N+1 is a difficult one. My main limitations are realistically space to store given cost of renting a place in Vancouver that can accommodate a large number of bikes for better or worse. I struggled in the past building up different types of bikes in various configurations and was never really felt at home on anything which lead to rotation of bikes. Once I traded my Crust Romanceur for my Clementine I realized Clementine my all-terrain forever bike (N) - which allowed me to be very very specific about my (+1) including not feeling like they needed to be practical in any sense. I've set up a few rules to guide myself along.
1. all +1's must be handmade and my size 2. ideally of Canadian / historic lineage or significance 3. must be a unique, rare design, or one of a kind - more like artwork than bikes 4. Must be a good deal 5. in case of emergency ignore all rules - Orange Clementine is my forever bike. Unlike my crust romanceur forever bike or my salsa elmariachi forever bike or my salsa fargo forever bike or my surly karate monkey forever bike or surly long haul trucker forever bike this is absolutely 100% certain my forever bike ;) -Marinoni Track (1979-80ish) dated via the stamped Columbus tubing. Early non production model with lots of subtle unique features. (no serial no, no paperwork) -Marinoni Time Trial (1986) 700c/650c funny bike. With the UCI banning funny bikes these are somewhat rare, they look incredible, and very few were produced by Marinoni. (have a copy of the 1986 order form) -Syncros Triathalon bike (my guess would be early 90's based off the 650c suspension fork and parts) it's entirely custom and hand built aluminum frame with a lot of rare 90's syncros parts- the only frame built by Syncros as far as anyone knows. I haven't been able to find out much more other than the owner worked at syncros and is now deceased. Maybe a former machinist? The details on the bike are strange and beautiful. Maybe would be more at home in a museum - but not really sure there is anything like that in Canada. -A Raleigh twenty - mostly because I wanted the porteur rack on it and it was cheap - also a bike to "borrow" to visitors and Jason's build was pretty inspiring. Not particularly attached. +1 (ideally my last bike itch to scratch) is a custom via a builder in montreal. I wanted a lightweight swept back bar bike with a long top tube and lightweight tubing for 'spirited riding' - so wanted a shorter wheelbase unlike the new riv's despite my love for a long wheelbase. This one is still at the builder - I am out of storage space - so I may hit up my landlord to see if I can rent a corner of her garage but that may open up pandora's box of N+1 I am done building bikes after this - I swear. I would absolutely cave for a production single speed mtb like an all city junkyard dog, original 1x1, bianchi bass, or any 90's early 00's SS mtb counterparts. Though - I would most definitely have to get rid of something to fit this in. On Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 1:41:50 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > Late in life after spending untold thousands trying to make bikes that I > didn't like in some big or small way into bikes that I liked entirely, I've > ended up with 3 customs that take care of all my real needs: gofast road, > errand road, and on- and off-road. I don't ride real mountain bike terrain > so I don't need a real mtb, and that saves me 1 bike; and I don't race or > ride in pacelines and that save me another bike, a gofast derailleur bike. > > I finally abandoned thoughts of a Monocog replacement, for single speed > drop bar riding over sand up to 4" deep, since the added bike would not be > ridden enough and would have liabilities that would make it not worth the > hassle of ownership, but I do very much want a nice-riding lock-up-outside > beater capable of 2" or at a pinch 3" sand that will be largely invisible > to thieves and am thinking of a Clem (I will continue to think about this > as long as I feel like it, so don't rush me, OK?). I've also I've toyed > with thoughts of a Brompton. And on day perhaps a bike with electric assist. > > But when I think hard about my real needs and interests, for the immediate > future the only +1 will be a nice but (somewhat) disposable beater all > rounder -- "all" here including said sand. > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2e44363a-886c-49e9-9907-57f29f40724cn%40googlegroups.com.
