Originally Posted by
Clem von Jones
Kingston, since you have eleven bikes which of them do you consider indispensable if you had to pare down your collection to three or less?
If I could only keep one bike it would be my Rivendell Sam Hillborne. It's the most versatile of my bikes.
If I could keep three bikes I would add my old schwinn cruiser that I use for commuting to the train station, and my Jury that I use in the winter and bad weather.
Originally Posted by
Clem von Jones
What would you consider the best choice for off-pavement touring?
Since my touring is in the Midwest, off-pavement just means gravel roads and dirt bike trails. If it's mostly roads with some gravel I take the Rivendell. If it's mostly dirt and gravel with some roads, I take the Miyata dirt-drop.