> I have four bikes I regularly use: the Atlantis set up for touring Anne, you beat me to the punch. I was going to say bike touring women I meet while out touring myself typically have a touring specific bike. Bikes set up to handle self-supported touring are not really the best choice for riding around town or - this is just speculation as I do not race (but well informed speculation as I know all to well the speeds I cannot reach on a touring mule) - for riding in club and other spirited recreational riding.
A good touring bike is heavier and longer than most bikes. So it is not fast and will not turn or stop on a dime. The best touring rack/ pannier set ups hold gear tightly in place around axle height for most of the day. If you had to, you could use a good touring set up to lug work gear, gorcery shop, etc. But there are much better ways to do this. A portuer rack or front basket are much better to use. For example, the new Riv Sackville shop rack in a basket would be an ideal commuting, shopping set up. Arguably you could set up a bike with the Nitto big front rack with panniers on tour and basket for commuting duty. But the Nitto rack is not as good for distance touring as Tubus Tara or the Bruce Gordon Front Rack. It seems to me an important question here is whether the multiple bike owner also owns a motor vehicle. I do not. If I had a car, maybe I would not be so concerned about having a perfect commuter and could use the touring bike for those times I want to ride around town instead of driving. On Sep 8, 10:12 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > > > As I consider my female bicycling buddies, students and acquaintences, > > I realize that none of them have more than two bikes and that most > > have just one. > > I have four bikes I regularly use: the Atlantis set up for touring, the > crappy mountain bike with an Xtracycle, the Klein Performance for faster > rides, and my favorite, the Atlantis set up for roads and fire roads. The > Klein, I'm afraid, is not long for the rotation-- a Roadeo will replace it, > though I haven't ordered one yet. And I'm hankering for a Bike Friday for > overseas travel. > > So I guess I'm not a typical woman, then. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
