I just *may* give my single car to my daughter when she starts her junior year in HS in August -- not at all sure. But of the 3,600 miles I've been putting on the car for each of the last 3 years, at least 2,600 are for her.
If I do that, I'll want to buy a dedicated shopping bike, with capacity for 50 lb loads and no compromises. I really am tempted to get another British racing trike and have a platform rack put on the back to hold either a Sackville Large or, more probably, a large box or crate or basket. But given the hassle of shipping a trike from England -- they're very rare in the US -- and the primitive rear axles of most of them, *and* the great expense of 2 wheel drive, I'll probably look for a butcher's bike. I wonder how Chauncey Matthews would feel about being asked to build one. No rod brakes; discs; but direct steering and the big frame-tube box attached to the frame over a 20" wheel, to hold a large basket or box. *And* a big drop down stand in front. One can dream ... I've owned a Worksman tricycle (hot rodded with a Stronglight 93 crankset and a more reasonable 65" or so gear ratio) and no, even with upgraded drivetrain they're just too doggy. But the Ken Rogers with big Hoss looped to the Turbo's rails really did work well, and would have worked even better with a platform and a Sackville or a basket. Since I work at home, really, I really "need" only a road bike and a dirt bike, but having the gofast, errand/commuter, dirt road, and folding options are nice luxuries. On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 7:08 PM, Lee Legrand <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I often thought, still do on occasion of living without a vehicle and > soley by car. It was this reason that I thought I how many bicycle I would > need based on what I would be using the bicycle for. > > 1. For commuting back and forth to work that was comfortable, not terribly > light, low maintenance and could carry the things I need to get to work. A > foldable bicycle would work great for that. > 2. A Pick up bicycle for carrying grocery or large objects. It would have > a small wheel up front and large wheel in the back where the front wheel is > where the load would be applied and the rider is in the back with cable > operation to move the front wheel where you needed it (Francisis Cycles). > 3. Randonuer bicycle that function as a randoneur, century or taking a > bicycle for an outing. > 4. Touring bicycle to take a week to wander with tent, cooking utensil and > clothes. > > It would be a N=4 bicycle. > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > >> Oh gosh. This would drive me crazy. It’s probably a sign of some deep >> disorder, but all of my bikes are ready to ride at a moment’s notice. >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyonly...@me.com >> @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) >> >> On Apr 6, 2017, at 4:48 PM, Will <waller.will...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> There are 4 more bikes, mostly disassembled. >> >> >> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
