Toshi, too hard to get rid of the Pashley. That bike is so awesome! I've thought about it but I'd be heartbroken.
On Friday, December 7, 2012, Chris Burgess wrote: > Wow, I've gotten some really good advice. Thanks guys. Yeah I'm thinking > the Riv would be a better and more versatile commuting bike than the Scrap > Deluxe. One post used the right word for the Velorbis "overbuilt". It is a > bit too cumbersome. I don't know if a Sam is the answer but I admire and > respect such a dedicated user group. > > On Friday, December 7, 2012, Peter Pesce wrote: > >> The question is, what do you want your new bike to do that one of your >> current bikes doesn't do, or do well? You may in fact want a Riv, but maybe >> not a Sam, or maybe not at all. What's you most pressing need? >> Unless you have lots of money and storage space I wouldnt buy a bike >> because "they sound great." If most of your riding is your commute, then >> I'd buy the bike you'd most enjoy commuting on, taking into account the >> nature of your ride, where you lock it / keep it, etc. If you could commute >> on a Sam I'm pretty sure you'd enjoy it more than the Velorbis. >> >> Pete (guilty as charged with a Sam and QB) in CT >> >> On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:51:14 AM UTC-5, Chris wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> Thanks for checking out my post. I currently have three bikes; a Pashley >>> Guv'Nor (beautiful to look at if a bit uncomfortable on longer rides >>> British bike), Velorbis Scrap Deluxe (very comfortable and heavy Danish >>> bike I currently use for my work commutes) and an Electra Verse (my "I >>> don't care what happens to this bike"bike. I really love the new double >>> tube Sams and I'd love to buy one. Many of you own multiple Rivs and they >>> sound great but do I need one? I don't do any touring. I commute to work on >>> the weekdays and if I'm fortunate to get some time on the weekends (I have >>> an 8 year old boy not really interested in biking) I get out to Griffith >>> Park here in Los Angeles. Where in your opinion would a Sam fit in? Do you >>> recommend selling one or all of the others to buy a Sam? >>> >>> Any and all opinions are welcome >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Chris >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/mVpqieKO_zIJ. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. >> > -- 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-bunch@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.
