Somewhat related, I drove my car to work 1 day in November because it was wet and I didn’t wanna be wet, and someone hit my car in the parking lot. I mean hit it hard. Naturally, they just drove off.
It’ll need a new front passenger side fender and the bumper repainted. Figures. I'm guessing it's about a new Riv worth of damage. Just dropped it at the shop today. On Monday, December 11, 2023 at 1:07:11 PM UTC-5 Josh C wrote: > George - That does look unlikely to be stolen but not sure I can get aero > enough on the can… > > > Jason - I like the idea of saving more money and getting more out of what > I have. I’m glad that I didn’t buy a new Clem just to keep my other bikes > in the garage. > > > Roberta - I’m not sure that I’m “willing” to lose any bike, to be honest, > but the Atlantis is replaceable. Like that you’re using the Platy as your > daily. I too carry the NY kryptonite lock, but only use one. One through > the rear wheel/frame with a cable through the front wheel. I’m thinking > that I could also just leave a second at work, locked to the rack, and use > it as a second U without having to schlep it back and forth. I should look > into the pitlocks or the like. I know they exist but have never really > considered them for some reason. > > > Timothy - What’s your dream bike? We wanna see… > > As for your locking method, same. I think it’s kind of the only good way > to do it. Lock through the fame/back wheel, then cable through the front > wheel. I guess a second U-lock for the front wheel/frame is always safer > but starts to get heavy. I’m heavy enough without 2 U-locks strapped to me. > > > Patrick - I started commuting on an old surly LHT that was worn enough > that most of the decals had been scuffed off. It did the job, and I still > have it, but I don’t really love that bike. It’s about as “beater” as I’d > go personally. I want to enjoy running errands and commuting on bike, > that’s the whole point for me. I believe that I’m on a 2” tire currently. > The Atlantis has 700x50 gravel kings on it which I’d probably leave be. I > too would like to see folk’s beaters and commuters. > > > On Monday, December 11, 2023 at 1:00:54 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> Despite my advice above about "ride whatcha got and lock it well", I do >> actually have a lock-up bike, though it happened organically. I've had >> this old Twenty since about 2008, and it was upgraded over time. Drum >> brakes, "GT365" Marathons for all-weather, 5 speed, dynamo. It's a solid >> little bike (and weight to match) and I'm very comfortable locking it up as >> it still looks very unassuming >> >> On Monday 11 December 2023 at 09:33:26 UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> I'd been using 559 X 22s or 571 X 22s on my Riv customs, even for >>> commuting; now 26 X 1" Specialized Turbos were surprisingly comfortable at >>> 80/90 -- very nice tires; *fast!* -- but by comparison 32s (Vittorias) >>> were like beach tires. >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 10:30 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> ... fat soft 32 cm tires. >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62a73912-c41b-4b59-9dfc-4b2a19f2e24fn%40googlegroups.com.
