The GP quotation about how many bikes you should own is great - (paraphrasing, can't remember where I saw it):
"You should have seven: A town bike, a single speed, a loaded tourer, a commuter, a bike you aren't afraid to ride in the rain, an off-roader, a go-fast bike, a beater, and a fixed gear. Oh wait, that's nine. Nine it is then." Ahahaha I read that to my wife when she was talking about instituting a "one in one out policy" on bikes. She didn't think it was as funny as I did. She gave me that look - you know the one, where it's like "what on earth was I thinking when I married you." Good times! On Jun 18, 10:40 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Riv custom 571 bsd gofast fixed gear > Riv custom 559 bsd commuter fixed gear (Consider it a gofast with > fenders, light racks and bags and dyno lights.) > Salsa Fargo -- off road bike (I wanted a 29er that can both take the > fattest tires 700C out there and that has a more or less touring bike > geometry.) > 1958 Herse randonneur > > The Fargo was meant to combine off road, touring and errand functions > (it has fenders, rack and dyno light) with two wheelsets but Herse > overlaps with the latter two as it does, too, with the second Riv. I > am tempted to ss-ify the Fargo -- we'll see. > > Oh, and I want Ryan Watson to sell me his fat-tired, Electra Ticino > cruiser fixed gear .... > > It would be nice to add a very light ss 29er; but ss-ifying the Fargo > would to some extent fill that niche. > > Choices, choices. > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm totally ashamed to admit I'm at 5 bikes. That seems excessive. > > There's also a ton of overlap with them. Oh well. > > > Surly Cross Check--Singlespeed with Albatross bars and used for my > > daily commute to work. > > Surly LHT--Camping/touring all-rounder. A fantastic bike. Maybe my > > favorite due to it's versatility. > > Johsua Bryant--Custom randonneuring bike. > > Rivendell A. Homer Hilson--Purchased new from Rivendell in 2008 and > > the bike I will never part with. Probably the bike with the most > > sentimental attachment as I've toured, randonneured and explored on > > this bike extensively. > > Rivendell Quickbeam--Purchased used off this list. > > > Chances are good that in the fall I'll sell the CC. The Albatross bars > > that are on it now will go on the LHT for winter commuting duties. > > Maybe I'll add another bike next year, perhaps a Surly Troll set-up as > > an all road touring camping mountain bike machine. I think what I'd > > really like to add would be a Surly Big Dummy but storage is the issue > > for that. > > > --mike > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
