Funny--this is a topic that used to come up with my motorcycle friends all the time, back when I had motorcycles. Well, of *course* you need a fast bike (Ducati), an adventure bike (BMW), a vintage bike (Triumph or more likely a '60's Honda)...and the list goes on...;)
In general I agree with Jan. Fewer, nicer bikes is the way to go. My Saluki is the best bike I've ever owned, and I love (almost) every minute of riding it on my daily commute, which makes up a large portion of my annual riding. My plan though is to eventually replace the Saluki with a front-loading low-trail 650b custom that'll fit Hetres with fenders. In my mind it's pretty much an exact copy of Alex Wetmore's Gifford, possibly with a Rohloff hub, maybe even (gasp) disc brakes. For me that would do the year-round commute in rainy Seattle, rough-stuff riding, recreational rides, on-road touring, and grocery-getting--about 95% of my riding. However...I have really enjoyed the '93 MB-3 I picked up from a list member summer before last. It's great having a mountain bike to toss around at Duthie Hill, attempting to follow my nine-year-old. It's a bike I don't mind getting muddy. It's also a spare I can commute on if my Saluki is out of commission (like it was yesterday when I didn't get it back together in time after a cleaning.) And a Brompton would be *great* for combining with Car2Go for multi-modal trips. And that Bike Friday Triple Traveler I had for a while was a blast to ride with my boy.... So no, just one isn't enough. Two is a minimum for a daily rider, and three would be great: Rough Stuff/Urban Porteur, Mud Bike, Folder. And if I win the lottery, four, adding a Tandem. Rob in Seattle -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
