I chuckled at the OP's comment about putting on his 32 mm rubber for rough stuff. I don't own a bike that has tires that skinny. The closest thing I have to a "road bike" has 38-40 mm tires and is getting sold later today. After that, I'll only have one bike that will even accept tires as skinny as 32 mm, but it's currently wearing 55 mm Big Apples.
Any of my bikes could easily be my "just one bike". I don't have much interest in fast roadie-type riding, which frees me from "needing" 2 or 3 slightly varied bikes to fill that popular category. The other side of the token is that all my bikes are clustered in the all-rounder camp, and there is considerable overlap. I really should sell something. On Monday, March 25, 2013 1:12:09 PM UTC-5, William wrote: > > "The long miles we put on a bike almost demands we go for comfort, even at > a small cost in weight." > > "If I want to do some trail riding then I remove my 700c X28mm tires and > instal my 32mm's." > > Three or four years ago I was able to think of 700x28 as a "comfort" > choice. Now, 700x28 is a balls-out racer choice in my mind. > > To me, having one bike would be as fun as having one change of clothes. I > like being able to look into the closet, contemplate a few choices, and put > on what I feel like putting on. I don't have a favorite shirt and I don't > have spare shirts. I have a bunch of clothes that I like wearing, most > being versatile, and some being for a specific activity. If I find that I > haven't worn *that* shirt in a long time, I get rid of it. > > On Sunday, March 24, 2013 6:29:47 PM UTC-7, capnjack 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-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.
