If anything I've conciously gone the opposite direction this year... I
started the year with 'one' bike, the 650B Trek 715 project. I start 2014
with the 650B Trek, Atlantis, XO-3 and MB-3 (not counting wife's bikes or
tandem(s)). A bit ridiculous. My thoughts are that 2013 was about the
I suppose it would be my Ram. My favorite bike is the Road, which gets
most of the miles each year, but is too pretty to abuse off paved
surfaces. The Ram will take 1 1/2 rubber which handles grass and dirt
fine at about 55 psi, while still doing well on pavement. It takes
fenders and racks
Ah it seems you left out as a possible 650b the Rambler? Have you
eliminated it from your possible choices? After reading
http://baiku-velomann.blogspot.com/2013/12/rambler-ride-report-and-review.html
this
review my next bike?
~Hugh
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must
On 01/03/2014 11:20 AM, Hugh Smitham wrote:
Ah it seems you left out as a possible 650b the Rambler? Have you
eliminated it from your possible choices? After reading
http://baiku-velomann.blogspot.com/2013/12/rambler-ride-report-and-review.html this
review my next bike?
IIRC, Tony is tall
You are correct Steve.
~Hugh
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving. -- Albert Einstein
http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/
On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 01/03/2014 11:20 AM, Hugh Smitham wrote:
Ah it
I could cut down to one bike if it wasn't for bike thieves. I'm not about
to lock up my Rivendell in front of the grocery store, or to the bike rack
at work. For that I have my beater bike, an early 80s Nishiki.
On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 4:13 PM, justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice time to
My Hilsen has been that one bike for a year and a half now. It's been my
commuter, weekend rambler, two week tourer, fire road and singletrack
shredder, and moving truck. I think it's done a great job.
That all said, I'm having a second bike built up, basically a 650B, fat
tire, rough stuff
Yes. My 57cm Waterford Hilsen. There's another bike in the basement but
you'd never know it. It's fast, capable, and fun.
On Jul 5, 2013 10:01 AM, Evan Spacht evan.spa...@gmail.com wrote:
my one bike: 47cm Toyo A.Homer Hilsen
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By way of the magnitude of units produced and the entire car, drivetrain
included, being (mostly) unique and produced by the same company seems to
give them quite an edge in reliability and durability.
My car is plan C in my line up at best, but my expectation of being able
to undertake a
If living temporarily 2 years someplace, yes, probably, if I was involved
with work and it was a boring location.
I'm established in a town I moved to about three years ago with a nice mix
of terrain, road surfaces (and qualities) and my Saluki could definitely do
all the things I want it to
Of course, even with cars, there is the concept of the winter beater. A
northern concept for sure.
Of course, if forced, could go to one bike. But then I wouldn't have
anything to tinker on! As I've said before, it's like guitars. Sure,
could have only one, but having more makes it easier to
I am with Deacon Patrick. The Hunqapillar is a marvel, and a do-it-all
bicycle for me.Bob (Indianapolis)
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 9:26 PM, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Doing it with my 58cm 650b Hilsen, tour bike, daily ride et al. Though I
have plans...
~Hugh
On Friday, July 5,
I am well 10 bikes now, and even though I've been a huge Rivendell bike fan
with several in the collection, I am still somewhat shocked to learn this past
year that, in a practical sense, I could give them up and do everything on the
700x55 Hunqapillar. That bike is outstanding. I won't, but
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On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:06:41 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Wed, 2013-01-23 at 07:33 -0800, Jan
Do you all own a backup car for each car you own, too?
Seems like expensive logic to me!
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GLAD YOU WEREN'T INJURED You're irreplaceable. BB
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:06:41 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Wed, 2013-01-23 at 07:33 -0800, Jan Heine wrote:
I find that with fewer bikes, it's easier to keep them in top shape.
For many years, I raced and
I must say that I like bicycles optimized for particular uses and that I
find compromise bikes rather disappointing *if* they are all I have -- and
I don't want to limit my riding to one set of conditions.
For me, the barest minimum would be two: a lightish (sub 32 lb!) go-fastish
road bike that,
I'm anxiously awaiting the thread If you could have 10 bikes, what would
they be? :)
On Friday, July 5, 2013 9:57:24 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
I must say that I like bicycles optimized for particular uses and that I
find compromise bikes rather disappointing *if* they are all I have --
I'm anxiously awaiting the thread If you could have 10 bikes, what would
they be? :)
Agreed...this topic comes up every 3 months. Last time I said it was my
Della Santa which is the least practical choice but the most fun bike I
own. I'll stand by that choice.
Now 10 bikes...that will require
Great point, Patrick. For me, the Hunqapillar IS optimized for my use. If I
had a go-fast, I'd want it able to handle what my Hunqa can do off road
because that's where I want to ride. Dedicated mountain bike? Has to handle
pavement for decades of miles because that's what's between what I
10? Easy. In order of importance:
Riv fixed errand.
Custom replacement for Fargo (ie, lighter, low bb, short tt, room for
Knards).
Riv fixed gofast
Very light SS 29er.
Ram (compromise gofast/longer distance/grocery bike)
Custom steel racer (a '70s style frame with Riv handling and 7 or 8 speed
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Beltway somewhere since January?
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Steve:
GLAD YOU WEREN'T INJURED
You can only ride one at once, unless you are in a circus act.
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
Truth be told you only have One bike ... ever. It resides within
you, not outside of you ;)
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As the Fargo is for me for the same reasons. It rides well enough on
pavement, and handles fat tires for sandy soil, has more bb drop, and a
shortish tt so that I can easily ride drop bars. Not a fast pavement
cruiser, not a singletrack machine, but for my purposes, it is the
optimized compromize
Hey All,
I could live with one bike quite easily, and even more so as I get
olderexcept for...what would I do to satisfy my utter lust for
rolling down a mountain on a full suspension trail eating marvel? I would
need two.
Regards,
Chris
Redding, Ca.
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I'm currently at six, but with one for sale and one coming in the mail. I'm
trying to get down to three, which may be:
- a dedicated mountain bike. Not a it's pretty good on trails cross bike
with fat tires, but a real honest to goodness mountain bike. In my case,
that's a Specialized
Yes, easily. I've been riding my Rivendell Road alone for the last couple
months. If it were my only bike, I'd configure it with an Albastache, 650B
Lierre 38's, and a Carradice on the saddle. Which is how I'll have it set
up in a couple days. (well, Moustache bar for now)
However, I prove
Think I've answered this before but - probably not. At three (and one
frame in the rafters). That's about my limit either way. Hillborne with
flat bars, SimpleOne for single speed riding and my LHT with drops and 50mm
tires. Also used as a winter bike.
Could go to the Hilborne, but not sure
Have some pics of this steed to show us??
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:04 PM, capnjack capn_j...@bellsouth.net wrote:
After riding for years, I, just last summer bought a SOMA Fabrications
Extra Smoothie. I am 65 and don't race, but I had a super light
Specialized Roubaix Pro and it was just
I'll have to get some pics. W/ disc brakes wheel size doesn't matter much. Am I
going to run these man bike rims that much? Probably not but if the situation
arises.
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Joe Broach joebro...@gmail.com wrote:
Whoa, the Adventure allows for Hetres
I'm trying that w/ the Calfee!!!
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Jan Heine hein...@earthlink.net 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,
You should build up a few loaners! B-)
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
My shop Hiawatha Cyclery is pretty bike-commuting-focused in a
bike-commuting town. Lots of our customers are car-free and only have one
bike. Often, when the
I've loaned my own bikes to customers and friends who have proved to be
trustworthy. It's not a bad idea, maybe, from a sales standpoint. If someone
comes in with a crummy bike that needs $300 worth of work to become a
functional crummy bike, a nicer loaner may sow the seeds of bike lust and
I'd probably choose my Atlantis also. But, coming in 2d would be a Calfee CF I
had built last fall. It's built with the Adventure geometry/clearances and I
have 700c CX wheels, 700c lightweight road wheels, 700c CF tubeless wheels, a
set of 650b wheels w/ Hetres, and a generator, and lastly, 26
Probably the worst thing you can do for a bike habit is work in a shop, as
you get used to the ready access to workstand, tools set up and the
constant access to replacement bits. If one bike feels a little crunchy,
you use that one to ride to work, then strip and clean it a bit on your
lunch
Whoa, the Adventure allows for Hetres or 26x2.2s?!? Do you have any photos
of this behemoth? Sounds (and probably is) one of a kind.
Best,
joe broach
portland, or
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:18 AM, Robert Zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.comwrote:
I'd probably choose my Atlantis also. But, coming in
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
Not sure I could get down to only one. Have thought about it with my Cross
Check. Then have a second wheelset for when I want to ride single speed.
But then I want the fatter tires that are on my LHT.
A 61cm Atlantis would probably be able to cover it all for me. But then
I'd feel really
An interesting thread. . .
I've an Atlantis which is almost The Perfect Bike for me and I've also an
early fixed-gear-only version of a Rawland Drakkar. If the Atlantis had the
capacity to become a fixed gear with a simple swap o' the wheel it would be
The Perfect Bike. . . perhaps I should have
You can do anything. If I had to, it would be (hands down) my Atlantis,
Alba bars, conventional Riv triple setup, dyno lights. (I'm guessing there may
be a lot of Atlantii in the answers to this post.) I'm grateful I don't have
to.
An interesting related question, for those who currently
On Wed, 2013-01-23 at 07:33 -0800, Jan Heine wrote:
I find that with fewer bikes, it's easier to keep them in top shape.
For many years, I raced and trained 12,000 miles a year and had a
single bike, without ever missing a ride or race due to the bike not
being rideable.
I recently had a
My shop Hiawatha Cyclery is pretty bike-commuting-focused in a bike-commuting
town. Lots of our customers are car-free and only have one bike. Often, when
the one-bike commuter types have a need for repair, they ask us to expedite the
repair in our queue on the grounds that they're car-free and
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:46 AM, Lyle Bogart lylebog...@gmail.com wrote:
If the Atlantis had the
capacity to become a fixed gear with a simple swap o' the wheel it would be
The Perfect Bike. . . perhaps I should have the Atlantis modified with
horizontal drop outs. . .
All you need is a White
Jim,
How could I have forgotten about that?! Embarrassing!! Thanks for the
reminder--the Atlantis just got that much closer to The Perfect Bike :-)
Cheers!
lyle
On 23 January 2013 12:38, Jim Mather mather...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:46 AM, Lyle Bogart lylebog...@gmail.com
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Lyle Bogart lylebog...@gmail.com wrote:
Jim,
How could I have forgotten about that?! Embarrassing!! Thanks for the
reminder--the Atlantis just got that much closer to The Perfect Bike :-)
Cheers!
lyle
Of course, I'm not actually advocating for a one-bike
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:19:14 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 19:10 -0800, Jan Heine wrote:
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
That is a tough one. Right now two bikes - my '94 XO-4 and a green Ram.
Lots of overlap except the XO-4 can take a wider tire with fenders - I have
42s on it currently. The Ram is the club bike and the XO-4 is set up as the
grocery getter/baby hauler (Albas, racks etc.)
But if it were to be one
BTW, whenever my wife gets started on the subject of how many bikes I have
(5 + 2 for my son), I remind her that a married man can only have one
woman, but can have many bikes. That usually ends it.
While I stated that if I had to reduce to only one bike it would likely be
my Atlantis, the truth
Ah, I remember the moment I had the revelation that one can own more than
one: a bike mechanic friend literally had a stable in the backyard of the
an old rental house in Austin, Texas, which once really was a stable, and
which had a bike rack inside with a selection of old bikes the various
Would like to add something - while appreciating folks riding (and own, and
write about) very expensive bikes, I just can't do it. It's a reverse
snobbery issue. Instead of spending a large amount of money on one single
superlative bike I'd be afraid to ride, would rather own a couple less
Yes, I could reduce all the way down to Atlantis-only if I had to. It's that good.Riding down Shafter (a Marin County dirt road) with 700x40 Extremes and a camping load and feeling great on pretty steep dirt descending was another moment where the bike impressed me, and this was after having
Of the Betty, Quickbeam, RB-1 and AHH... I enjoy riding the AHH the most... But
I would probably pick Betty if I could only have one. I am thinking ahead to
when I may not be limber, and the step-thru frame will age well with me.
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On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:19:14 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 19:10 -0800, Jan Heine wrote:
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
I'm blessed with four super nice bikes that always make me smile... Having more
than one does not mean skimping to me.
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Jim that's perfect. I follow your blog- good stuff- so I knew about the troll.
The wife thing well- I've only ever been afraid of one persons wrath- hers. And
I say yes to the Ogre. For all of us who can't!
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