I purchased the SimpleOne after hearing my wife rave for years about the ride of her Quickbeam. She was right. The SimpleOne is tremendously fun to ride and has that Riv feel that I like so much in my Atlantis and Rambouillet.
It replaced a Kogswell singlespeed that was half the cost, and was fine, but not the blast that I get from the SimpleOne. I can see how it would be hard to sell to someone who is not an enthusiast. We talk regularly to people who are looking to buy a new bike and they are all fascinated with Surly right now, but even those seem pricey to them. They have to get past the bargain basement stuff on Craigslist, then move past Ebay, then Linus, etc. before they even consider a Surly. You'd be amazed at how many Linus singlespeeds are being pedaled around D.C. right now. There seems to be the prevailing attitude that singlespeeds should be cheap. Maybe it's the notion that the smart person buys a cheap beater frame and converts it to single speed or fixed gear, and that you're crazy to pay Rivendell prices for a new frameset. I don't even try to convince anyone of the value of the SimpleOne anymore -- it is way, way out of most peoples' price expectations. The tough economy is another factor that I think has contributed to the popularity of Linus and Surly, though they've raised prices as well. All said, I have to hand it to Grant to even bring the QB and SO to market. It's a brave act and one I'm grateful for. Ed Felker Washington, DC On Mar 25, 3:27 pm, David Spranger <daspran...@gmail.com> wrote: > After only a week of riding my SimpleOne, I find it is fast becoming my > favorite bike. I cannot pin down what quality it has that gives me such a > joy to ride. I own a Rambouillet and a Surly LHT and it would be easy to > make the argument that either one of those is way more practical for my > purposes than the SimpleOne. I do love both of those bikes and would not > easily give them up, but the SimpleOne has become my new best friend. I am > grateful that I bought one before they disappeared. > > David Spranger -- 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.
