I have 3 bikes in riding mode at the moment (and a few projects hanging in the garage). The riders... 3D trail bike with a bunch of XTR/RaceFace/Chris King hanging off of it. I took the knobbies off, it's running slicks. I use it for hauling a BOB Yak trailer around. A 1970's Motobecane SuperMirage Mixte. This was my do-all bike for several years. I like mixtes a lot. I got an Atlantis in February... the Atlantis became my everything bike immediately, such is its goodness. I've ordered pitlocks for the wheels and seat, and a compact Abus U lock so I can leave it around town without getting anxious. I am finding it hard to ride the other bikes. And I have to smile when I read Grant's latest post about how the Sam and Cheviot are his go-to Rivs. Maybe they are... but I think the Atlantis is a special class of its own. It's that good.
If I had to do N+1, my temptation would be: Legolas, which I view as a Rodeo with canti-posts and slightly wider fork and stay clearances. Having riden lots-o-bikes with v-brakes and side-pulls, the Tektro 720's I recently put on the Atlantis was a serendipitous revelation in component satisfaction. So the Legolas gets the nod over Roadeo... if I had N+1 moolah to deposit with Walnut Creek. On Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 4:44:10 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick 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.
