I commuted on beaters for years; some of them were quite nice riding if not nice looking, or expensive; *item, *the 1966 or so Bottechia World Champion that I fixified; the early model, sports tourer Raleigh Technium, also fixified -- heavy and flexy, but man, Cadillac!; but then I considered by 2003 Riv custom hanging on the wall gathering dust, and had a local builder install long horizontals for a fixed drivetrain. I commuted 30+ miles rt for a number of years, threw it on bus bike racks; the Joe Bell paint held up well. I figured, if 80% of your riding is commuting, why not commute on the best? I have had no regrets, and the '03 has undergone a second alteration for dyno wire guides and custom racks. I just rode it 'cross town, 26 miles rt including 3 miles of dirt, and it is *almost* as fun to ride as the almost-identical (but no fenders, lights, racks, bags, what have you) '99 custom.
On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Belopsky <belopolsky.i...@gmail.com> wrote: > For me, a commuter is a cheap bike I do not worry about locking up. Crime > is low here, that is not the issue, but I feel bad beating up nice > frames..but paint is paint and can always be repainted later? My things do > not stay pretty long, I've been out on my BJ Audax End End just a few times > (~50 some miles outdoors - a lot more on the trainer this winter..) and you > would be surprised at the amount of road rash - the stove baked enamel is > pretty, but not durable :) > > My current commuter is a cheapo frame so I do not feel bad at all. It > would be nice if the commuter could also be a cruiser, but unfortunately > this bike is a commuter/grocery getter (pending some sort of a rack setup, > probably a Wald basket eh?) > > -- > -- 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.
