In short, I don't think I could do 10 bikes if I tried. It would be quite hard to choose which one to ride and really hard deciding how to set them up, especially if they are rivs or as versatile as rivs.
On Friday, July 5, 2013 5:09:56 PM UTC-5, RJM wrote: > I have been doing it with one bike for a couple of years now, a Sam > Hillborne with noodles, silver shifter bar ends and a 7 speed freewheel in > the back laced to 650 b wheels. I realized for the riding I do I needed > another bike, namely a Roadeo go fast bike. I ordered a frameset and have > been putting together the parts to build it since. It will do me just fine. > The Sam will become the full on touring machine and I will permanently > affix racks and bags with a front basket and possibly change to Albatross > bars on it. The Roadeo for fast club stuff, the Hillborne for most > everything else. > > If I get the cash for another (3rd.) bike it will be some sort of mountain > bike. What I would really like is a custom mountain mixte from Rivendell > that takes wider tires, like 2.5s, would be cool in 650b. > > On Friday, July 5, 2013 2:50:34 PM UTC-5, Philip Williamson wrote: > >> Or, "If you could have ten bikes, what would they be? " For Bobby. >> >> 1. The Quickbeam in full commuter >> drag<http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-quickbeam-3-3-12/>. >> >> Maybe with the S3X, or the Sachs Automatic, probably just fixed. >> 2. Bontrager mountain bike with drop >> bars<http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-bikes-3-13-12/>. >> I love this bike. >> 3. The Gravel >> Roadster<http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-bikes-3-14-12/>, >> >> but custom made to fit me. Ideally made by Rob >> English<http://www.biketinker.com/2010/fine-bikes/english-cycles-mountain-bike/>. >> >> Gears, 60mm tires, fenderable, ~20lbs. Right now I'm using the GR for 10 >> mile loops with the guys from work, and I enjoy the contrast with their >> bikes. >> 4. Matt Chester fixed >> gear<http://www.biketinker.com/2013/fine-bikes/id-trade-my-car-for-this-bike/>. >> >> Hunter fork. I've loved his bikes ever since I saw one on Fixed Gear >> Gallery aeons ago <http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/mattchester1.htm>. >> 5. Jones titanium >> spaceframe<http://www.jonesbikes.com/production_framesets.html>. >> Truss fork, shorty 6-speed cluster, H-bars. Every Jones mod available. >> 6. Rob English <http://www.englishcycles.com/> snow bike. Superlight, >> but giant tires. The Gravel Roadster x2. Basically, my idea is that a >> fatbike doesn't need to be heavy-duty, *because *the massive tires >> insulate the bike from shocks. >> 7. Time Trial commute >> bike<http://www.biketinker.com/2013/bike-art/commuter-time-trial-bike/>. >> For my 19 mi trip to work. In style. This would also be a Rob English bike, >> I think. Fenders, Hetres, lighting, and a Ruckus >> <http://www.ruckuscomp.com/>front box. >> 8. Cyclocross bike. A vanity racing bike, just for showing off. >> Legolas<http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/2917695862/>, >> Sachs<https://www.google.com/search?q=richard+sachs+cyclocross&safe=off&rlz=1C1LENP_enUS517US517&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vSDXUfzuCqeYigLlioCICw&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1076&bih=671>, >> >> Speedvagen <http://www.flickr.com/groups/speedvagen/pool/25451876@N00/>, >> or Ira Ryan <http://www.iraryancycles.com/bikes/cross/>. A pretty track >> bike would fill the same (nonexistent) void. >> 9. Custom Rivendell <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-custom.htm> fixed >> gear offroad bike. A Quickbeam with more clearance. Threadless steerer, >> vertical dropouts. Gusset. >> 10. >> Appaloosa<https://www.google.com/search?q=appaloosa+rivendell&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=hxzXUeqCF4SjiALXioH4Aw&ved=0CEUQsAQ&biw=1076&bih=671>. >> >> Boscos <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hb11.htm>, just a couple gears. >> >> Not a single bike on this list has tires narrower than 33mm... and >> there's no full suspension mountain bike, either. Weird. >> >> Philip >> www.biketinker.com >> > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
