My understanding is that Bromptons would collide with my criterion of "avoidance of proprietary/specialized parts." Also, I have regarded Bromptons as great city bikes, but not necessarily optimized for multiday 40+ mile tours. But it's been a while, so I'll take another look.
Jay Lonner Bellingham, WA On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 4:51 PM 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > If you’re just noodling around, how about Brompton? You can get bags and > racks and really load them down if you like, or keep it simple for riding > around town. Standard hard case meets the max size requirement for checked > baggage on Southwest and other airlines. Quick and easy to fold/unfold. > > --Eric Norris > campyonly...@me.com > Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy > YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > > On Jun 18, 2020, at 4:41 PM, Jay Lonner <jay.lon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm interested in building up travel bikes for my wife and me. Our > intended use is credit card touring in continental Europe and the British > Isles. We also have a developing interest in cruising the Salish Sea, so > I'd like something small enough to store belowdecks out of the corrosive > marine environment, and that would be easy to get ashore via dinghy. > > It seems that there are many ways to proceed, ranging from S&S couplers to > 20" wheel designs like Bike Friday to rinko. All have their proponents and > detractors. My priorities are comfort, ease of assembly/disassembly, > avoidance of proprietary/specialized parts, and the ability to fit racks, > fenders, and lights. I prefer plodding utilitarian considerations to zippy > performance. > > While our daily rides embrace Riv-approved technologies such as rim brakes > and friction shifting, I am open to other options for these proposed travel > bikes. When we're away from home I'm really looking for something > bombproof. Rear derailleurs strike me as a particular vulnerability, > especially on bikes with 20" wheels. At the moment I'm leaning towards > designs that utilize a Rohloff hub. > > Anyway, so many choices, so many tradeoffs - I'm stuck! What would you do > within the design constraints outlined above, if budget weren't really a > consideration? (That's one of the nice things about bikes - even an > extravagant build is super affordable compared to boats.) > > Help me RBW collective, you're my only hope! > > Jay Lonner > Bellingham, WA > > > > -- > 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/5de418e1-5bfa-4358-94a8-70205b3a0c62o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5de418e1-5bfa-4358-94a8-70205b3a0c62o%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/6E28FCCC-5F01-4979-BF0B-C75C467E674D%40me.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6E28FCCC-5F01-4979-BF0B-C75C467E674D%40me.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/CAJnE%2B%3Df5kJ4TCENfNszCdyKSocCdraa%3DofNYZvS95Gun8xfNdQ%40mail.gmail.com.
