I will have to stick with the Hilsen when I have to go to one bike. I find myself really enjoying Homer these days in its lightish rando format. So much so that I keep moving my Hunqa more toward the same layout. It has been shedding weight since I originally built it up, and the cockpits and fit are now about the same. I'm even going to swap in the Hilsen wheels to see if it will ever get close. I really feel the difference between the two bikes on my daily commute. I want to put this on the weight and stiffer tires - Duremes vs. Jack Brown Greens, and the heavy lock vs. light cable, or perhaps the 175mm 158mm Q cranks compared to the 171mm 143mm Q Herse cranks on the Hilsen. That being the case, a wheel change will be a quick experiment. I'm pretty sensitive to tire differences (Gran Bois Cypres are sublime, with Big Apples on the other end of the spectrum for me), and I'm also starting to notice crank length and tread, as well. Those are the more expensive things to test. Let the fun begin!
Brian Seattle, wa On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Paul Y <paulyeoh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gosh, life would be a lot simpler if circumstances forced me to have just > one bike. This "ideal" has been a mirage that I unconsciously wander > towards but never quite arrive at. I'm down to 2 now, but a 3rd on the way, > with plans to sell off 1 in later future... but the mind tends to keep > wanting! > > If supernatural forces held me to just having one bike, then it'd be my > Sam now, and if I could choose from scratch, cost not an issue (which it > shouldn't be if reducing the stable to ONE bike!), maybe a custom steel > mountain bike, fully rigid, massive clearances. > > > > On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:48:04 AM UTC+7, murphyjrfk wrote: >> >> Suppose the title says it all. But I've been a thinking about going down >> to 1---not a big step down cause I normally only have two three tops o' >> working bikes anyways. And the overlap is out of control. How many 26" >> touring bikes does one fellow need deal. But I love what I love I guess. >> >> One bike? Could ya do it and what would it be? >> > -- > 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/-/cZ10C6f5b-0J. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
