I delivered the afternoon Vancouver Sun in the South Slope area of Burnaby, c.1962-66 on my single speed CCM bike with vee-bars. My parents insisted I get a front rim brake added once my new route included the steepest part of the south slope (Gilley and Carson). I had a big wrought-iron front rack and an over-the-shoulder newsie bag. I had around 70 papers/day, six days/week.
Biggest load ever was when Churchill died -- he was at death's doorstep for over a week, giving everyone time to write a tribute, sigh. I learned three different ways to fold the paper, and we were told to get them within 2 feet of the front door, so no tossing from a bike-in-motion... My recollection is that the two local bike shops gave us paper carriers premium service when we needed it, and for a minimal charge. Thanks, gents! EricF Who now has a hoity toity basket on his Bombadil Vancouver BC -- 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/CAOGTYJAXvs3t3SvdbWN-bDEvy1y2bSuJiiydGaOUf%2BadRDGd4A%40mail.gmail.com.
