I'm not sure what my ideal N is, although I'm pretty much within 1 or 2 of the realistic max due to storage issues. The current fleet (9 mine, 1 wife's, and 2 -soon to be 3 - tandems):
Old Schwinn MTB shod with studded Schwalbes that serves as a winter commuter. Abusable and tough. Trek 620 running upright bars, an Alfine internal 8-speed and a hub generator that's my daily non-snow/ice commuter. Comfortable and doesn't draw attention on the bike rack. Tall (don't remember official size) Kogswell P/R 700c 2nd/last generation. Bought when they were being closed out. Will likely become an internal gear hub commuter when/if the 620 dies). 65 cm Dale Brown Columbus sp/spx tubed go fast-ish bike. Bought from Dale via the CL list. Fun to ride for short distances, lovely to look at. 64 cm Atlantis. Currently set up with M-bars, toying with the of a bar switch -- not sure 68 cm Rambouillet - an over-the-top equipped steed bought from the list -- favorite for long solo rides. 65 cm 1983 Specialized Sequoia (the latest addition -- bought frame from the list, just built it up). This is a bike I've wanted for a while. Only about 5 miles on it so far, but I like it. Built up mostly from parts in my stash. Brompton H6L -- have hard case, taken on flights, take on the train, put in back of car when going to a city for a few days - great for urban exploring. 1970s Raleigh Supercourse frame waiting to become a single speed or fixie. This used to be the commuter. My wife's Trek 560. Not used much. She commutes by bus, prefers riding the tandem for recreation (lucky me!). Trek steel tandem (needs to find a good new home). Our first tandem, got good use, convinced us to splash out for a custom. Bilenky 650b S&S coupled touring tandem. Perfect for us. We ride locally, have taken to Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Ireland, Northern Great lakes in USA towing Radical Designs trailer, self supported camping. Will take to Japan to tour Hokkaido this summer. On the way: HHH tandem. For town use, as well as Wisconsin rail trails, Katy Trail, etc. Julian Westerhout On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 10:24:18 AM UTC-5, Bob K. wrote: > > Hey Folks: > > I know threads somewhat similar to this pop up every now and again, but > Ryan's question to Eric in the Rivendell Road SOLD thread made me wonder > how folks settle on their stable size. I fall squarely in the minimalist > camp, but I'm guessing others here probably don't. So: > > 1. How do you settle on what N equals for you? (N+1, I know, I know...) > 2. What bikes do you currently own/have in regular rotation and why do you > own them? > > My stable is currently at one because of a recent sale, but it will (soon) > bump back up to two. I settled on two as the acceptable number of bikes for > a number of reasons, but mostly because I can't imagine riding enough to > justify having any more of them. We also don't have the space for me to > store any additional bikes aside from in a somewhat humid basement, and > neither my wife nor myself would appreciate more bikes in the corner of the > living room as we're not big fans of clutter, especially clutter that > doesn't get used very often. > > Current Stable: > > 1. 2009 Sam Hillborne (canti): Used mostly for road riding and touring and > some occasional single track and forest roads if the ride allows/inspires > it. > > 2. 2017 Surly Troll: I settled on the new Troll after a lengthy flirtation > with the idea of buying a Crust Evasion and other bikes as well. I decided > the Troll is better for my needs for a number of reasons: the geometry > readily accepts a Jones H-Bar, 2x is easy vs. not doable at all with the > Evasion, and my desired 26x3.0 setup doesn't require the need for expensive > cranksets. It's also $300 cheaper and I like the maroon better than the > also admittedly pretty Evasion color. It will take the place of my > erstwhile Krampus as my mountain bike, off-road tourer, long distance > tourer (if/when I get to do that!), kid trailer, and stuff hauler. > > How about you? > > Bob K. in Baltimore > > -- 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.
