Interestingly enough - I've been toying with this. I have: 58cm 650b Saluki (Noodles) 58cm 700c SimpleOne (Jitensha) 58cm 700c or 650b Motobecane Gran Jubilee (Promenade) (fixed gear 650b Hetre townie) And was lusting after building up a mountain bike.
It's my yearly Spring cleaning (even as it snows outside in Philly) and was really thinking about about going down to just 1 bike. The Saluki is the obvious choice. I know I'd regret parting with the S1 after such a short time but I really have to say that I just prefer the feel of 650b in almost every aspect, especially the town riding I do much of the time. My thought was to get some Paul Racers (or use the Mafacs I have downstairs) and set up a system to swap out bars between Noodles, Jitensha bar and Promenade (narrow Boscos), using straddle carriers on the brakes and slotted barrel adjusters at the headset and rear. I already have downtube shifters and prefer them right now - the lack of cable clutter and my infrequent shifting helps. I would feel more "in tune" with things and feel a lot less indulgent owning more than one $1k+ bike. Has anyone set up a removable cockpit like this? Has it worked well? -J On Monday, March 25, 2013 10:53:38 AM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Captain, you know, I was just thinking that same thing yesterday. > I do have more than one bike, but one is really all I need. > > My most recent thoughtful ruminations on the subject can be found here: > http://cyclotourist.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-versatile-bicycle.html > > > On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Yahoo! Service > <capn...@bellsouth.net<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I am 65 and ride with a semi-retired psychologist who is 80 and a >> retired ophthalmologist who is 66. We ride almost 100 miles every week >> year round. Two of us own steel bikes and one has an aluminum road bicycle. >> The long miles we put on a bike almost demands we go for comfort, even at >> a small cost in weight. My SOMA Fabrications Extra Smoothie is the only >> bike I could ever need. >> As a matter of fact, I had a Specialized Roubaix Pro with Dura-ace and a >> double-suspended mountain bike, but I found that I was using the Soma for >> all or most of my rides, so I sold the other bikes. >> If I want to do some trail riding then I remove my 700c X28mm tires and >> instal my 32mm's. >> Grant is right about most things bicycling; You don't need all the stuff >> they try to sell you. >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby > can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
