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When’s too many bikes enough ?

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  • February 7, 2014 at 11:02 pm #20650
    armchairracer

    I think I have problem, by bike stable keeps growing and I don’t know what’s/when’s enough .

    Any help/advice from fellow sufferers.

    regards

    Dave

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  • February 21, 2014 at 9:37 pm #772431
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    OldRidgeback

    I’m down to just three bikes,
    I’m down to just three bikes, a GT BMX, an SE BMX/cruiser and an MTB. Elder son has a road BMX and a race BMX and younger son has an MTB and a race BMX while my wife her her old MTB and we have a spare MTB for visitors. We definitely need a roadbike each at least to add to the fleet. I like the sound of that classic 73 Italian roadbike.

    February 21, 2014 at 3:26 pm #772429
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    rojre

    I admire people who run a “do
    I admire people who run a “do it all bike” and stick to just that . A good mid range tourer will do that. If one feels compelled to own another its got to be a road bike for weekend day rides or a mountain bike for the mountain bike thing . It does seem most of us want more, and theres always something new coming along. Its lack of space and money plus will power that keeps us in check.

    February 21, 2014 at 2:29 pm #772427
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    mooleur

    notfastenough wrote:mooleur

    notfastenough wrote:
    mooleur wrote:

    Speaking of chain oil, DEAR LORD I’ve just moved out of a rental property and could not for the live of me get that shit out of the cream carpet…..panicking about waving that deposit goodbye!

    I got a bit on our oak dining table and nearly waved my life goodbye!

    Ooops! I managed to soak the dye in to ours from fluorescent pink post-its… I’m basically a walking divorce textbook.

    Good news, had a friendly text from ex landlord stating that the cheque is on it’s way – happy days! (she must have checked it out without the lights turned on…)

    February 21, 2014 at 2:13 pm #772425
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    bfslxo

    gnarlyrider wrote:, Kona Lava

    gnarlyrider wrote:
    , Kona Lava Dome mtb (1990), .

    Lava Dome, damn my first proper mountain bike that lead me into 20 happy years of mtb’in & riding Kona for 14 of those years – i had a yellowy gold color, god i miss that bike, miss mtbin too as now just a roadie.
    thanks for the memory jolt, away to google image now & feel depressed! 8>

    February 21, 2014 at 11:12 am #772423
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    notfastenough

    mooleur wrote:
    Speaking of

    mooleur wrote:

    Speaking of chain oil, DEAR LORD I’ve just moved out of a rental property and could not for the live of me get that shit out of the cream carpet…..panicking about waving that deposit goodbye!

    I got a bit on our oak dining table and nearly waved my life goodbye!

    February 21, 2014 at 8:37 am #772421
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    Nick T

    For me, too many bikes is
    For me, too many bikes is never enough.

    For my wife, enough bikes is always too many.

    In starting to think that perhaps one wife is too many.

    February 20, 2014 at 7:02 pm #772419
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    archie gordon

    I have four bikes summer
    I have four bikes summer winter mountain and an old Raliegh medale i have owned for 31 years just can,t part with it . still use it every week

    February 20, 2014 at 1:04 pm #772417
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    Yorkshie Whippet

    When you get rid of the
    When you get rid of the kitchen table to fit a fourth bike in kitchen. It wouldn’t go in garage as the old dining table is in there holding up the boxes of “spares bits” and a few wheels. The understairs cupboard already has two bikes and several wheels along with all the essential just bought spares (tyres, tubes etc).

    It’s getting cramped in the kitchen wi four bikes and a couple of wheels, but yet the womenfolk still manage to get in before shaking their heads. 8|

    Hmm maybe it is time I sold something…… Old sofa looking for a good home. Need the space for bike stuff 🙂

    February 20, 2014 at 12:23 pm #772415
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    paslemeilleur

    Maybe swimming against the
    Maybe swimming against the current here: had 5, now down to 3. Amazing how attached you can become to a collection of metal, rubber and plastic but seems alright to keep it simple. Preferably same wheel size and groupset too.

    Alas, no way I could have Campagnolo on the ‘any weather, leave anywhere’ bike…. !!

    February 20, 2014 at 11:14 am #772413
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    Super Domestique

    It is always n+1.
    It is always n+1.

    February 20, 2014 at 11:04 am #772411
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    mooleur

    [quote=notfastenough
    Well
    [quote=notfastenough
    Well obviously, you’re one of the exceptional minority – tell your husband he’s a jammy sod! ‘Normal’ women aren’t so keen on chain oil and bikes all over the place…[/quote]

    I dunno, most of my cycling contacts are female so to me I don’t see a minority.

    But I think it’s usually a difference of interests, rather than gender, but because obviously things like xboxes and oily shite is more popular with boys that’s why. Like…most boys would be peeved if their wives came back with a grands worth of shoes 😉 it’s swings and roundabouts innit.

    Speaking of chain oil, DEAR LORD I’ve just moved out of a rental property and could not for the live of me get that shit out of the cream carpet…..panicking about waving that deposit goodbye!

    February 20, 2014 at 10:37 am #772409
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    notfastenough

    mooleur wrote:jmaccelari

    mooleur wrote:
    jmaccelari wrote:
    Yep. A woman in the house soon sorts that problem out…

    DOES IT!?

    Well obviously, you’re one of the exceptional minority – tell your husband he’s a jammy sod! ‘Normal’ women aren’t so keen on chain oil and bikes all over the place…

    February 20, 2014 at 10:03 am #772407
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    mooleur

    jmaccelari wrote:Yep. A woman

    jmaccelari wrote:
    Yep. A woman in the house soon sorts that problem out…

    DOES IT!?

    February 20, 2014 at 9:42 am #772405
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    Bob's Bikes

    The time to stop
    The time to stop buying/building bikes is when no matter how well your storage racks/methods are. You struggle to get in and out of the garage, shed and house.

    February 20, 2014 at 9:19 am #772403
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    notfastenough

    gnarlyrider wrote:You guys

    gnarlyrider wrote:
    You guys aren’t trying.

    I have at least 14. Carbon road bike, Ribble track bike, Orange mtb, On-One Pompino fixed, no name aly cross bike, 2 x tandems, 1 x penny farthing hand made by me, Raleigh 653 turbo trainer bike, Kona Lava Dome mtb (1990), Ancient 531 fixed commuter, 2 x unicycles – 1 handmade, Mongoose bmx.
    Plus 3 or 4 frames that I’ve held on just in case.

    My 11 year old has five (Fondriest Mega plus, GT BMX, Kona Muni Mula mtb, Raleigh fixed, hand made 3 wheel recumbent), 13 year old has three a no name aly road bike, 3 speed commuter, and a Bottechia mtb. Just to join the party my wife also has three, two hybrids bikes and a dutch ish style commuter.

    Family total of 25 – a few duplicates due for pruning but mostly each having its own purpose.

    That is a serious number – you’d need what, at least a double garage to keep them all? Also loving that the whole family has ‘the bug’.

    “I’m just off down to the shops love, I’ll take the unicycle…”

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