Rick, I live in Portland and commute on a Quickbeam. It really is fine. But, as Beth said, it all depends on where you live and your route to work. The West side would be tough on a 'beam while most of the East side (where I live and commute) is a piece of cake.
Ron On Mar 11, 2:02 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Rick, you can totally commute and take care of business on a QB in > Portland. It's really not that hilly here. I use a Surly Cross Check > set-up very similar to your QB for coummting to work and hauling > groceries and it's fine. If you live in the West Hills or in NW PDX > then the hills can be an issue but otherwise you're fine. I also own a > QB but I have that set-up for rambling around Forest Park and doing > longish road rides. > > Still, if you're going to replace your QB you might consider a SH, > Hunkapillar, or Bombadil. A Hilsen would work well too although I > dont' think it has the carrying capacity of the Hunka and Bombadil. > > If our house were set-up different or we had a garage I'd have a Surly > Big Dummy in a second for running errands. > > You'll love Portland, it's very bike friendly. I don't drive and go > everywhere by bike in all kinds of weather. > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
