With my wannabe minimalist leanings, I kind of daydream about one bike, but I think I would spend too much time changing parts around: different tires for mountain biking, fenders for a rainy ride, a rack for a shopping trip, etc. Realistically, I'm just trying to get down to a core three (from five): a mountain bike that is easily convertible from single speed to 1x9, a road bike, and a commuter/child seat carrier/useful bike with racks, etc.
Eric On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 11:27 PM, JL <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have always had a difficult time owning just one bicycle. It seems > that no matter how many times I imagine the most ideal bicycle model > and setup I change my mind after a few weeks or months and alter the > setup. My solution to this is to have more than one bike, set up and > designed for different purposes or types of riding. There is a > correlation with how much I enjoy bicycling and how many bikes I own - > they seem to feed off each other and both increase because of each > other. This trend changed a little when I found Rivendell. The > versatility of their bike gives the potential for one frame to take on > many different lives and for one bike setup to have enough crossover > into other areas that a near all rounder status can be reached. Has > anyone been able to achieve a one-bike-for-everything-I-need goal? I > think part of the situation is that with enthusiasts of anything the > line between need and want gets blurry. > > Jason > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
