Life is too short NOT to ride a bike you like. I will ride the bike I like best to work. At the end of the day, it is only a bike.
On Jan 16, 9:40 am, Ryan <ryter...@mts.net> wrote: > Don't. Just feel good about it. Rivendells of any stripe are wonderful > beasts.To coin one of Grant's phrases, they are rideable art. But > there's the rub. > > The thing is ...if you're going to commute on it , make sure you have > a safe place to lock up. Investigate what insurance coverage is > available.Even if you're covered, though, losing a well-loved bike is > a serious bummer. So a nice-riding , functional beater is probably the > way to go if your place of employment isn't willing or able to furnish > secure, indoor storage > > I don't ride my Rivs to work; I ride my X0-1...and right now,where I > lock up is fairly secure. Shortly, though, we're moving to a downtown > office with a lockable cage. I'm concerned about the welfare of my > X0-1...a bike, like my 2 rivendells - I would hate to lose. So my > partner (the bike mechanic) and I are resurrecting an old PX-10 I've > owned since 83. It's an early 70's model, the 3rd PX-10 I've owned. > Other 2 were ripped off. > > Cranks were stripped when we 1st thought about turning it into a > single-speed, so yesterday, we had them removed. and we'll basically > build up a single-speed w. moustache bars and other things we have > lying around. With the notoriously tacky paint, I'm hoping it won't > attract too much attention once I start riding to work again in the > spring. > > Enjoy your new bike > > Ryan Fleming > Winnipeg,Manitoba
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