I have a garage full of bikes I haven't ridden in years now....... : ( These days my Surly Trucker gets the most use because of the gnarly 700x47 Schwalbes and my generator lighting system. Been thinking of getting a "Hunk" or an Atlantis and moving the parts over as my last good bicycle to ride into the sunset with......the 26" vs. 700c thing has crossed my mind as the wife rides a 26" (now converted to a cargo bike) but truthfully, I'm the bike nut in the house and she would/ could ride anything. There is something to be said for having the same size spare tires, wheels, general parts etc. if you ride all year and shun autos. I plan to stock up on an extra wheel set, chains, tires, tubes and other misc. parts that get used up. What I'm really looking into is a source for either buying or making my own chain lube/cleaner by the gallon (and cheap) plus learning to build my own wheels. When you really put on the miles maintenance has to be fairly routine and thorough or else you end up buying a whole new set of parts. My head has been in the same place it seems trying to consolidate my rides into what I really need and will actually use. The same goes for other aspects in my life so yea.... downsizing can be a liberating thing but I think its okay to keep a "show bike" that you only use on super nice sunny days......on the flip side, for me, I've noticed as I get older that I'm wanting less stuff in general and look forward to more life experiences....too many things to take care of seem to get in the way of that.
On Apr 7, 8:33 am, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Fellow Riv-freaks: > As my life and my bicycling style both evolve, some things have become > evident. Chief among them is that, of all my bikes, I tend to ride just two > the most: > 1. My Surly Big Dummy (no matter what BQ says, I really like mine); and2. My > 1999 Riv All-Rounder (an acquisiting from another Riv-freak several years > ago). > The former is absolutely necessary for hauling my guitar and amp to gigs, not > to mention groceries.The latter is my daily transportation. I had promised > the previous owner that I would "ride the crap out of it", and that is > basically what I've been doing since I set it up for city riding. > I have two other bikes that I don't ride so much anymore. One is the > singlespeed mountain bike I've raced on for the last three years, and since > I'm fairly certain I won't be racing anymore (my knees can't really handle > singlespeed and I don't want to race anything else) the former bike will > probably go this year. The latter is my 700c-wheeled LongLow, a bike I've had > since 1999 and which I ride less and less as my style and needs change. I am > more emotionally attached to this bike than practically so, and I'd like to > hear from other folks who have become fans of an all-26"-wheeled stable. When > did you do it and why? > Beth in PDX > > http://www.reverbnation.com/bethhamon > > http://beth-hamon.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
