On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It was difficult to lift the bike up at all. Now i'll admit to not >> being the brawniest guy but lifting it up stairs shouldn't involve >> hernia surgery. >> >> Add to that rod-brakes and I think I'd rather spend the money for a >> flying pigeon on any number of other bikes. > > You missed the note that they switched from rod brakes to cable brakes. Odd - the video that was pasted had all rod brakes. > Other than that, yes roadsters are heavy. So too are Dutch bikes. And > no, these are not the bikes you want for carrying up stairs! (Although, > if you run the risk of a hernia lifting a bike like this perhaps you are > lifting wrong.) Having had hernia surgery 2 yrs ago and talking to my doctor about it - that was a bit of a joke. The way you avoid getting a hernia is to have different parents. -sv -- 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.
