Congrats on your burgeoning family, Drew. I don't have any kids so I don't have first-hand experience with that journey but I DO know that I like having a quick bike in addition to my commuter-type one.
I might echo David's thought on keeping the Hunq and keeping/adding a fasty bike? Even a cheap old Trek or some such might be a nice thing to have around. Even if you're strapped for time with a baby, a 15-minute toot to get some air might be nice. Dunno what vintage bikes you already have that you don't care about keeping - so maybe it's a moot point anyways. KJ On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 9:46:43 AM UTC-4, David Banzer wrote: > > I had my first kid nearly a couple years ago, and the second is due > shortly. My biking priorities and types of rides changed drastically with > an infant. I think the Hunq would be great as a kid hauler/city-commuter. > If you're going to do road rides, I'd suggest keeping the Hunq, sell > everything else, and maybe consider a more road-specific frame like the > Black Mountain Road. > If you had to only have one bike though, I do think a 650b Atlantis would > be the most versatile. > All that said, Option #3 - keep all until shit hits the fan - is what I > typically do when it comes to need to sell bike-related stuff. > David > contemplating front & rear child seats on a Clem in River Grove, IL > > On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 8:55:17 PM UTC-5, drew wrote: >> >> Say you had a hunqapillar, a Sam and a couple vintage bikes. But mostly >> the hunq and Sam got ridden and you felt like you lived a really nice bike >> life. Then let's say you were trying to have a kid and you lived in a small >> house and bike room could no longer be bike room. Let's also say that a few >> extra dollars would be somewhat helpful. >> >> Would you- >> >> -sell all but the hunq because it is your favorite, despite the fact that >> it's not the best for city road riding, which is likely more and more the >> type of riding you'll be doing, and you never took it on dirt as much as >> you dream about taking it on dirt anyway. But that's ok, maybe you should >> embrace a more cruiserish build, and this one could be cool. >> >> -sell all and buy a 650b Atlantis which, in your head, feels somewhere >> between Sam and hunq. You never were quite convinced about big 29er tires >> on a 54cm hunq frame anyway, and this 650b thing looks like it's gonna >> stick....though you've never tried it. Maybe you could get a custom color >> and a couple extra braze ons and it would be fine to take on trails and >> tour, and when not there, it wouldn't feel too sluggish on the road either. >> >> -keep all until shit hits the fan and you need to unload as things come >> up. >> >> -realize that the one bike hypothesis is not practical and ignore all >> problems in your life. >> >> -- 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.
