Interesting thread! Bikes I think are elegant ,practical and I will ride and are special
Nothing I have to go into debt for...if I want a bike I'll save for it and buy once other obligations are met. The expectation and parts picking are all part of the fun I have sold bikes for a reasonable sum that another would ride (87 Rossin, 85 M500 Cannondale) that I no longer needed or wanted My N bikes *Elegant mutts* 1993 X0-1 fairly close to original spec. 24 years and still going strong. When I had my bike accident where I ended up with the L1 crushed vertebrae, bike was unscathed except for a scrape on the side of the saddle. ...in fact I took my first ride on it since my accident last fall . Both bike and rider are just fine, thank the fates 1974 PX-10 set up as an SS w moustache bars *The queens (not garage queens)* 1997 Riv allrounder 2001 Curt Goodrich built Riv custom road bike 2017 Mark Nobilette Custom At this point I don't have an N+ 1....well maybe a ladies' Clem When I shuffle off this mortal coil , I'll want them out in the world where they'll be ridden and loved. I am not in the least bit morbid or anything but they are a legacy that I have to consider. I wonder how you guys feel about that. Purely a speculative question 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.
