It's funny, but that question didn't have me thinking one bike to last through old age, but one bike to deal with whatever apocalypses the future might bring. I definitely need to ride & chill out more.
For me it would be a steel frame mixte, that can fit 55mm tires, minimum 50mm tires, but without the longer chain stays Riv now prefers. I'm an urban dweller / rider and I need my bikes to fit in smaller rooms, easy to carry up & down stairwells, through narrower hallways, elevators, etc. If I lived in a house with a garage, chain stay length probably wouldn't be a problem. My MUSA Hunqapillar & MUSA AHH have smooth, stable rides, and while for me the longer chain stay lengths do make for a great, gliding ride, the longer chain stays are overkill, too long and a deal breaker. And no, a Brompton is NOT a substitute for a Rivendell, although I guess it qualifies as a steel mixte? John On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 6:22:50 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > [image: 1154624B-CA95-4486-9D2B-97EF158D1790.jpeg][image: > 3F33C3A3-4976-4724-8514-59BFF118CA62.jpeg] > > If you follow Rivendell on Instagram, they asked their followers a fun > question yesterday: > > You get one bike for the rest of your life - what frame material, and what > style - mixte or normal? > > Attached is a screenshot of Grant’s quote and Betsy Streeter’s art. > > What a question! The frame material and style is easy - I love a Rivendell > steel mixte, but only one? In the end, my #1 is my raspberry Platypus, but > I’d cry real tears if parted from my Clem L or my shopping Platypus. Up > until 2020 I was a one bike gal, but I am really savoring having a trio of > bikes set up for different enjoyments. I chose the raspberry mixte as my > One Bike Forever because it’s the most beautiful, does whatever I want it > to, and has heaps of sentimental value. > > What would be your One Bike Forever? Do you have that bike or is it a > dream bike? Do you have a photo? > Leah > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4488fd40-9b19-421c-bf36-a5b504f599dan%40googlegroups.com.
