Having spent years with just one bike, and now owning three and building
another, I can say I'm much happier with multiple bikes. I couldn't live
without my Surly LHT, complete with mustache, racks, baskets, kid seat, etc
for tackling long days around town with the family (me carrying most of
In the guitar world, there's the problem known as GAS - guitar
acquisition syndrome. I seem to have the bicycle equivalent. I also tend
to scatter some of them around the world, so that I don't need to put up
with the PITA that is present-day air travel with bicycle. One of my
bikes lives
Wow. One bike. That's a tough one. I'm currently at seven:
1) Atlantis - all rounder
2) Miyata 610 - all rounder that I''m not terrified to leave locked up
outside the grocery store
3) Mondonico Diamond - classic Italian race bike
4) Klein Adept - full suspension multi gear mountain
5)
I've gone around in circles wanting/not wanting an extra bike in addition
to my '03 Atlantis (the frame/fork cost $900.00 back then). A few years
back, I was looking into getting a Riv Custom; even had a deal with my wife
that if I road all year round and lose twenty pounds, I could order one
Now I feel better about my bikes ... room in the garage is still tight
though.
On Monday, March 25, 2013 1:31:26 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
I chuckled at the OP's comment about putting on his 32 mm rubber for rough
stuff. I don't own a bike that has tires that skinny.
I'm at 5 and go back and forth on this issue. If I could only have one it
would be the LHT as it's just the most versatile. Two? The LHT and the
Hilsen. 3? The LHT, the Hilsen and either the SS Cross Check or the Big
Dummy cargo bike (I don't own a car). The fifth is my brevet bike and I'm
I personally have a Hilsen which I've had since late January. I built it up
to have just one bike that would do everything I wanted a bike to do,
credit card touring, fitness rides, commute (which I haven't yet
accomplished) and mixed terrain. I feel as though it has met all my
requirements
On Monday, March 25, 2013 10:23:24 AM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 09:44 -0700, jpp wrote:
I feel too each their own. I have been doing the one bike idea (RIVed
out Surly LHT) for 3 + years. But I totally understand having more.
In fact if money was no option
Purpose-built is sexy. Forumula One cars get your attention. Dragsters
and Funny Cars get the crowds at the auto shows.
A friend who happens to be a pretty high-level competitor at Ironman
Triathlons showed me his bicycle - a $10K wonder of specificity. He can
barely control it in a
It all comes down to what compromises you want to make while riding. Sure
one bike can do it all but, you will be slower riding 55mm tires on a
smooth rolling stretch of highway but faster on a bumpy dirt road and
the opposite is true with 32mm tires. Of course you may not care about
speed or
I feel too each their own. I have been doing the one bike idea (RIVed out
Surly LHT) for 3 + years. But I totally understand having more. In fact
if money was no option for me I would probably have a few more. On the
flip side there is nothing wrong with having a favorite bike, but does not
Don't me wrong in this... I have 4.5 bikes at the moment. I just like the
idea of a versatile bike that you could do this with. It's pretty amazing
how Rivendells, from their raciest Roadeo to burlyest Bombadil can be built
up so many ways.That's good design at it's best!
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at
On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 09:44 -0700, jpp wrote:
I feel too each their own. I have been doing the one bike idea (RIVed
out Surly LHT) for 3 + years. But I totally understand having more.
In fact if money was no option for me I would probably have a few
more. On the flip side there is nothing
The long miles we put on a bike almost demands we go for comfort, even at
a small cost in weight.
If I want to do some trail riding then I remove my 700c X28mm tires and
instal my 32mm's.
Three or four years ago I was able to think of 700x28 as a comfort
choice. Now, 700x28 is a balls-out
As someone who a year ago went from not being able to ride a bike and thus
not having one, to having one that does everything -- one bike is a
wonderful blessing. My Hunqapillar with the large Dureems is a delight to
ride on our paved roads and even more delightful to ride on the back roads
, March 25, 2013 2:12 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: One Bike Concept
The long miles we put on a bike almost demands we go for comfort, even at a
small cost in weight.
If I want to do some trail riding then I remove my 700c X28mm tires and instal
my 32mm's.
Three
I chuckled at the OP's comment about putting on his 32 mm rubber for rough
stuff. I don't own a bike that has tires that skinny. The closest thing I
have to a road bike has 38-40 mm tires and is getting sold later today.
After that, I'll only have one bike that will even accept tires as skinny
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