You realise don't you that if non biking other halves find this thread a number of us are going to be up excrement creek without a vessel and means of propulsion!
2 chain rings...... Pfft . 3 here.
Yep 2 outta 3 of mine have 3 rings up front. The other's single speed.
You realise don't you that if non biking other halves find this thread a number of us are going to be up excrement creek without a vessel and means of propulsion!
Try explaining numerous cars of which only one is actually usable!
My usual comeback is how many shoes does one need?
Touche
Two? shay.
That's it, I'm going to bed..
I think I'd splurge for a Jones Plus and accept that I'd got one super-odd bike for road and MTB.
As it is, I've currently got [url= 
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2015 Carbon Jekyll. It makes me happier than the others. I've been riding my Whyte Shoreditch for the commute but as soon as the weather is right I take an off-road route on the FS. It helps being able to dial the suspension down to 95mm but even though the rigid 29er Trail is a better suited bike I love the Jekyll more.
I pretty only ride my solaris nowadays anyway so I could quite easily get rid of my other MTB's and my 'road' bike.
I'm not going to but I [i]could[/i]!!
I'd be happy to ride this all the time - I commute on it half the time anyway, and when I'm not on it I'm riding a similar hardtail. But the Spitfire is a better all-round bike:
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My rides are mostly...
- commute 15 miles each way (road, but sometimes off road on way home)
- evening MTB
- weekend MTB, sometimes further afield.
- Occasional road ride
I could do all that on my 100mm 29er hardtail. Main downside is no full mudguards in the winter on the road.
Full-sus - too slow on the road (tho I could change the tyres)
Hybrid - actually pretty good, but no suspension fork for longer rides.
Drop bar bike - too restrictive off road.
Actually, I answered up there as if it was easy, now having buyer's remorse.
An XC full sus these days would be very capable and just as fast on the flat as my HT. Could go lighter than it too... Maybe a "trail" full sus. Maybe I should have both on top of my current collection. And a "big" full sus, cos why not?
Someone help me!
90% of my riding is commuting to work. 99% of that on the road, 1% on light tracks
On that basis it should be a gravel bike with 2 sets of wheels, but that would make full mudguards a nightmare
I could do it on a rigid 29er but that would be too much for most of the riding, and full guards wouldn't work so well
For fun riding my biggest bike is a hardtail, which to be honest rarely requires suspension.
By the time you faff with 2 sets of wheels, if you have the space, you might as well have 2 bikes!
I could move to 2 bikes relatively easily, even though 4 get ridden relatively often. 1 bike is very difficult
Your new(est) bike is always your 'do-it-all' / 'all-round' bike, IME.
Jeez, I remember the days when all you had was one bike.
Don't know if someone has already mentioned these guys, but their "one bike" range looks very interesting...and expensive. Getting great reviews.
