I used to buy bikes for my lifetime, until I realized that each and every bike I've had has ridden differently, and I've *liked* the difference. Two years ago I lost a Trek 560 that I absolutely *loved. *I was going to get a custom-built replacement, but that ultimately proved unworkable. Consequently, I bought a Velo Orange Randonneur. I like it a lot. I also liked my Kogswell D58--threadless stem and all. I just didn't need it anymore.
This is all by way of saying that variety is a spice of life. When my next bike gets shot out from under me--if--I will not worry about a perfect replacement. Because whatever I find will be as good as, if not better, than the old bike. Lifetime, schmifetime. They're all tools, they're all bikes, and they're all meant to be ridden into the ground. If you want one with fancy paint, that's your deal, and I can completely understand. On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 7:54:32 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > 'til death do us part....or some other bike catches my eye > > On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:49:33 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> I always purchase lifetime bikes. Problem is, I always sell them for >> different lifetime bikes ;) >> >> On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 3:53:04 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson >> wrote: >>> >>> Leaving the steerer long isn't even a trick... Simply do nothing, and it >>> magically stays long! >>> >>> I have and love bikes with quill stems and with threadless stems. I've >>> had my Bontrager (threadless) for almost 14 years, so it's looking like a >>> Buy It For Life bike. And the fork may well be almost as irreplaceable as >>> Steve's Longstaff fork. >>> >>> Stem adjustment is something I almost never do on most of my bikes. My >>> quill bikes, never, my newer threadless bike every few months as I dial >>> different elements. Bearing preload seems easy, once you learn to use your >>> body weight, and which thing (stem or star nut) to tighten first. Maybe I'm >>> missing some secret difficulty? >>> >>> 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/d/optout.
