Rick, I'm far from a Portland expert...only been their twice...and it's lovely!
I did, however, move from flat Los Angeles to hilly East Texas with a Quickbeam. I felt it would be over for Quickbeam riding but I couldn't bear to sell it...good thing I didn't! It is not nearly as tough in the hills as I expected and I still ride the Quickbeam quite a bit. If fact I recently went to a single front chainring. I am contemplating going to an internally geared rear hub...maintain the simplicity...make it a bit easier on the hills. May be easier that changing bikes. Angus On Mar 11, 12:11 pm, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, thought I'd throw this out to the group: > > My wife and I have identical Quickbeams--mine's a 64cm, and she has a > 52; we're contemplating a move to Portland this Fall, and I know we > won't be able to handle the hills on the QB--we're just not that > strong. > > So, we're going to sell the QB's, and I'd like some input: if you were > me (52 next week), used the bike for everything (commuting, shopping) > because we sold our car, then what type of Riv would you get? A Sam > Hilborne pops into my head, but is the frame sturdy enough? I'm 6'4" > and 220, and since it'll have to sometimes carry 40-50 pounds of > groceries, will it hold up? > > Here's a picture of my bike as it's set up > now....http://www.ecovelo.info/2009/12/03/a-sweet-city-bike/ > > Thanks in advance for your thoughts! > > Rick -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
