Thanks Josh! I’ve got a Rambouillet I like to commute on but I’ve been riding the Clem exclusively since I busted my arm skateboarding. The Ram’s set up more forward/aggressive, and is less easily shifted into a more upright position. Fortunately I get to park my bikes in the back lot of my work, so I rest easy through the day. When I need to lock up in the city, I use a nice U-lock with a cable that I run through both wheels, seat, and handlebars (when I have the bullmooses). The one advantage of riding huge bikes is they’re less of a target for thieves, but still, I lock to the gills. New museum construction will be pushing me out of my backlot soon, so I’ll be locking up every day. The plans call for a small bike parking room indoors once complete (2? 3? 4 years?). Once I end up parking inside, I’ll worry a very slight bit about condensation. My bikes live in a cold or hot garage depending on the weather, so I’m never rolling my warm ferrous bicycle into a freezing storm, or worse, my frozen bicycle into a hot parking room, a situation I’ll surely be facing. I’ve demanded that they put in environmental controls to match the weather outside, but they know I’m mostly joking 😭… -Kai
On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:37:36 AM UTC-4 Josh C wrote: > Kai, > > Love that clem. Do you commute on that regularly and if so what is your > lock-up situation? It looks like it's accumulated some real-world working > miles, and I love it. I'm currently commuting on a Rohloff Surly but was > thinking about switching over to a clem for that purpose. I lock in an open > air parking garage that is tucked out of the way, but that can still be > accessed by anyone who happens by, making it not the most secure parking > place. I may start up a Riv commuter thread on here to see folks commuters > and hear about their parking situations. I'd be interested to see how many > of us on here use their Rivs as daily transportation and see pics of those > rigs. > > On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 8:17:26 AM UTC-4 Roberta wrote: > >> Ryan, >> >> I love the white grips with your mustard colored Clem. I once had a >> mustard Appaloosa and was never crazy about its color. However, your Clem >> has made me change my mind about the color and how the accessories can >> really change the look— your Clem is like a well thought out and put >> together outfit. >> >> I recently installed light tan ESI grips on my Homer to hopefully match >> my head tube, although it turns out that the head tube is more yellowy-tan. >> It’s close enough for me although I might go for the aqua color next time >> as it’s a fairly close match to my bike frame. >> >> I have the same Ergon white grips as Leah on my mermaid Platy. They were >> hard to find and I’m not sure if they’re made any longer. I LOVE her new >> grips but I think they might look too heavy on my Platy, which has a more >> lightness vibe. >> >> Roberta >> Philadelphia >> >> On Friday, October 20, 2023 at 8:59:34 PM UTC-4 Coal Bee Rye Anne wrote: >> >>> Two Big Bullmoosed Clems, too! >>> >>> I honestly kind of miss my Ergon style grips on the bullmoose though >>> (after those I had were donated to another build.) I eventually do plan to >>> swap my round silicone foam grips at some point but not just yet. Well >>> done with the harlequin wrap and I like the orange fenders too. I haven’t >>> had a fendered bike since moving on from a too small Sports 3-speed. If I >>> do add fenders anywhere it’ll either be on the Clem if I move to a more >>> slick tire or my replacement Raleigh that ended up a single speed (if I >>> could fit 45mm fenders over the 32mm tires under the long reach calipers). >>> I’d still like to build an alternate 700c 3-speed wheel with my AW hub >>> collecting dust on the shelf for that Raleigh but just haven’t made it a >>> priority yet. >>> >>> Looking forward to seeing your new rear rack creation! >>> >>> On Thursday, October 19, 2023, Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY < >>> kaivi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> [image: IMG_7125_Original.jpeg] >>>> Big Clems in New Jersey!! >>>> I need to rewrap my left grip, but you can’t see it in this photo taken >>>> earlier today during one of my rare commutes out to Jersey. Working on a >>>> new rear rack for this, but it’s moving slow. Rack makeover soon though… >>>> -Kai >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 2:50:33 PM UTC-4 RBW Owners Bunch >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Finally documented the current state of the Clem with its unseasonably >>>>> white grips after sneaking out for a lunch ride earlier. >>>>> >>>>> With another saddle/seatpost swap, front and rear racks back on, and >>>>> finally getting around to the front v-brake swap to get the needed >>>>> noodle/straddle wire clearance with the fork crown mount with slightly >>>>> shorter arms. Haven’t switched rear v-brakes and may not unless my wife >>>>> objects to the black and silver brake mullet. But it was easy enough to >>>>> swap the arms with leaving cables and noodles intact so will see. >>>>> >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> 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/ea198eb2-09ee-4f32-9098-11d5717ae869n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ea198eb2-09ee-4f32-9098-11d5717ae869n%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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/70f3f4b5-f3aa-481c-99a2-a4ecc595e91fn%40googlegroups.com.
