Well, I'm at 4 (or 3 1/2 since one is a folder). And to be quite honest, three are somewhat overlapping. Yes, I could maybe, possibly, get by with one bike (my Sam Hillborne). But then I'd feel guilty riding it through the slush/ice/snow of winter knowing the frame will probably rot in about 5 or 6 years due to inattentive maintenance. Right there, need a "winter beater".
Then riding a poorly maintained rail-trail a week or so ago on the Hillborne, realized that a bike that takes wider than 40s would be more appropriate for that task. Again, another bike. So, while something like a Hunqapillar could, in theory, work as an only, too many other variables intervene. Not the least of which is my history of collecting/hoarding stuff. Then again, while in college, did only have one bike. A Specialized Stumpjumper. So have done it. Just not positive I'd want to go that route again. BTW, I'm in the opposite camp on racing. Do have some interest in the pros, but no interest whatsoever in a "gofast" type of bike. My riding style is just entirely wrong for it. On Sep 1, 4:56 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm down to a nearly all-time low of 3 bikes. What i've figured out > with the single bike notion is that, for me, the goal of having one > bike isn't worth the hassle of changing that bike for different uses. > I do switch my 'cross bike from commuter to racer and back once a > year, but i get tired of swapping out wheels and bags and whatnot just > for a weekend of dirt riding. Likewise, i rode many years on a MB4 and > got tired of the way it handled on the road with slicks. > > I'm not a racer or extreme rider by any means, but i do enjoy tools > that are reasonably well-suited to the job, and my riding is diverse > enough that i have a hard time getting below 2-3 bikes. > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:26 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Define "enough". > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Pondero <cj.spin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ...but can one bike do enough? > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN -- 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-bu...@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.
