Brewster: If you care to post photos and brief descriptions of your bikes, I'd be interested in looking at them.
I used to have 1 bike with 3 wheelsets: 50 mm off road, 32 mm commuting, and 22 mm gofast, all with the appropriate cassettes. Sure, it all worked, but I was still limited by one bike: a bike that is optimized for dirt isn't optimized for road, and vice versa, and a bike optimized for commuting is not optimized for dirt bashing or gofast riding (Jan will disagree, but I disagree with him, and the long-term existence of mountain bikes and racing bikes backs this up). I finally decided that I needed a road bike, and got one (that was the 1992 XO-1, set up as a gofast). On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Brewster Fong <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't understand having only one bike, especially if you commute, tour > or just ride a lot. I guess if a person is on top of maintenance and things > don't break, it should work. However, I found that one bike, even with > several wheelsets isn't enough. I have had things break when I'm ready to > go out and didn't have time to look at my bike the night before. Unless > space is an issue, having a second bike provides security by having a > backup and also some versatility as you can even have more than one type - > a commuter/tourer/all arounder type bike for everyday use and maybe a > weekend bike for go-fast rides or off-roading. > > As a roady, my bikes then to lean towards the "go-fast" route and weigh > between 15 to 19lbs. However, being the "fat guy" in the group, it really > doesn't matter how light my bikes are as the engine is still weak. But I'm > working on it. > > Otherwise, if you really can't have more than one bike, I agree that two > or more wheelsets is the way to go! > > Good Luck! > > On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 10:45:25 AM UTC-7, drew wrote: >> >> All good advice. While i had considered a set of different tires, a >> totally different wheelset+tires seems like it would do more to access the >> bike's versatility in a convenient way. and then i'd have an excuse to >> experiment with compass tires... interesting. >>> >>> >> In reality, the sam may be better suited to my actual needs, but i love >> the hunq more, and i find that touring with a bike leaves me deeply >> sentimental about our relationship and time together, even if it isnt the >> most practical in non-touring times. Selling it, i fear, would be almost >> immediately regrettable. >> >> ill try to answer some of the questions. >> -my roady friends aren't super roady, but a few have invested in nice >> carbon or titanium bikes. when we ride, it isnt for speed or time, but i >> have felt like im slowing them down. >> -i also have a 1985 trek 870, and a miyata mixte.... also a 91 >> stumpjumper frame. none of them are essential or get ridden very much. >> >> >> >> >> -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *30% Supply and Demand discount, listmembers only, on all resume, LinkedIn, and writing services, until Demand equals Supply! And there's more! 10% kickback for any referral resulting in fully paid, list-price contract. And still more! I am offering services in trade for a road bike, or frame and parts, that are period compatible with my AM hub, circa 1937 to 1961. See my website for what I do and what I charge; email for details.* Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
