N+1? Do I need one? I want one…

[Steve O]

@sethpo 141851 wrote:

Come on over, Steve O. Free beers with every test ride! What could go wrong?

First question for Seth – Why? Such a nice bike. Almost new. Why are you selling?

Now for everyone; help me think this through.

In the past when I’ve occasionally entertained thoughts of N+1, I usually think one of these:
A) Crabon road bike. For recreational riding on Saturdays, Skyline rides, Kill Bill, Tuesday nights, ex-Boomer’s hill ride, etc. (In fact, speaking of Boomer, perfect would be his Trek that’s hanging, lonely and unused, in his basement in Falls Church, but guarded by his vicious dog, Bandit. That would be a good one. Boomer, are you there?… BOOMER!)

Cheap mountain bike. I’ve never done mountain biking, but it looks like fun and I could give it a whirl. If I get hooked, I can get a more expensive one. This also would double as useful during bad winter riding conditions – better than my 3-speed I use now.

But this Viaje is more of an upgrade/replacement for my current Fuji steel frame touring, all-around bike, which I’m not unhappy with. Do I re-purpose one or the other somehow? And if so, for what?

[ShawnoftheDread]

@Steve O 141918 wrote:

First question for Seth – Why? Such a nice bike. Almost new. Why are you selling?

Now for everyone; help me think this through.

In the past when I’ve occasionally entertained thoughts of N+1, I usually think one of these:
A) Crabon road bike. For recreational riding on Saturdays, Skyline rides, Kill Bill, Tuesday nights, ex-Boomer’s hill ride, etc. (In fact, speaking of Boomer, perfect would be his Trek that’s hanging, lonely and unused, in his basement in Falls Church, but guarded by his vicious dog, Bandit. That would be a good one. Boomer, are you there?… BOOMER!)

I think you’d want to change the saddle. He has odd proclivities.

[KayakCyndi]

@Steve O 141918 wrote:

First question for Seth – Why? Such a nice bike. Almost new. Why are you selling?

Well he does already have the Ti Viaje. Oh, and I think he may have just gotten the deal of the century on something else swoopy but in plastic.

[sethpo]

@Steve O 141918 wrote:

First question for Seth – Why? Such a nice bike. Almost new. Why are you selling?

Now for everyone; help me think this through.

Like Cyndi said, I already had the Ti version of the Viaje when I came across this lonely bike on eBay where it was unsold stock from a small shop in Montana. I rescued it from that fate at a pretty decent price. I honestly wasn’t sure what I’d do with it when I bought it but it needed saving so there you have it.

I’ve come to find out that the overlap of functions with the Ti bike is just too great to justify riding this one. The only thing I like it more for is CX or single track. It’s super light and responsive but I don’t really do that much serious off-road and what I do my Ti can handle just fine. It’s also great for on road and gravel too just not as great as the titanium version.

It’s been about six months of deliberation to reach this point. I really love the steel Viaje. So much fun. But like Cyndi also mentioned, I came across another great deal on carbon road Volagi Liscio that arrives tomorrow It has less overlap with the Ti.

There’s a not small chance I’ll end up keeping the steel Viaje anyway if I can’t find it a good home. I feel bad for not riding it but I’ll missing having it.

Are bikes like pets? My column.

Oh, and Steve, what if you sold your current steel bike and used that money on an inexpensive suspension MTB?

[Steve O]

http://www.volagi.com/shop/viaje-1x/

Only $1600, and I like the 1×9 I switched out to on my Fuji, so this 1×10 setup is my preference anyway.

I just PMed Seth to see if we could find a time. No downside to the free beer of course. And an excuse for a ride somewhere regardless.

[hozn]

$1600 is a nice price for a frameset that sells for $1100 (which seems pricey for steel, but I guess it’s a fairly boutique brand). I don’t know that Hayes mechanicals are very well liked, but you could always upgrade later to something like http://gevenalle.com/product/hydraulic/ …. though for $400 you could almost get a SRAM Force/Rival 1 & S700 hdyro setup.

You need to find a UK frameset you want and take advantage of the plummeting GBP. Something like http://www.probikekit.com/cycling-frames/kinesis-racelight-aithein-disc-frameset-blue/11229214.html (But that price is same as it was a week ago, so just wait …)

[Steve O]

@hozn 142039 wrote:

$1600 is a nice price for a frameset that sells for $1100 (which seems pricey for steel, but I guess it’s a fairly boutique brand). I don’t know that Hayes mechanicals are very well liked, but you could always upgrade later to something like http://gevenalle.com/product/hydraulic/ …. though for $400 you could almost get a SRAM Force/Rival 1 & S700 hdyro setup.

You need to find a UK frameset you want and take advantage of the plummeting GBP. Something like http://www.probikekit.com/cycling-frames/kinesis-racelight-aithein-disc-frameset-blue/11229214.html (But that price is same as it was a week ago, so just wait …)

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@Steve O 141845 wrote:

I have a friend who says, “Just lie down until the feeling passes.”

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