On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:01 PM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > More pondering and scheming and here is the "John Woo" standoff: > > Going on my thoughts of: > > The 650b wheels with my Maxy Fasty tires on the Bleriot are perfect > for the paved riding I do and feel much like road wheels to me. > Bleriot as is. Bombadil can. Atlantis being 26" wont. > > The 650b wheels on my buddies RH with 2.1 Quasi Moto tires felt very > similar to the 2.1 Cross Mark maxxis tires I ride on my Yeti and > hooked up fine in the dirt. I felt no compromise there. Bleriot can't > easily run knobbies that fat. Bombadil can. Atlantis will run > knobbies, but 26". > > So now my curiosity is to dump both the Bleriot, and the Yeti and > build up a really nice Bombadil plus a second set of wheels set up for > off road. I know I would never switch tires out for a dirt ride, but > having a second wheelset is easy. Either way, I would keep running > moustache bars and the same gearing.
>From what you've said before: You love the bleriot. Do not get rid of bikes you love. That should be a mantra for anyone. :) > > Am I way over my head in analyzing? I just cant help feeling that when > it comes to Rivendells, there is far less polarization in their models > and they all can be very capable "all rounders" to an extent. So why > have 2? Yes it's fun to have a stable, but more and more I am finding > myself gravitating towards the simplicity of one. Are there Atlantis > owners who would challenge all this nonsense and say it's way better > suited for all'round? Does the Sam hillborne come in 650b? Keep the bleriot, get a SH with two wheelsets? you certainly do have nice problems. -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
