Another option: Gear down the QB. If its meeting your needs now, than putting a bigger cog on the back might might all your needs in PDX.
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Ron MH <[email protected]> wrote: > Rick, > > I live in Portland and commute on a Quickbeam. It really is fine. But, > as Beth said, it all depends on where you live and your route to work. > The West side would be tough on a 'beam while most of the East side > (where I live and commute) is a piece of cake. > > Ron > > On Mar 11, 2:02 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Rick, you can totally commute and take care of business on a QB in > > Portland. It's really not that hilly here. I use a Surly Cross Check > > set-up very similar to your QB for coummting to work and hauling > > groceries and it's fine. If you live in the West Hills or in NW PDX > > then the hills can be an issue but otherwise you're fine. I also own a > > QB but I have that set-up for rambling around Forest Park and doing > > longish road rides. > > > > Still, if you're going to replace your QB you might consider a SH, > > Hunkapillar, or Bombadil. A Hilsen would work well too although I > > dont' think it has the carrying capacity of the Hunka and Bombadil. > > > > If our house were set-up different or we had a garage I'd have a Surly > > Big Dummy in a second for running errands. > > > > You'll love Portland, it's very bike friendly. I don't drive and go > > everywhere by bike in all kinds of weather. > > > > --mike > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
