Tinkering is a good point. Of my five bikes, it seems that one or two of them are down for "service" at any given time. And sometimes I just completely swap two or three bikes' functions: "Hmm, the Crosscheck would really make a better single speed instead of a commuter, and the Gunnar a better commuter than a single speed..." Time to fire up the iPod and crack open a beer.
Eric On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:12 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > Dave makes a great point. My wife has just one bike. In fact, that's > all she claims she wants. Sure there might be occasional lust for > getting a folder, but then it passes as we don't travel that much. > > She also made an interesting comment to me this weekend about bikes. > She is an "off the shelf" person. Just one bike, basically stock. > (Well, except for rack, fenders, lights, handlebar bag.) In fact, > shopping for her latest bike, she decided against a Surly LHT because > too many parts would have to be switched out to make it "right" for > her. > > On top of that, my spouse pointed out I have multiple bikes because I > "tinker" with them. (Just got a Schmidt hub and dyno lighting for my > Hillborne.) > > That's a very fair assessment. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Sep 8, 4:06�pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > > 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.- > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
