> I love step-through frames. You don't have to "need" one in order to enjoy > them. Hopping on and going just seems easier on a step through. I steal > hers as often as possible!
I don't disagree out of hand. Personally I think mixtes - the Japanese Riv's especially so - are among the more sculptural of bikes. However, I live in a densely populated area of the city in a rather small one bedroom apartment. Sure, I could get a storage space, or even keep the bike in the basement of one of my investment properties. But I long ago made the decision that if I am going to own something, it goes in my apartment or on the balcony. I already have three bikes (and hundreds of antique bike parts and tools). If I am going to be keeping a 4th frame around, I need an excuse. Moreover, as lovely as that Wilbury is, I get the sense a lot there are lot of people out there who actually want to ride it. Keeping it out of commission would be slightly criminal. On Jan 11, 8:37 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > My wife's Glorius <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/333596692/>is a > 56cm and measures to 57cm at the top of the lug point. > > I love step-through frames. You don't have to "need" one in order to enjoy > them. Hopping on and going just seems easier on a step through. I steal > hers as often as possible! > > I'm looking closely at the one on ebaby, but know the fun doesn't start till > the last 12 seconds of the auction... :-) > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Andrew <[email protected]> wrote: > > Im a little confused by the size, if you read the bottom it says from > > center of BB to the tip of the lug on the seatpost is 59cm, so maybe > > its really a 58cm. They never made a 58cm, but also it says the theo > > toptube is a 56 which would make it smaller than a 58cm. Any thoughts? > > > On Jan 11, 3:27 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 15:22 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > > > How old are you, anyway? I'm 67 and I have plenty of range of motion > > > > > for a diamond frame. So, too, did Ernest Csuka in his 80s. There > > are > > > > > ways of mounting and dismounting that don't require the flexibility > > and > > > > > agility of a rope-dancer, you know. > > > > > Mid-40s. > > > > A callow youth, in other words... > > > > > When my dad retired from his medical practice in his late 60s he > > > > started restoring houses with my younger brother. So it is possible > > > > genetics favor me. But you never know when an accident or disease or > > > > something could come along. > > > > Yes, death could be just around the corner. But assuming you don't kick > > > the bucket or become so incapacitated you can't ride a bike, there's no > > > reason to believe that in my god, a quarter of a century, you'll become > > > so unfit you won't be able to get on a diamond frame. > > > -- > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > [email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy
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