I tried and only really could get to seven; any more than than and I'm really just adding bikes for the sake of it, not really out of desire.
1. Quickbeam fixed gear commuter, done. 2. Allrounder/Touring/Rough stuff, currently being accomplished very well with an Long Haul Trucker, but maybe by an Appaloosa in the future? 3. Go fast gearie road bike, steel frame, 57mm brakes for fatter tires or fenders, currently being accomplished by my Casseroll. 4. Matt Chester Ti fixed gear road-ish allrounder, super light and stripped down, probably flared drop bars. I share Philip's admiration for Matt's work. He's also a super nice guy, unfortunately I don't think he's taking orders for frames currently. 5. Brompton. 'nuff said. M6L-X in raw lacquer. 6. Bullitt front loader cargo bike. 7. My old touring bike, with headtube fixed, converted to Xtracycle. On Friday, July 5, 2013 12:50:34 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote: > > Or, "If you could have ten bikes, what would they be? " For Bobby. > > 1. The Quickbeam in full commuter > drag<http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-quickbeam-3-3-12/>. > > Maybe with the S3X, or the Sachs Automatic, probably just fixed. > 2. Bontrager mountain bike with drop > bars<http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-bikes-3-13-12/>. > I love this bike. > 3. The Gravel > Roadster<http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-bikes-3-14-12/>, > > but custom made to fit me. Ideally made by Rob > English<http://www.biketinker.com/2010/fine-bikes/english-cycles-mountain-bike/>. > > Gears, 60mm tires, fenderable, ~20lbs. Right now I'm using the GR for 10 > mile loops with the guys from work, and I enjoy the contrast with their > bikes. > 4. Matt Chester fixed > gear<http://www.biketinker.com/2013/fine-bikes/id-trade-my-car-for-this-bike/>. > > Hunter fork. I've loved his bikes ever since I saw one on Fixed Gear > Gallery aeons ago <http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/mattchester1.htm>. > 5. Jones titanium > spaceframe<http://www.jonesbikes.com/production_framesets.html>. > Truss fork, shorty 6-speed cluster, H-bars. Every Jones mod available. > 6. Rob English <http://www.englishcycles.com/> snow bike. Superlight, but > giant tires. The Gravel Roadster x2. Basically, my idea is that a fatbike > doesn't need to be heavy-duty, *because *the massive tires insulate the > bike from shocks. > 7. Time Trial commute > bike<http://www.biketinker.com/2013/bike-art/commuter-time-trial-bike/>. > For my 19 mi trip to work. In style. This would also be a Rob English bike, > I think. Fenders, Hetres, lighting, and a Ruckus > <http://www.ruckuscomp.com/>front box. > 8. Cyclocross bike. A vanity racing bike, just for showing off. > Legolas<http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/2917695862/>, > Sachs<https://www.google.com/search?q=richard+sachs+cyclocross&safe=off&rlz=1C1LENP_enUS517US517&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vSDXUfzuCqeYigLlioCICw&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1076&bih=671>, > > Speedvagen <http://www.flickr.com/groups/speedvagen/pool/25451876@N00/>, > or Ira Ryan <http://www.iraryancycles.com/bikes/cross/>. A pretty track > bike would fill the same (nonexistent) void. > 9. Custom Rivendell <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-custom.htm> fixed > gear offroad bike. A Quickbeam with more clearance. Threadless steerer, > vertical dropouts. Gusset. > 10. > Appaloosa<https://www.google.com/search?q=appaloosa+rivendell&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=hxzXUeqCF4SjiALXioH4Aw&ved=0CEUQsAQ&biw=1076&bih=671>. > > Boscos <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hb11.htm>, just a couple gears. > > Not a single bike on this list has tires narrower than 33mm... and there's > no full suspension mountain bike, either. Weird. > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
