I ride my Saluki every day in Cleveland, land of salt. Two winters have destroyed a bottom bracket, two rims and have weathered the thing considerably. I replaced the parts but wouldn't ride another bicycle. Ride your best on the worst rides. And use lots of Boeshield.
On Jul 8, 8:46 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Jamison and Rob - Brooklyn - Seattle - and I am in Chicago. One hopes > a sign the word is definitely getting around. > > Life is too short, bikes such as Riv's too nice, to be spending the > better part of your riding life on a junker. > > Seth - Agree. A bike built for speed is not necessarily going to be > pleasant on a stop and go ride with a load and often over lousy > pavement . > > On Jul 8, 6:48 pm, Rob Harrison <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm with Joel on this one. I'm in Seattle too, and recently bought a > > Saluki, my first new-to-me bike in 18 years, and wildly more expensive and > > precious than my RB-T on which I have been commuting. At first I was > > reluctant to take the bike out except on ride rides, but dang, it just > > rides so beautifully I'm finding I want to ride it all the time--even > > commuting. Rode it today in fact. I bring it right into my office. It's > > Seattle--people won't mind. Keep it and ride it and enjoy every mile! If it > > really doesn't fit that's another matter. Sometimes can be fixed with a > > taller Technomic stem and a mtb seatpost, if you also like a shorter top > > tube. > > > Rob in Seattle > > > On Jul 8, 2010, at 2:19 PM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am firmly in the Mike Flannigan (AntBikeMike) camp on this. People > > > who commute by bike do most of their riding on the commute. > > > > Ergo, you should be riding one of your best, if not your best bikes on > > > the commute. I expect the ride of the All Rounder is better than that > > > of the LHT. Keep it. > > > > On Jul 8, 3:36 pm, gregb <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hello my friends - I think I have a problem... Here is the scenario - > > >> I just sort of stumbled upon a very well preserved all rounder... > > >> nicely bespoke from the tweed bags to the twine wrapped chain stay, > > >> leather mud-guards and brass bell. I of course bought it because I > > >> couldn't resist :) I think it is a touch too small for me, but it is > > >> a really sweet bike. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
