Though it may sound heretical here, if you want a light quick road bike w/o fender and rackability old quill stem steel race bikes can be very nice. I have a late 70s or early 80s Gios that is fairly light (sub 20 I think) and very fun for rides with race clubs, crits etc. It may be the only steel bike round here with a powertap on it, and tends to draw comments and questions, but it just works.
On Jan 1, 3:16 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 2012-01-01 at 18:02 -0500, robert zeidler wrote: > > Kelly, as usual, makes sense. > > The next bike, if there is a next bike, I get will be another Riv > > Custom, set up to accept multiple wheel-sets for knobbies, smooth road > > light and skinny, rough road fat and comfy, 700 and 650 if possible. A > > Swiss Army knife kind of thing. > > As you know, the tools on a multi-tool or Swiss Army knife are typically > inferior to dedicated tools. What you're describing can only end up a > half-assed compromise, inferior in every aspect to a bike designed for > that role. > > However, if you want a bike that can be fast and comfortable on pavement > and also competent on gravel, let me suggest a bike built around the > 650B Hetre tire, like my MAP Randonneur, or Jan's new Herse. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
