To keep track of miles I have a cyclometer. This is my 3rd. The first one came off my beginner bike which I had for about 4 1/2 years. I rode it for 5855 miles then when I got the Betty Foy I wondered if I'd ever ride it as much. And now I ride more than than yearly. My first cyclometer was a Blackburn then I got another one off ebay so I wouldn't need to change the mount but the wiring went bad - intermittantly stopping. So I took the one off my daughter's bike. It was given to me from someone who didn't use it anymore. It's a Cateye Enduro. The mount was broken in a crash but I fashioned a new one out of an old bike tube and a zip tie. It's doing ok from 2 yrs ago. These are the wired ones with the spoke magnet and CR2032 battery. When the display dims and I know I need to replace it, I write down the mileage and reprogram it.
I've hauled all kinds of stuff on my Betty. Just tonight I brought home a 5 lb can of oyster sauce, some sesame oil, cooking wine and found a 5 gallon soy sauce bucket at the dumpster. The bucket was strapped to the rack with a John's Irish strap. Then on the way home from my friends house, I found a floor lamp that I strapped on with a Voile strap. On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 10:25:33 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote: > My thought is: if you have more than one bike, it's reasonable to have a > pampered and immaculate one. But everyone should have one bike that, even > if a beautiful bike, is ultimately about utility - and is treated as such! > > On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 6:54 PM <lucky...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I loved reading this. My early-ish Atlantis has an amputated rack >> braze-on from a mishap we don’t discuss, and plenty of nicks and scratches. >> There’s something about it being an “all rounder” that leads me to just use >> it without being to concerned about damaging the finish. I love seeing hard >> used bikes and pampered bikes, as long as there are butts on bikes! >> >> On May 16, 2021, at 18:24, David Person <cycli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I have to confess to pampering my Hillborne. Any nicks to the paint get >> touched up pretty quickly and I avoid riding it in the rain, thought that >> is pretty easy to do in SoCal. >> >> >> On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 6:15:08 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> In the spirit of our Pam I’m going out and trashing my dream bike in the >>> rain! Right now. >>> Leah >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On May 16, 2021, at 5:38 PM, David Person <cycli...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Grant would be so proud of you. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 3:29:36 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> I admire your moral fiber for happily riding your bike without fretting >>>> about the paint. I do have a 22-year-old Rivendell, but I've babied it, >>>> and >>>> only used it very occasionally for errands or commuting (it's the 1999 Joe >>>> Starck custom). It had a few minor scuffs, but the Joe Bell paint was >>>> largely intact when I had it slightly modified and powdercoated (*nice* >>>> powdercoat) >>>> in 2018. It does sport a wee dent in the right chainstay where another >>>> eejit cyclist, playing paceline with me last year, slammed into me from >>>> behind -- bent the wheel but left the frame *almost* unscathed. >>>> >>>> OTOH, I did commute on another Riv custom with Joe Bell paint for many >>>> years, including carriage on bus bike racks -- more but again minor scuffs >>>> and scrapes. >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/R71ZbenRC1E/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/070526d9-d299-4332-bf44-b0ead55e8bcan%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/070526d9-d299-4332-bf44-b0ead55e8bcan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2e80ec52-1f26-420e-8132-2046b939e477n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2e80ec52-1f26-420e-8132-2046b939e477n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/R71ZbenRC1E/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68EE6B8E-4BD1-4A33-8341-ADC1E347BA60%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68EE6B8E-4BD1-4A33-8341-ADC1E347BA60%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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