Doug has presented an interesting issue. I wonder what we'd find if this question were answered by women. None have responded thusfar to this thread. ARE there any female members of this group??
My wife, who is a lifelong rider and who rides quite a lot, is quite content with just two bikes - a Heron touring bike and a simple, Specialized Rockhopper MTB. I asked HER whether she could get by with one bike and she matter-of-factly said, "Of course, the Heron." I suspect that this has to do with an emotional attachment to this bike as much as anything else. As evidence, consider that when I bought my Bombadil, she was more than a little disturbed that I would dare I break up the Atlantis/Heron team we had toured with for a couple of summers. She uses her touring bike for practically everything and uses the MTB only for occassional dirt rides and commuting. The MTB is set up with 1.5-inch tires, fenders, a kickstand and a rear basket. She told me the other day that she might like to set it up again with fatter knobbies for riding single track. Encouraged at this interest in bike- related change, I suggested that I might take off the fenders and the basket and . . . perhaps we could buy her a new Betty Foy for a commuting bike? . . . She was horrified at the thought of taking the "useful" basket off the Rockhopper and, while she indulged me by looking at the Betty Foy online, she wouldn't commit to pulling the trigger (certainly not a female choice of words, BTW). I believe her last words on the subject were, "We'll see . . ." Weeks later, the Rockhopper is still in commute mode. As I consider my female bicycling buddies, students and acquaintences, I realize that none of them have more than two bikes and that most have just one. Do women think the all-rounder is a myth? I have to wonder whether they even care. DC On Sep 8, 11:32 am, Doug Anderson <velod...@mac.com> wrote: > I have room for four bicycles in the shed, which helps me keep the > number under control. The current collection is a custom Riv All- > Rounder, a Brookstone MB-1, a BSA 3-speed and my old mid 70's Ron > Kitching that I plan to convert to 650B. My wife, who rides more than > I do, has never owned more than one bicycle at a time and she keeps > them a long time. Her current ride is a steel Trek 730 step-through. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
