Think I've answered this before but - probably not. At three (and one frame in the rafters). That's about my limit either way. Hillborne with flat bars, SimpleOne for single speed riding and my LHT with drops and 50mm tires. Also used as a winter bike.
Could go to the Hilborne, but not sure would be comfortable riding it in winter with the salt and all. (And yes, I know a number of folks who ride there Rivendell bikes here in the Twin Cities all winter). Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com>wrote: > Yes, easily. I've been riding my Rivendell Road alone for the last couple > months. If it were my only bike, I'd configure it with an Albastache, 650B > Lierre 38's, and a Carradice on the saddle. Which is how I'll have it set > up in a couple days. (well, Moustache bar for now) > > However, I prove myself wrong because I bought a great Giordana (steel > Italian race bike) two weeks ago, at a great price. Not the bike I needed, > but she's a great ride. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/109817667934112590257/GiordanaXLEco1996?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIHngI71nPyZag&feat=directlink > > However, her standard race gearing is a too high for serious hills. At > least, for a clydesdale like me (#205). I need to speak to Riv about > ordering me an IRD 12-28 cassette... Or pulling a Sheldon Brown on it, to > fit the 11-28 cassette I already have on the older, non-C ultegra hub she > has. > http://sheldonbrown.com/k7.html > Anyone have an extra Hyperglide-C lock ring they could part with? > > Tim/Iowa > > > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Tim Tetrault <ttetra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have found my workable solution for now. I've owned a Sam Hilborne for >> almost a year, and just replaced the chain (9 speed). I commute on it >> daily, and it is my long ride/grocery getter/errand runner as well. I >> noticed a slight knocking in the free hub and felt a tinge of annoyance >> when I thought if my bike ever really broke down I would have to bus it or >> drive. >> >> I found a slightly too-small MB-3 (1992) on Cragilist and picked it up as >> my beater bike. That thing is nimble! And I have my solution. The Sam will >> still see the lion's share of the riding by the MB-3 awaits the days of >> repair, or just wanting a different ride. I already enjoy both of them more >> because of the other's presence. >> >> Oh geez, I'm waxing like their my kids... >> >> Tim/Seattle >> >> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 6:48:04 PM UTC-8, murphyjrfk wrote: >>> >>> Suppose the title says it all. But I've been a thinking about going down >>> to 1---not a big step down cause I normally only have two three tops o' >>> working bikes anyways. And the overlap is out of control. How many 26" >>> touring bikes does one fellow need deal. But I love what I love I guess. >>> >>> One bike? Could ya do it and what would it be? >>> >> -- >> 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. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
