Roberta, I don't own a Clem, or for that matter any bike with upright bars. My wife rides a Betty Foy, with albatross bars and she uses albas on our tandem, which we regularly ride 40 - 50 miles a day, including on tour. I can't think of any reason not to, unless your in a hurry. A 40 - 50 mile ride suggest about 3 hours of pedaling, hopefully with at least a couple of breaks. Give it a go; I'll bet you like it. It's more about personal preference than right or wrong.
Michael On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:09:19 PM UTC-4, Roberta wrote: > > For those of you who own this, how do you feel about Clem for longer > "exercise" rides--40-50 miles-- that is NOT touring. That is, I won't > load the bike with anything other than what I need on a one day > jaunt--lunch, flat kit, water, windbreaker, etc. I don't want a slog of a > bike. (yes, I do realize that the "engine" is most important, but this > engine has two bikes and I go faster on one vs. the other.) Most of the > area is flat, but in the city park and in some of the suburbs, it is hilly. > > I did consider a used Cheviot, but didn't get the sense that it was a > "long ride" bike-- a bit too upright. I could be wrong. > > I'm considering a Clem L so I can do (and want to do more often) longer > exercise rides. My minimum ride is 12.5 miles (1 hour) , but I like to go > 25 miles (2 hours) each weekend day. Once or twice a month I'd like to do > a longer ride. > > Thanks, > Roberta, PBH 82.5, 57 YO, trying to get into better health > -- 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.
