It certainly seems like it would be handy for diamond frames and mixtes, but my Clementine doesn't need one, as the top bar *is* the lift a tube. And ergonomically curved. I will say that for steeper stairs, going down presents a problem even for lift a tubes and Clementines, because the back wheel wants to catch the top of the riser and push you along. When going down the steps in my apartment building, I hold the stem at the headset juncture with my left hand and grab the chainstay with my right hand . This puts the bike at an angle similar to the stairs, and the back wheel clears. The weight is also distributed nicely when the bike is held like this (but any way you slice it, hefting the Clementine is a workout.)
On Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 2:47:54 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Sorry for the provocative title, it's sarcastic. Here's the punchline > content: > > If you carry bikes up and down stairs frequently, you might be tempted to > buy one of the Rosco Bubbe frames with a Lift-a-tube. I was tempted like > you, and I bought one. I've commuted with it for a couple weeks, and now I > can report that you should not buy one.....because it will make you hate > how lame and stupid all your other bikes are when it comes to portaging up > and down stairs. > > I've had to use a different bike as my BART bike the last two days, and > carrying it up and down BART stairs in the past was "fine". It was "not a > big problem". Now that I'm conditioned to the excellence of the > lift-a-tube, carrying a normal bike up the stairs is like an inhuman > torture device. I'm telling you, if you think it's fine carrying your bike > up stairs or down stairs, then DO NOT try a lift-a-tube bike, because it > will ruin you. Remain in the bliss of your ignorance. > > Seriously though, using a different bike made it sink in just how awesome > the lift-a-tube is. If you never carry a bike up or down stairs, you don't > need a lift-a-tube. If the bike you carry up and down stairs is stripped > down, light weight and uncluttered so it's easy to shoulder, then you > probably don't need a lift-a-tube. The liftatube is fabulous for everybody > else, and I'm now in a state where I probably won't use most of my other > bikes as BART bikes, because I'm spoiled by the lift-a-tube. If you have a > bunch of bikes and don't want to be similarly spoiled, don't try a > lift-a-tube bike. > > You're welcome > > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
