycle naturally slows me down on these hot days. No need to exhaust myself into a sweaty mess,) I absolutely enjoy these short rides. I watch a video of the CEO from Trek giving a presentation on "active transportation". I cannot recall the exact statistics, but the majority of trips taken by Americans are within 3 to 5 miles from home. Why not ride a bike? Sound advice. Yes, I embrace my short rides. Kindest regards, Jay Demarest, NJ -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
