Despite my published reservations about the SH, I'd unhesitatingly choose it as a "beater" commuter -- I prefer to call such bikes "no worries, mate" bikes -- since despite not being the equal of any of my 3 custom Rivs it is still a very nice bike compared to most others I've owned.
(Tho' I bet my 1989 Sante equipped Falcon -- 531C, steep 'n' short in front (TCO!!!) and long, long in back -- would have made an excellent sporty commuter for, say, Tubus Fly and Carradice Kendals; one of those I am sorry I sold. Wisdom in hindsight.) On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 6:47 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Well, my Rivendell is not a "beater." Yes, I ride it around and even > commute on it when I feel like. However, it's not the bike I take out > on the icy, salty roads of winter. Others do. In that case, the bike > of choice (for this coming winter) will be a Surly. > > Earlier this week, received a snide remark from a rider on a nice new > steel Fuji that my Hillborne was a decent "commuting bike". Yup. > Guess it is that, too. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jul 17, 11:26 am, "mr.trout" <ianet...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > i have a hillborne that is my everyday bike. i have it pitlocked and > > the vulnerable bolts are stuffed with foil to keep it from being > > stripped. the paint chips pretty easily on this frame, i have a few > > city flag stickers covering the big ones. rain or shine, snow slop, > > locked up outside of bars, whatever. i don't worry about it too much, > > it's framesaved and waxed. i spend a lot of time on my daily rider and > > want something good and solid, but nothing i would really worry about. > > the hillborne is pretty perfect for that. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
