Lovin' this discussion. For me, only 1 of my bikes currently has a dynamo light setup, and it's not my Platypus. In an ideal world, all of my bikes (Rivs especially) would have generators.
Since I lack wheel building experience, it feels like purchasing multiple dynamo setups would be wasteful and more of a financial burden than the hassle of swapping rechargeable lights — especially since I can only ride one bike at a time. For now, I keep my eyes open for any "deals". -tio "*searchin' for the light*" ryan On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:21:54 AM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: > Or you could ride the good tires now and enjoy life. With any luck, the > sidewalls on the Fatty Rumpkins might degrade into an unridable state by > the time you get down to them. > > Eric > Who deals with excess tires by selling them on bikes. > > > On Sunday, July 14, 2024, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The only thing I have going right now that is close to that is tires. >> I've got way WAY too many tires, and I refuse to sell used tires, and I >> refuse to throw away tires that have any life at all left in them. -BUT- I >> love it when I use up a tire and am able to discard it. I call that weird >> combination of neuroses "Minimalist Pack Rat". Anyway, part of my drive to >> reduce my huge inventory is to get rid of the worst tires, which means I'm >> trying to ride my worst tires the most. Like the 650B Crust I rode today >> has a pair of Fatty Rumpkins on it. I'd rather run Babyshoe Pass tires on >> that bike, but I'm not allowing that until I wear out some other tires. >> Tires these days last forever, though. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 12:52:11 PM UTC-7 Jay wrote: >> >>> When building up a bike sometimes you make do with what you have on hand >>> already, or is readily available, or affordable. Though in the back of >>> your mind you've already identified a replacement. >>> >>> I'm curious as to what parts on your current builds have you slotted for >>> eventual replacement at some time in the future? What will you be >>> replacing it with? Any dream parts in there, or just more functional or >>> comfortable choices? >>> >>> On my Roadini I'm really happy with the touch-points: saddle and seat >>> post, bars and tape, pedals; one of my wheel sets (with the 43mm tires); >>> the cages; brake levers, callipers, and DT shifters. The chain and cassette >>> are fine--and I want to stick with 11sp--but the crank and derailleurs are >>> on my list of upgrades/swaps (partially for aesthetics...would like silver, >>> partially for function as I would like a bit more great range on the low >>> end). I would also like to replace the second wheel set that I use with >>> 30mm tires for road-only rides (to something lighter/faster). I would also >>> change the housing (aesthetics, maybe green or grey), and the saddle bag. >>> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3376a504-bc54-43fe-91ed-4c85903ab242n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3376a504-bc54-43fe-91ed-4c85903ab242n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4640284b-c1e9-44bc-b3f3-17aee0adc048n%40googlegroups.com.
