Ahhh. Excellent point, Pudge. The other possibility we're toying with is if the Betty Foy could do fine with a handlebar carrier and a three-year-old with stoker bars on the back rack. Anyone done this?
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:39:04 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote: > > My recollection is that Colin (in Texas?) on the list did it with a > Bleriot. But wouldn't one of the purpose-built longbikes (Big Dummy, > Radish) be netter for this? I think the cost would be comparable or maybe > even lower, with one of the Xtracycle models. Also, the Betty is 650b and > the Free Radical conversion kits work only for 26" and 700c, as I recall -- > something to do with rear brake installation, I think. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 2, 2013, at 8:24 AM, "Deacon Patrick" <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > After talking it over, we're thinking of getting my wife a Betty Foy > and fitting it with an xtracycle Free Radical and family friendly bits. > http://www.xtracycle.com/cargo-bicycles/xtracycle-cargo-bicycles/xtracycle-freeradical.html/. > That way she has a quality ride (vs. the too small Trek MTB, which we may > use in the meantime), and when the munchkins are on their own bikes in 7 or > so years, she'll have a Betty Foy for all her riding. Anyone done this with > a Riv of any type? All thoughts and advice welcomed (as always). > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Friday, March 1, 2013 9:19:27 AM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: >> >> This is somewhat OT but the pics are full of stuff from Riv... Aussie >> Wool, Bosco Bars, Betty Foy, Cork Grips, and more. I wrote a guest post on >> a friends blog about family biking and going car-free. Thought it might be >> of interest to some folks on here. >> >> Becoming A Biking >> Family<http://paranoidstayathomemom.blogspot.com/2013/02/guest-post-becoming-biking-family.html> >> >> --Smitty >> > -- > 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > **************************************************** > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice > contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and > cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under > the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions > or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any > tax-related matters addressed herein. > **************************************************** > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. > If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) > 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any > email) and any printout thereof. > > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their > professional qualifications will be provided upon request. > **************************************************** > ============================================================================== > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
