Yesterday I said that the all-Rounder breaks down if you use a bike for a specific pupose like triathlon. I'd add to that today that everyone who uses a bike for more than recreation needs a cheap bike. If my Sam is out side then either my butt or hand is on the saddle. You don't lock nice bikes outside.
But, I don't want to ride an errand bike 25 miles for fun On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:46 PM, james black <chocot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 20:27, JL<subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. > > Every time I'm about to start my ride and I discover that a tire has > gone flat or a spoke gone and broken, I am thankful that I have had > the good sense to keep more than one functioning bicycle. > > One can spend a lot of time thinking about how, if one could have, for > example, three bikes, what's the best way to distribute their > functions to create that most efficient Venn Diagram that covers all > necessities. I've had the commuter UJB road bike, the fixed-gear > folding bike, and the custom cargo bike for the last few years - these > are pretty different from one another. But now I don't have an > off-road bike. None of them are quite enough beater-like for me to be > really comfortable leaving them locked up in the city. None is > presently set up for touring, and none of them have derailleurs, even. > Back to the drawing board? I need more bikes. > > James Black > Los Angeles, CA > > > > -- Fai Mao The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
