Patrick: I predict that in a couple of years you'll end up with a Roadeo. I myself have tried any number of bike combinations, with a high of 6 to a low of 1 (but with triple wheelsets). I'm now stabilized, one hopes, at the statutory minimum of 3:
Fun to ride unladen/load carrying/fender equipped/dynamo equipped all rounder. Light as possible gofast. Off road bike. I could add any number of hypotheticals: fatbike, Ravn, nimble singletrack 26er,Monocog 29er, folder, fun to ride beater, classic stage racer, racing trike, recumbent, e-bike -- just kidding about the last 2. But with the soon (God willing) S3X optional rear wheel for the all rounder, which will take the place of the Ram, I think this is a pretty good number for my own particular uses -- 75% errand detours, occasional gofast hill climb, dirt road riding. But I am biased toward performance road bikes, even if I forego multiple gears most of the time. ... Tho' I am seriously thinking about a load-capable, fixed gear, drop barred folder ... On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > I always try (rarely succeed) to practice contentment. I’m content with > that. Grin. Part of living this simplicity is to strive to find a way to > make what we have work. It may not be the perfect tool, but using one thing > multiple ways has a joy all it’s own. > > Since sometime this winter I’ve wanted a go-fast geared country bike. But > we (wisely) put our money toward gearing up for family biking. The > challenge has been could I do longer rides on the Quickbeam? So far, I’ve > done as long as 94 miles, 2/3rds of it dirt, and returned still feeling I > could have pushed and done 120 miles (but pushing to that degree isn’t wise > given the brain injury and my extra safety net I like to keep). Pushing to > ride the QB this way has led me to discover things about riding and about > my own strength and endurance I may not have discovered on a geared bike. > That is wonderful gift of simplicity, finding more in less. > > So I am content, for now, with N. There is joy and peace in that, > especially considering I know it makes getting bikes for my wife and > lassies possible. Of course, that is also what I said when N was just the > Hunqapillar. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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.
