I don't regret having sold a bike since I haven't, so perhaps I shouldn't comment. But ...
I do have a SimpleOne that I haven't been riding much lately. I was mostly using it for commuting and since my commute and hours changed recently it hasn't seen much use. But I am definitely not selling it. I had been considering getting a Quickbeam two or three years ago. But Riv was out of my size and were not going to do any more. There was rumor of a similar frame sourced out of Taiwan instead of Japan, but nothing definite. When they finally put out the call for Simple One pre orders, I went in the next day (or close to it) and put down my deposit. I am still glad I did. The the riv single speeds are very unique. I think even more so than their other models. I don't think there is another 120 spaced slotted rear dropout bike on the market today with bottle, and fender, and rack, and other rack braze on fittings, lugged, and a nice fork crown. I have mine set up with longboards, a Nitto mini in front and a R-14 top rack in back with not a P clamp in sight. Much cleaner and works better than other fixed/ss builds I have cobbled together in prior years. Since they are now in the "real sale" for way cheep, I suspect when this lot is gone it might be forever before they do another run. Getting a similar frame from a custom builder would cost a lot. Finding one used is hit and miss. If you don't have one, think you might ever want one, and can afford it, you might want to grab one cheep before the sale is over. If you have one and think you might ever miss it, you might want to hang on to it. Ted On Dec 31, 10:44 am, rob markwardt <robmar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I sold quite a few bikes that I thought I'd regret but after they are > gone they are pretty much forgotten. I think the key is having a good > replacement (or several). Often selling is an after-effect of buying > so that's usually not a problem. The hard part for me is putting the > bike up for sale. I've got a couple cool bikes that I think should > sell...they've become garage hangers...but the problem is they're > cool. My collector genes kick in an tell me to hoard. I know that > once I got rid of them I'd be fine but it's tough to get to that first > step. Maybe next year. > > Rob > > > > > > > > > > Well, only partially really. Like you, I just didn't ride it much, > > > and when I did I wasn't conditioned to ride a SS so the hills around > > > here were less than pleasant. When I rode it consistently it wasn't a > > > problem, but hopping on it once a month or so was tough. Gears are > > > good and all that. > > > > That said, it was the most unique bike I've ever had, and a pleasure > > > to ride. It just felt better to me than my other bikes for some > > > reason. I miss it a lot, and if I had the space for it, would have > > > kept it. I did use the money to buy another bike, which has been sold > > > to buy another one. > > > > Bikes do come and go, but a QB is pretty unique. If you think at all > > > you'll use it more in the future, maybe hold onto it. But if it's > > > really just going to be an extra bike you hop on now and then, I'm > > > sure there's someone who could use it :-) > > > > On 12/31/11, Greg J <gregkj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Too many to count. Ibis, Appel, Bontrager, Ritchey, on and on. But > > >> realistically, I couldn't have kept them all, so you gotta do what you > > >> gotta > > >> do. Another one, or an even better alternative, will come along. > > > >> Greg > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > > >>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/1sqgyvMVyE4J. > > >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > ** > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hide quoted text > > > - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@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.
