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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 9, 2014 at 3:06 pm #772371
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    ajmarshal1

    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.

    You’ve got ribbles, GTs, On-ones, Raleighs and stuff you daren’t even name in there. Quality dear chap, not quantity.

    February 9, 2014 at 10:01 am #772369
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    bashthebox

    *bows down
    That is one
    *bows down

    That is one impressive stable. Hang on, you’d actually need a stable to keep them all in, surely?

    February 9, 2014 at 9:37 am #772367
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    gnarlyrider

    You guys aren’t trying.
    I
    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.

    February 9, 2014 at 8:36 am #772365
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    Fringe

    ‘ere ya go..
    ‘ere ya go..

    February 8, 2014 at 11:46 pm #772363
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    ajmarshal1

    When you can’t bear to leave
    When you can’t bear to leave one particular bike at home every time you go out for a ride, then you have found ‘the one’. Until then, keep buying more until that time comes.

    February 8, 2014 at 11:08 pm #772361
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    _Tim_

    I’m not sure when is enough,
    I’m not sure when is enough, I reckon I’ve got between 9 and 11 depending on when a build becomes a bike. Still got a few more to get (Decent MTB, spare CX bike, Unicycle, Tandem); my girl friend has 3 with here eyes on 2 more this year . . .

    February 8, 2014 at 6:53 pm #772359
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    arfa

    Ahem, I have a hybrid
    Ahem, I have a hybrid commuter, mountain bike, summer roadie, winter roadie, folding bike and I am in desperate need of a cyclocross to deal with all those potholes ;-).
    Of course if I go on a serious Pyrenees adventure, I am not sure my hardware is suited to that….

    February 8, 2014 at 6:12 pm #772357
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    bashthebox

    Yeah, I’ve got my fifth
    Yeah, I’ve got my fifth coming into being at the moment.

    1. Summer bike
    2. Winter bike
    3. Steel vintage commuter
    4. SS commuter, for getting to the clients who don’t have secure bike stores
    5. The new summer bike, currently being made in a Chinese factory.

    February 8, 2014 at 1:20 pm #772355
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    Charles_Hunter

    I’m thinking with a
    I’m thinking with a cyclocross bike and a set of road tyres for it you could get winter/commuter/hybrid all in one.

    February 8, 2014 at 8:44 am #772353
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    Nixster

    I’m currently on 4
    New/best
    I’m currently on 4

    New/best road bike
    Previous best road bike
    Beater road/flat bar conversion
    Mountain bike

    Tempted to convert 2nd best road bike into winter bike/ fast commuter but I know I wouldn’t really ride it in the limited time I have, so it’s got to go.

    My problem is components. I have more chain sets than bikes, not to mention stems, mechs, bottle cages…..

    February 8, 2014 at 8:34 am #772351
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    robert.brady

    n+1 where n= number of bikes
    n+1 where n= number of bikes owned, until s-1 applies where s = number of bikes that would result in divorce.

    Rob

    February 8, 2014 at 8:08 am #772349
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    PJ McNally

    I have 5. Or 6 if you count
    I have 5. Or 6 if you count another folding bike I’m trying to donate to my mother-in-law.

    And sadly I think 5 is probably too many, even for me.

    In detail:

    Commuting hybrid
    Road bike
    Single-speed
    Folding bike
    Best bike

    Please help!!

    I think the best bike probably gets by far the least use; all the others go out whatever the weather.

    February 8, 2014 at 7:16 am #772347
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    jmaccelari

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

    February 8, 2014 at 5:29 am #772345
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    notfastenough

    I have a simple solution: get
    I have a simple solution: get married! I’d never get away with that many… got 2

    February 8, 2014 at 12:56 am #772343
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    userfriendly

    rnarito wrote:
    When you find

    rnarito wrote:

    When you find the answer, tell me! I’m going on my third bike and I’ve only been cycling for seven months!!

    That seems oddly familiar 8> right down to the numbers.

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