I agree. How long is your commute? Mine is 30 miles, so I quickly rack up 3,000+ miles on it every year, even in far nothern VT. So why not have something optomized for commuting. I keep my Ram. as a go fast, but low geard, ride all day in the mountains, bike; and bought an Ebisu, with a Phil W BB, mounted front and rear racks, 32 mm tires and use it to commute. This winter, while recovering from surgery I built my first set of wheels - White Industry hubs and Open Pro rims - just to commute on. By the time I bought the truing stand and spent infinite hours getting it right it was totally foolish. I'm 65 and now have a set of wheels that will probably outlast my riding days. But what the heck, why not. Now if my wife calls and asks me to pick up corn on the cob, a couple of baguettes, and a bottle of wine on the way home - no problem. If it rains like hell, I've got well sealed bearings.
Michael On May 30, 8:53 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I have come around to the view that, since I'm on the commuter every day > > and probably spend more time on it > > than any of my other bikes, I should use the best stuff for that purpose > > that I can afford. > > Definitely. Mike Flanigan (he of Antbikemike fame) points out that > the commuter is usually the bike used the most. Yet so many people > wind up using their least nice bike for commuting. I put a lot of > time and effort into my commuter. My commute is often the best part > of my day. > > >Perhaps a better course would be to order a set of custom wheels from Riv, > >Peter White, me, etc. That way, you can have a choice of rims > > and you > >can get a Phil freewheel hub that matches the spacing of your Centurion. > > Very sound advice. > > On May 30, 6:55 am, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I used to use an old racing bike as a commuter. It wasn't comfortable > > and required lots of attention. I have come around to the view that, > > since I'm on the commuter every day and probably spend more time on it > > than any of my other bikes, I should use the best stuff for that > > purpose that I can afford. On my current commuter, I've got a well- > > used B17, good 26" wheels with Marathon XR tires and a Rohloff hub. > > > On May 30, 4:50 am, Shakesbiker <pbdemar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am sorely tempted to buy the ultimate touring wheelset available > > > from the Riv. web specials site. It would be used to convert 27" to > > > the more readily available 700 wheels on an old Centurion Pro Tour. > > > My dilema? Since I recently bought a (new to me) Saluki, I had > > > planned on relogating the Centurion to a commuting / rain bike. The > > > wheels with Phil hub and Schmidt Son 28 would be worth a lot more than > > > the bike. Am I foolish? > > > Thoughts and/or advise would be appreciated. > > > Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
