Thanks, Wally. The steps were really only an example; prior to my Chev going to Gabriel, I moved it to the shop so there were no steps involved. It's just the overall agility. I know it is all about tradeoffs and options to consider when deciding on those tradeoffs.
On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 3:58:37 AM UTC-7, Wally Estrella wrote: > > Kiley, > > For the steps I'd suggest installing a board to the outer edge of the > steps to roll up or down. Keep it wide enough for getting the bike on, but > narrow enough to not become a trip hazard. > > CHEERS! > Wally > > On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 2:56:35 PM UTC-4, Kiley Demond wrote: >> >> Now that my Riv is Gabriel's Riv, and seeing it stripped down to its >> original glory, I think about what wasn't perfect and what I would like to >> do for my next bike, a time-honored technique for dealing with loss; in >> this case, the loss of a bike. >> >> I love steel frames. I can't imagine not having a steel bike, but since I >> am 5'10" (the 91 PBH is the real issue), the frame is large, and even >> though I am strong, I am still a 60-year old woman. My pimped Cheviot was* >> heavy.* Getting it up the three steps to my front porch wasn't easy. >> Given that, what could be done to make one of these bikes lighter? I took >> Grant's "let's not quibble about weight" philosophy to heart, so when I >> added some essential accessories, they were all shiny steel. Like stacking >> tolerances, it all added up. I didn't know much about components when I >> first got the bike, but I learned from understanding and replacing what I >> didn't like (and I did end up with the Bosco aluminum bars because they >> were the "right" size). I could *read* about it, but I really needed to >> *feel >> *about it. (Speaking of which, I always thought that a Build-a-Bike >> program would be a great idea. It is a cross between Build-a-Bear and Book >> Club; you buy the frame and then learn how to build up a bike, and you can >> swap out components until you find the ones that work for you. The first >> class is the theoretical parts discussion over a beer or coffee depending >> on the time of day, where you pick your frame, and subsequent meetings are >> building and testing riding.) >> >> *Anyhow*, thoughts on reducing weight on a bike? I figure this needs to >> be considered at the component level up (or is that down?), if the frame is >> a given. >> >> (My next bike will be another mixte or step-thru, which unless something >> changes in the next two years, will be a Cheviot or L-Clem. I also want it >> to be e-Bike "compatible". I cannot buy an off-the-rack eBike because no >> one makes a mixte or step-thru large enough, and I still want the bike to >> be a pleasure to ride!) >> >> Kiley >> >> >> -- 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.
