You've got good 'problems'! :) Great photo's and really gorgeous builds and bikes.
And you and I are about the same size... I've also got a 60cm Saluki which is the jewel in my collection and recently sold a 56 Bombadil. I've never ridden a 60 Bombadil but given the fit of the 56 I don't think it would have worked well for me at least as the off pavement workhorse it was built to be. For me personally 3-4 bikes is about the max for getting enough riding out of each of them to be worth it. Actually last year I had the Saluki, Bomba, XO-3 and Bob Jackson go-fast built and available almost the full year, the usage was about 80/15/4/1. Your comments on the Romulus sound alot like my own for my Bob Jackson, without a doubt the quickest, lightest bike I own and w/ Compass 32mm tires it has 'magic'... but I don't ride it much, its not built up for carrying a commuting load and when I swapped my Saluki back to drop bars and unloaded it I feel like I've got 95% of the same sensation w/ extra cargo capacity and nicer lugs... Unlike my attempts to sell the Jackson you'd probably find a pretty willing market on the Romulus. Chris/Pondero made a comment to me and I think on the board about a year ago about continuing to build up the same bike over and over again that really struck a chord with me. The dilemma/opportunity of an all-rounder frame is the draw to continuously re-imagine it. Right now I'm more about perfecting each bike in it's existing build rather than re-building it up with different personalities. Not sure exactly how to bend this back to your OP but I guess I'd say I heartily agree with your keep the Saluki/Clementine (wife has a 52 Clementine and its great!). Like the others I'd say shop the Bombadil and I'd depart from the others a bit and say shop the Romulus to... commit to the next frame, burn your ships, er bikes! :) Use the funds to splurge on some Saluki or Clementine components if you have anything leftover from the Appaloosa build. On the Specialized sounds like you've got the right idea to ride it till you figure it out one way or another. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
