I'm closing in on my first ever fully-documented 5000-mile year. Towards that goal I've endeavored to get 1000 miles in on each of my regular-rotation bikes. Once I get a bike over 1000 miles, I set it aside to focus on other steeds in the stable. First was my 56cm 2009 Hillborne, which I took over 1000 miles in June. I just did the San Francisco Randonneurs Winters 200k brevet and that got my Niner RLT9 over 1000 miles. Today my Rosco Bubbe Road bike reaches 1000 miles. Rosco-Road is my daily commuter. I typically ride it from El Cerrito, down to Lake Merritt BART. I take BART to Hayward and ride to Union City. Going home I do the reverse. That logs ~36 miles every commute, so 1000 miles pile up pretty quickly. There probably are not a lot of Rosco Bubbe's that have been ridden over 1000 miles. Here is ashot of Rosco in Oakland.:
Flickr Link <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/31561183718> One highlight of Rosco is that I'm really enjoying the 2x6 friction drivetrain. I'm running 39/25 chainrings and a 13/15/17/20/23/26 freewheel, which gives me everything I need and nothing I don't for my commute. One cool part is I can totally tell exactly which gear I'm in just by pedaling. I don't have to look. It's almost like golf clubs. Each gear has it's own unmistakeable identity. The bike is super solid and rides great even with a huge handlebar bag. If I was leaving on a month-long loaded tour tomorrow, I'd seriously consider using Rosco. Other unique quirks about it is I "upgraded" to a bolt on rear wheel, since 130mm OLD freewheel hubs have been more likely to bend axles. Also, I think this is the only Rivendell with a level top tube. Taking Roscos place as my daily commute bike will be my Gunnar Doublespeed. The next bikes to achieve 1000-mile status will be my MTB (Niner Air9) and then my 57cm Leo Roadini. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
