I could do it if I had to, and have an All-Rounder for just that reason. It's basically a Hilsen with cantis and fancy paint. I have two wheelsets for it, a 36h Phil with knobbies to turn it into a mtn. bike, and 32h Dura-Ace (spaced to 135mm) with 35mm Paselas for everything else. I could get a third lightweight wheelset for road use, but I do have a "road bike" to handle my lightweight racer visions of grandeur. I even have horizontal drop outs on it to convert to a SS or IGH if the need arises somewhere down the line. When I ordered it, this was all thought out as I could only justify getting a custom bike if it could do everything.
Luckily at this point in life, I don't "have" to only own one bike. I have drastically cut down the number of bikes in the household (if five + a tandem could be considered cutting down). On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:27 PM, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have always had a difficult time owning just one bicycle. It seems > that no matter how many times I imagine the most ideal bicycle model > and setup I change my mind after a few weeks or months and alter the > setup. My solution to this is to have more than one bike, set up and > designed for different purposes or types of riding. There is a > correlation with how much I enjoy bicycling and how many bikes I own - > they seem to feed off each other and both increase because of each > other. This trend changed a little when I found Rivendell. The > versatility of their bike gives the potential for one frame to take on > many different lives and for one bike setup to have enough crossover > into other areas that a near all rounder status can be reached. Has > anyone been able to achieve a one-bike-for-everything-I-need goal? I > think part of the situation is that with enthusiasts of anything the > line between need and want gets blurry. > > Jason > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
