I tried that 25-30 years ago, only with a various moderately high end mountain bike frameset )the last of 3 was a '91 Stumpjumper Team), years ago, and found that I preferred different bikes for different purposes. I had wheels for 2" knobbies, wheels for 35 mm Fatboys or City Slickers, and a wheelset for very light 22-23 mm Turbos. Each wheel had different cassettes. I used the same rims for all wheels, so I did not have to adjust brakes.
I found that I missed the feel of a more "roady" bike, and discovered that the cockpit setup was too much of a compromise, and ended the experiment when I bought a '92 XO-1, which I built up as a gofast with the Turbos; I then kept the steel mtb frame with 35 mm wheels as a drop bar commuter, and got myself another mountain bike for off road riding. Years later I did have a 60 mm wheelset for my Fargo along with a 32 (actual; Kojaks) mm one, but again discovered that, when I ride 32s I prefer a lighter frame and a slightly more agressive position. OTOH, 3 wheels each with its own gearing worked better than trying to get both road and dirt gearing on the same wheelset with a Mountain Tamer Quad and a 16 t granny "ring". Turning the question around a bit: if you use the same bike for different conditions, do you prefer a more dirt oriented bike for road riding, or a more road oriented bike for dirt riding? I assume that most on this list choose the former --witness the road-ified Sams; but I rather enjoy riding ~30 mm Elk Passes on our local dirt (when moisture has packed the sand down a bit) and, if I had to choose 1 or t'other, I think I'd prefer a road bike on dirt to a mountain bike on road, or for that matter, a compromise. But: a neat bike would be a 559 road bike like my Rivs that would take both the Elk Passes and the Rat Trap Passes; for that, I'd build 2 wheelsets for 1 bike. Oh, it would have to have either cantis or disc brakes ... (would want to use Dura Ace 7410 levers). And in fact, that option is on my short list for a 5th, multi-geared road, bike. On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 3:27 AM, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com> wrote: > When I converted my Sam to single speed, I left the rear derailler and > rear shifter on the bike and kept the cassette wheel and chain - to be able > to switch back and forth. > That must have been 3 years ago and I haven't switched once. > > Anyone want a decent used wheelset cheap? > > Jay > > On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:44:00 AM UTC+3, tc wrote: >> >> I was reading this great article >> <https://chasingmailboxes.com/2011/11/21/bikes-to-like-kevin-t-s-rivendell-atlantis/>on >> "Chasing Mailboxes" about Kevin Turinsky and his Atlantis. He mentioned >> he kept 3 sets of wheels for it to exploit the frame's versatility. >> >> That got me to thinking, how many people actually do that? It seems like >> such a great idea for the right frame/fork ... and the Atlantis seems to be >> that bike for a lot of people. I think the Hunq, or Ogre, or Cross-Check, >> or Fargo, or Monster Cross might be that frame for some. >> >> The $$ savings would be great. >> >> If you don't race, if you don't do jumps, or figure yourself a weight >> weenie, what the heck -- why not? >> >> I guess it might be a hassle to go back and forth between a SS and a >> multi-speed setup on the same frame, so there's that...esp. if you found >> you liked to do both regularly. >> >> I guess for most of us, we can't get away from "n+1", so there's that. >> >> Anyway, just pondering. >> >> Good night, all... >> >> Tom >> >> >> >> >> -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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.
