George, I've had two 1x1's over the years both setup with either Fat Franks or slicks. That is one great bike. I used to throw knobbies on it to take to Kettle or Palos and then throw the slicks back on for commuting.
On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 2:25:07 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote: > > I have 3 &"1/2" bikes. I live in an area where the trails are mostly > constructed from compacted limestone "screenings" (the very fine leftovers > from the sorting of various sizes of crushed limestone rocks). Ordinarily, > i.e. with regular rainfall during the late Spring, Summer, and early Fall > months, this stuff makes a fine riding surface. But when it gets too dry > in Summer the dust from this stuff eats up derailleur drive trains like > sand paper; likewise, when it gets too wet during late Fall, Winter (except > when it freezes), and early Spring, when it gets very muddy. So, one is a > road bike (Riv Ram) for regular season/ideal trail condition riding; > another is an old 70's Fuji road bike that has been converted to a single > speed for easier drive train cleaning and maintenance during the dry and > dusty periods; the third is a Surly 1x1 set up with Big Apples and a 60" > gear for general purpose utility runs; and the "1/2" is an early 2000's > Trek Fuel 90 with full blown F/R suspension that some LBS talked my wife > into needing in order to ride these trails. She was totally oversold on > this bike - could never grasp the concept of derailleur gearing and was > usually always in too high a gear - and really didn't need anything like a > competition level MTB. I have since talked her into a Breezer Uptown 8 > with the IGH where shifting is not a problem and the riding position is > perfect. So, the Trek fills the void where the trails are too sloppy > during the Winter and wet seasons. > > > On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 10:24:18 AM UTC-5, Bob K. wrote: >> >> Hey Folks: >> >> I know threads somewhat similar to this pop up every now and again, but >> Ryan's question to Eric in the Rivendell Road SOLD thread made me wonder >> how folks settle on their stable size. I fall squarely in the minimalist >> camp, but I'm guessing others here probably don't. So: >> >> 1. How do you settle on what N equals for you? (N+1, I know, I know...) >> 2. What bikes do you currently own/have in regular rotation and why do >> you own them? >> >> My stable is currently at one because of a recent sale, but it will >> (soon) bump back up to two. I settled on two as the acceptable number of >> bikes for a number of reasons, but mostly because I can't imagine riding >> enough to justify having any more of them. We also don't have the space for >> me to store any additional bikes aside from in a somewhat humid basement, >> and neither my wife nor myself would appreciate more bikes in the corner of >> the living room as we're not big fans of clutter, especially clutter that >> doesn't get used very often. >> >> Current Stable: >> >> 1. 2009 Sam Hillborne (canti): Used mostly for road riding and touring >> and some occasional single track and forest roads if the ride >> allows/inspires it. >> >> 2. 2017 Surly Troll: I settled on the new Troll after a lengthy >> flirtation with the idea of buying a Crust Evasion and other bikes as well. >> I decided the Troll is better for my needs for a number of reasons: the >> geometry readily accepts a Jones H-Bar, 2x is easy vs. not doable at all >> with the Evasion, and my desired 26x3.0 setup doesn't require the need for >> expensive cranksets. It's also $300 cheaper and I like the maroon better >> than the also admittedly pretty Evasion color. It will take the place of my >> erstwhile Krampus as my mountain bike, off-road tourer, long distance >> tourer (if/when I get to do that!), kid trailer, and stuff hauler. >> >> How about you? >> >> Bob K. in Baltimore >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
