Not looking for love from my car. (Kidding). There's not a thing wrong w/ consumerism as long as your not going into debt ------Original Message------ From: MichaelH Sender: [email protected] To: RBW Owners Bunch ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the bestvehicleforhauling your bike? Sent: Jan 14, 2011 8:42 AM
Two things to keep in mind here. First the ego wants wanting more than it wants having. That's why as soon as we get what we want, we start wanting something else. If that weren't true the entire consumer driven economy would collapse. Second, oil industry executives are forecasting gasoline prices of $5.00 by early 2012. At the end of Feb I will put our tandem, in 3 pieces, inside the Prius, along with all our camping equipment, and a roof rack, then drive from Vermont to New Mexico. Once there (actually to Big Bend in west TX) we will put the three parts of the tandem back together and carry it up on the roof. To do the same trip in a Jeep or a van would require about 50 gallons more gas, which cost as much as shipping the bike back and forth. On other long trips, with two bikes outside the car, I have covered the seats and removed the chains. The rest is a wash. As for sexy... you can buy sex, but you can't buy love. michael On Jan 14, 7:55 am, robert zeidler <[email protected]> wrote: > You're not infringing, dude. What you lack in door frame, > head-smacking height, you make up for with great ideas! > > RGZ > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Michael_S <[email protected]> wrote: > > sorry if I'm infringing ( I'm only slightly above avg) on your > > subgroup but people say tall bikes can fit upright with front tire off > > in the Mitsubishi Outlander. Avail in 4wd too. > > >http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=6519393#poststop > > > ~Mike~ > > > On Jan 13, 6:34 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >> Can't always ride to the start. I'll have to try the seat-down experiment. > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jeremy Till <[email protected]> > > >> Sender: [email protected] > >> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:11:46 > >> To: RBW Owners Bunch<[email protected]> > >> Reply-To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the best vehicle > >> forhauling your bike? > > >> Hate to burst your fantasy but a friend has a four door wrangler and > >> it was never that easy to get our bikes inside...we're both 6'3", > >> riding ~63cm bikes with ~85cm saddle heights and they couldn't fit > >> vertically even with front wheel removed. The Wrangler cabins are > >> deceiving short, especially behind the rear seat. Usual procedure was > >> to remove our front wheels, fold down the rear seat, and lay the bikes > >> down flat, one on top of the other. He ended up buying one of the > >> thule racks that attaches to the spare tire mount. > > >> Best way to haul your bike? Ride there! > > >> On Jan 13, 5:33 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >> > Well, all true, but also in the Jeeps favor: > >> > 4WD-you probably got the same 30+" we got yesterday. > >> > Removable tops, doors, so you also have a convertible. > >> > A certain fun factor too. > >> > RGZ > >> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: MichaelH <[email protected]> > > >> > Sender: [email protected] > >> > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:20:14 > >> > To: RBW Owners Bunch<[email protected]> > >> > Reply-To: [email protected] > >> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Informal Tall Riders Group: What is the best vehicle > >> > for > >> > hauling your bike? > > >> > I drive a 2010 Prius and have no trouble carrying either two full size > >> > bikes, or our Bilenkey, coupled touring tandem inside the car. Last > >> > summer we went from Vt to MI and back with the tandem inside our car. > >> > I have a Saris hitch rack that quickly carries two single bikes or the > >> > tandem in two parts, on the rack. My Thule Tandem roof rack, which is > >> > a rebranded ATOC Carrier, can carry the tandem, or a single bike, > >> > with fenders, on the roof. I have also used a Thule carrier > >> > (Criterium) that grips the down tube and therefore allo Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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.
