I agree on the versatility of more than one bike, but the thing is, it takes about $4000 for me to get a bike that I like every single aspect of, like my Sam Hillborne ;) . The option I was looking at is a Jamis Dragon 650b, but I would rather stick with my Sam since it is so perfect in so many regards, the only apparent limitation being an upper limit of about 48mm without a fender. I wonder if the Furious Fred tubeless setup would work for me...
On Sunday, November 16, 2014 3:47:55 PM UTC-8, Eric Daume wrote: > > Unless you're absolutely jammed for space, two bikes is a lot more > versatile than one, regardless of extra wheelsets. > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Mike S <mikesh...@gmail.com <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> So I currently have my Sam Hillborne as my only bike, though I was >> considering adding a front suspension/disc-brake mountain bike to the >> stable. There's a deal for a Jamis 650B dragon pro on the interwebs now for >> $1400, but I'm thinking I could rather add a second set of very nice wheels >> with fatter tires instead. My main reason to do this is so that first of >> all, I can have a set of slicks and a set of studded tires in the winter, >> as I live in a very icy/snowy area and am bummed out by having just studded >> tank tires to ride in winter. Beyond that, I want to have a set of wheels >> with a 55mm-ish tire that can handle most gravel/firetrail/light >> singletrack in a ride like the Oregon Outback, as I am hoping to actually >> do that ride this summer. It would also just be nice to have this set of >> wheels that can handle more aggressive off-road riding to go explore >> different areas where I'm at (Eastern Washington). >> >> So, I guess the question I pose to the group is: better to have a second, >> cheap-ish mountain bike or a second set of really nice wheels to maximize >> the All-Rounderness of a Hillborne? I've been thinking also about Jan >> Heine's opinion that a rigid all-road bike with fat tires is the "Porsche >> 911" of a gravel-orientated ride, and I want to stick with that plan. Also, >> what are some ideas about the best tire model to do this kind of riding? I >> think that 50-54mm with a moderately aggressive tread would be perfect, but >> I'm wondering if there is something better than the Smart Sam? >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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.
