[RBW] Any commuters here?
I commuted on an Atlantis from 2004 until 2006. Then I lived close enough to walk to work for a few years. Now I'm back to bike commuting, about 5 miles each way, 5 days a week. I ride a variety of bikes, none of which are Rivs, but all of which are modeled on principles I learned from Rivendell. Commuting bikes include: a Cross-check, Disc Trucker, Pugsley, Curt Goodrich tourer, and Brompton. I also walk-commute sometimes, to mix things up. Five miles takes me 75 minutes or so. I've been pondering skateboard commuting, but haven't tried it yet. Or maybe a unicycle. Cross-training! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/emPdi3s1GwgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Any commuters here?
I commuted in DC and Arlington on my Bleriot from the day it arrived in late 2006 until I retired in mid 2008. I put away an old Bianchi hybrid because I really enjoy riding the Bleriot. Now the Bleriot goes all over Arlington, DC, Alexandria and sometimes into Maryland, loaded with stuff from my errands. I don't know how much stuff but sometimes I can hardly lift its rear end over a curb because I've got so much stuff in the panniers and trunk bag(I don't weigh, I just go: library books, cat food bags, six pack of beer, multiple potatoes and vegetables, cereal, fruit, cleaning stuff ). Plus I carry 2 locks because I'm a little paranoid, not enough to stop taking the bike all over but enough to warrant the extra weight. And as an aside - once I get going, I kind of stop noticing the weight, just am aware that I have to gear lower for certain hills and am going slower than unloaded on the same roads.JoanAnd lungimsam - I think you live in the DC metro area, and if you want to ride with someone, let me know and maybe we can get a small group together for a weekend ride.On 09/24/12, lungimsamjohn11.2...@gmail.com wrote:I have heard mention of tours, overnights, and recreational riding.Does anyone commute on their Rivendell?I have since about August and I really enjoy the stability on descents and the great handling andcush of the bike and wider tires.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LPEB9qjNXD0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Any commuters here?
A gaggle of commuting Rivs: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rivendellcommuters/ Enjoy, Lee SF, CA On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 9:34 PM, lungimsam john11.2...@gmail.com wrote: I have heard mention of tours, overnights, and recreational riding. Does anyone commute on their Rivendell? I have since about August and I really enjoy the stability on descents and the great handling and cush of the bike and wider tires. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LPEB9qjNXD0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Any commuters here?
Thanks for that link; I hadn't seen that Flickr group. Every Riv owner I've met commutes at least some of the time by bike. I think it's part of the personality that attracts us to Rivs. jim m wc ca On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Lee Chae leec...@stanford.edu wrote: A gaggle of commuting Rivs: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rivendellcommuters/ Enjoy, Lee SF, CA -- 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-bunch@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.
RE: [RBW] Any commuters here?
I have commuted on my QBeam for the last 6 years, year round. Standard QB build but it has a Shimano gernerator hub and fenders. In the winter it easily handles 35mm studded tires with the fenders. That was a main factor in deciding to buy it. My commute can be as simple as a 5 mi flat commute or when time allows I have rolling routes of up to 25 miles to get here. The QB handles it all. Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:42:01 -0500 From: oppel...@verizon.net To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Any commuters here? I commuted in DC and Arlington on my Bleriot from the day it arrived in late 2006 until I retired in mid 2008. I put away an old Bianchi hybrid because I really enjoy riding the Bleriot. Now the Bleriot goes all over Arlington, DC, Alexandria and sometimes into Maryland, loaded with stuff from my errands. I don't know how much stuff but sometimes I can hardly lift its rear end over a curb because I've got so much stuff in the panniers and trunk bag(I don't weigh, I just go: library books, cat food bags, six pack of beer, multiple potatoes and vegetables, cereal, fruit, cleaning stuff ). Plus I carry 2 locks because I'm a little paranoid, not enough to stop taking the bike all over but enough to warrant the extra weight. And as an aside - once I get going, I kind of stop noticing the weight, just am aware that I have to gear lower for certain hills and am going slower than unloaded on the same roads.JoanAnd lungimsam - I think you live in the DC metro area, and if you want to ride with someone, let me know and maybe we can get a small group together for a weekend ride. On 09/24/12, lungimsamjohn11.2...@gmail.com wrote: I have heard mention of tours, overnights, and recreational riding. Does anyone commute on their Rivendell? I have since about August and I really enjoy the stability on descents and the great handling and cush of the bike and wider tires.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LPEB9qjNXD0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Any commuters here?
I wish I had the time to commute by bike but I just do not. Tried a few times to get from South Brooklyn to Midtown but it was hellish and took over an hour. On the Subway it is 35 minutes where I get to read a book so I try to ride as often as possible but not practical for commuting. Maybe when my daughter is out of school and my schedule isnt so tight. I do like to think of us as a low carbon family though, we have no car and only use the subway when we dont use our bikes or go for walks. Friends from upstate wonder how you can get by without a car, it is a tough adjustment at first but after 7 years it just makes alot more sense and makes me wonder why anyone in NYC drives at all. On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Jim Mather mather...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for that link; I hadn't seen that Flickr group. Every Riv owner I've met commutes at least some of the time by bike. I think it's part of the personality that attracts us to Rivs. jim m wc ca On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Lee Chae leec...@stanford.edu wrote: A gaggle of commuting Rivs: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rivendellcommuters/ Enjoy, Lee SF, CA -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Any commuters here?
Me. It's become the thing I most look forward to. I do club sorta rides with friends on the weekends. Try and get in a supported tour or two during the summers. -JimD On Sep 23, 2012, at 9:34 PM, lungimsam wrote: I have heard mention of tours, overnights, and recreational riding. Does anyone commute on their Rivendell? I have since about August and I really enjoy the stability on descents and the great handling and cush of the bike and wider tires. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LPEB9qjNXD0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Any commuters here?
Agreed. I do 3-4 days a week year-round in Seattle. The trip varies from 7 miles for the direct shot in, to 14 miles for the scenic waterfront route I have been enjoying. I captured some pics last November on my Miyata, but usually ride the Hilsen or Hunqa as of late: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwNmPob Brian Hanson Seattle, WA On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Jim Mather mather...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for that link; I hadn't seen that Flickr group. Every Riv owner I've met commutes at least some of the time by bike. I think it's part of the personality that attracts us to Rivs. jim m wc ca On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Lee Chae leec...@stanford.edu wrote: A gaggle of commuting Rivs: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rivendellcommuters/ Enjoy, Lee SF, CA -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Any commuters here?
I have heard mention of tours, overnights, and recreational riding. Does anyone commute on their Rivendell? I have since about August and I really enjoy the stability on descents and the great handling and cush of the bike and wider tires. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LPEB9qjNXD0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Any commuters here?
I do, and I'm sure there's a lot of that around the bunch. My preferred combo is my Sam H. with a large Saddlesack and dynamo lighting. Seattle weather be damned! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/cGncObfLwsAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
