I don't actually use the mixte feature much for mount/dismount, I still lean the bike towards me and swing my leg over the back of the saddle cuz it's what I've always done. I like the low toptube for hopping off the saddle at stops and standing over the frame..there isn't all this BIKE in the way.
On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 11:15:30 PM UTC-7 Corwin wrote: > I readily admit that mixte and step-through frames serve a valuable > purpose for those with trouble throwing a leg over the rear wheel, saddle, > top tube, etc. But I reject the notion that one must slow down just because > they have achieved a certain age. I have been on numerous club rides in the > hills of the East Bay where guys as much as thirty years older than me > simply rode away from me on the hills. I'm a decent climber - and not only > have they ridden away from me going uphill - they have ridden away going > down as well! > > I think there is a great deal of value in maintaining the flexibility > required to throw a leg over. I see no reason to stop now or ever. Like > Grant, I plan to ride (and surf, scuba dive, etc.) right up to the end. We > need not be stopped by the aging process. > > My one bike would be a close contest between my original custom and my > Bianchi Cross Project. My original custom was stolen a little more than a > year ago. A new one is in the works. I hope to be on it by the end of the > year. > > Namaste, > > > Corwin > > On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:37:02 PM UTC-7 Ian A wrote: > >> Patrick, >> >> I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but your green custom >> Matthews with SA hub is a thing of beauty. >> >> Ian A Alberta Canada >> >> >> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 5:09:07 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> The apocalypse/age angle came later; the original question was, if one >>> only, which one? >>> >>> Me, tho' I'm quite clear which "one and only" I'd choose, I'd like to >>> propose a followup thread: Gunman holds gun to (your) temple, sez: "It's >>> your life; I don't care. Which *second* bike would you keep, after >>> relegating #s 3 sq to the abyss?" (Eloquent gunman, that.) I think another >>> responder already broached this thread extension. >>> >>> I'll lead: My 2020 Chauncey Matthews clone of 2003 Curt Goodrich 26" >>> wheel Road custom, but tweaked with Grant-forbiddent things like hub gear >>> and very weird braze-on embellishments (details upon request). The 2003 was >>> a near clone of the 1999, and the Matthews replicates it in thinner wall, >>> thinner gauge tubing, for -- Yes! -- that true planing experience. That the >>> '03 was too stout I realized after 15 years. >>> >>> Patrick Moore, grimly bottom-trimming for the common good, in ABQ, NM. >>> >>> [image: image.png] >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 4:40 PM Jay Lonner <jay.l...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Kinda late to this one, but if the point of the question is to call >>>> attention to the virtues of step-through frames for the aging cyclist I >>>> agree with the sentiment that a tadpole-style trike is a better choice for >>>> those with a whole host of musculoskeletal ailments and/or balance issues. >>>> Back to the wall, if I could only have one bike for the rest of my life >>>> it’d be an aluminum e-assist trike, which is about as anti-Riv as you can >>>> get. >>>> >>> -- 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/b12219ba-ed75-4f23-b430-bc822d75cee5n%40googlegroups.com.
