I think using what you have and adding what is needed or used is all we should have. The accumulations of bicycles is nice but you cant just ride them all, all the time and justification for having them lessen the reason to have them. I read or heard that the late comedian Robin Williams had many bicycles because he loved how each of them ride but if he were alive, I doubt he could have ridden all of them to justify having so many. So many options to pick from bicycles that ride well and give enjoyment but at the same time, do we need that many bicycle?
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 2:05 PM, Bob K. <bobk...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is always an interesting thought experiment, if nothing else. I've > decided that n=2 for me: a Sam (with 42 Soma Shikoros) and a Surly Troll > (with 3" WTB Rangers). I'm going to roll with this combination for the > foreseeable future--maybe even take DP's advice and do three years--that > seems like the minimum amount of time one would need to practice > contentment. As an interesting connection, my stable "ballooned" from one > to two bikes after my daughter was born. She's 2.5 now, and the Sam has > proven to be capable as a kid hauler, but I'm happy to add the Troll to > take over that role. > > That said, in your situation, with your bikes, I'd sell what I have and > buy the Atlantis and two wheelsets. As the father of a 2.5 year old, I > don't think that swapping wheels is that big of a deal. If you've got > cantis or v-brakes (or any other brakes) it's a super simple process and > while it might add a few minutes to you getting out of the house, if that > amount of time is going to affect whether or not you can go for a ride, you > probably shouldn't be going in the first place. Also, it's not like you > can't commute on big nobbies--or ride trails on slicks--if the three > minutes to swap wheels is really going to make or break your ride. > > So yeah, I'd say get the Atlantis. I would've bought one back in 2009 when > I bought my Sam if I could've afforded it, and even though my two-bike > stable more than takes care of everything that an Atlantis can do (and > more), I still covet one. > > Good luck! > > 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. > -- 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.
