I'm trying that w/ the Calfee!!! On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Jan Heine <[email protected]> wrote: > For me, a single bike would have to combine the ultimate performance > (like the best racing bike) with the ability to ride anytime, in any > weather, and carry a load. A 650B randonneur bike, made from > superlight tubing for optimum performance, and with a removable low- > rider rack on the front, could do it. The load on the front doesn't > require a stouter frame, so you wouldn't lose performance over a > racing bike. > > As it is, most of my riding is on two bikes. I have a dedicated Urban > Bike, because I do have to carry large boxes of books and magazines > around town. The two bikes I ride most of the time are described here: > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/how-many-bikes-do-i-need/ > > For recreational and general transportation use, one bike would be > quite feasible. In fact, since I prefer to focus on the ride rather > than the bike, I don't really see the need to own several similar > bikes that fill the same purpose. Given a choice, I'd prefer one truly > awesome bike over a bunch of just nice ones. > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ > > -- > 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. >
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