Wow--I am SO far behind. ;) I just have one bike, my 62cm 650B Saluki. I'd amend the grand seven-bike list a bit to six, in descending order of likelihood I'll ever own 'em: city, roughstuff, single-speed, cargo, vintage, tandem.
*Current* - *Rivendell Saluki:* now the do-it-all, go-fast, camper, grocery-getter & commuter. A true all-rounder. *Coming Soon* - *Rawland rSogn:* will be the roughstuff camper, gravel roader, low-trail front-loader. Depending on how it rides it may replace the Saluki altogether, or let the Saluki become the go-fast bike, if I take the rear rack off and put the Pari-Motos back on. Should be all the "mountain bike" I need. Because it'll fit fatter tires than the Saluki, and do everything the Saluki will do, it could be all the *bike* I need. But heck, what fun is that...? So: *Wish List* - *Brompton folder:* Really enjoying reading The Path Less Pedaled, and noticing how many times it'd be handy to be able to stuff a bike in the trunk of a car. A Brompton could be the city bike. - *Surly Big Dummy with Stoke Monkey:* Rode one of these a couple weeks ago--what a hoot! My eight-year-old loved it! At ~$4000 though, we'll likely buy a car first instead. - *Rivendell SimpleOne or Quickbeam:* Very curious about the single-speed idea. If I ever sold the Saluki I'd *have* to get another Rivendell somehow.... - *Davidson Custom:* Not sure how it'd fit in the scheme of things, but Bill sure makes nice bikes. It'd could be in lieu of a vintage bike--a 700c lightweight. Or else, having explored high and low trail with the Saluki and rSogn, a custom, integrated bike that combines the best of both. - Either a *Bike Friday Tandem Traveler*, or a *Co-Motion Periscope Scout *. We had a Bike Friday Triple Traveler for a while, but I'd like to try a larger wheeled tandem too. Fun speculation for a rainy day. Right now I'm working on finding a way to pay the rest of the deposit on the rSogn and build it up, so anything beyond that is definitely dreamland at the moment. Seems to me though a bike would have to have really different capabilities to make it a worthwhile investment. Otherwise, I'd rather just ride a versatile, super-nicely-equipped all-rounder like my Saluki. A small-wheeled folder definitely fits that bill, as does a cargo-bike that'll carry two kids. A single-speed is more of a fun thing, as would be a tandem. Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/EYYNS7ZhK6oJ. 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.
