I agree with Rob. Two is the minimum for a daily rider in order to have a margin of comfort for making your schedule, especially if one is living car-free.
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:22:24 AM UTC-8, Rob wrote: > > Funny--this is a topic that used to come up with my motorcycle friends all > the time, back when I had motorcycles. Well, of *course* you need a fast > bike (Ducati), an adventure bike (BMW), a vintage bike (Triumph or more > likely a '60's Honda)...and the list goes on...;) > > In general I agree with Jan. Fewer, nicer bikes is the way to go. My > Saluki is the best bike I've ever owned, and I love (almost) every minute > of riding it on my daily commute, which makes up a large portion of my > annual riding. My plan though is to eventually replace the Saluki with a > front-loading low-trail 650b custom that'll fit Hetres with fenders. In my > mind it's pretty much an exact copy of Alex Wetmore's Gifford, possibly > with a Rohloff hub, maybe even (gasp) disc brakes. For me that would do the > year-round commute in rainy Seattle, rough-stuff riding, recreational > rides, on-road touring, and grocery-getting--about 95% of my riding. > > However...I have really enjoyed the '93 MB-3 I picked up from a list > member summer before last. It's great having a mountain bike to toss around > at Duthie Hill, attempting to follow my nine-year-old. It's a bike I don't > mind getting muddy. It's also a spare I can commute on if my Saluki is out > of commission (like it was yesterday when I didn't get it back together in > time after a cleaning.) > > And a Brompton would be *great* for combining with Car2Go for multi-modal > trips. > > And that Bike Friday Triple Traveler I had for a while was a blast to ride > with my boy.... > > So no, just one isn't enough. Two is a minimum for a daily rider, and > three would be great: Rough Stuff/Urban Porteur, Mud Bike, Folder. And if I > win the lottery, four, adding a Tandem. > > Rob in Seattle > > > -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
