Between you and this person that's a whole lotta Riv mileage every year. When I get my normal riding schedule back I know what I need to do: Be more like Leah and Pam!
On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 10:10:44 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > [image: B297903F-9F56-4545-8742-AAD171CCCE34.jpeg][image: > 89AC1AA1-D92E-4A84-AD82-94D140C20E72.jpeg][image: > 390C0DAD-BF2F-495C-9B1D-ED16B7D642DC.jpeg][image: > 238E117F-7E3D-4CE1-973F-54E3640EB72F.jpeg] > > I have been so inspired lately by one Pamela Murray out of Charlotte, who > rides a tiny 2011 Betty Foy. She is known to her community for her bike > activism and her bike safety course, Cycling Savvy. We “met” on social > media. > > The reason I find her so inspiring is her impressive mileage on her > Rivendell. She began riding an Electra Townie (2006, I believe) and put > 5800 miles on it. In 2011, she bought her Betty Foy and she has now logged > an impressive *50,200* miles on her Betty. > > 50,200 miles. Since 2011. Just take that in for a moment... > > Pamela rides rain or shine, everywhere, and for any reason. While some of > us are obsessing over n+1, upgrades, or aesthetics, she’s out there in the > true spirit of Rivendell, riding the wheels off her Riv and inspiring her > community to do the same. You can see her around town hauling pieces of > furniture she finds curbside, or donating 85 pounds of food she hauled for > Cranksgiving, growing her “bike benefits” program, and teaching others to > safely cycle in the city. > > Pamela is half my size and 5x as tough, and I doff my polka dot Nutcase > helmet to her. She. Is. The. Queen. > > Leah > PS I had Pam’s permission to post this thread and her photos. > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a648c056-a937-492f-a769-26d835c90829n%40googlegroups.com.
