How many bikes do you own?

aliciaje

All my friends and family think I am ridiculous for owning 4 bikes. I try to explain to them that each bike serves a different purpose AND I personally don't think 4 is enough. How many rigs do all of you have???

My bikes:

Ibis Mojo SLR, my most used trailbike
Velocite Helios Aeros, my speedy little road bike
Trek 6700WSD, my winter commuter
Specialized Big Hit FSR2, my trusty downhill steed

verdemujer

2 for myself, my husband has 2, my son has one, and one for each of the girls. Liable to change at any time as my husband's hobby is to buy and deal used bikes. We are mostly road bikes at this time.

primal_cupcakes

I have three: A touring bike, a road bike and a beater bike that I use when it's raining or snowing. My boyfriend teases me about my little stable of bikes, but he has four guitars so his point is invalid.

agdyl

DH bike, 6" trail bike, XC bike, rigid singlespeed, road bike. And I'd agree that I think there are still several other bikes I could find a use for. I'd like a CX bike for sure, and could use a utility type bike with baskets and whatnot for going shopping.

sijomial

I refer to my garage as "my toy cupboard". Two motorbikes and four cycles.

Main bike is a Boardman hybrid, older Merida hybrid is now my general run-around bike, Giant SCR road bike (going to sell this one as I rarely use it) and a skanky MTB which I use for my daily commute to the train station.

Spudnut72

Three at the moment, plus a few extra in the garage that belong to the kids. About to retire a six year old Giant TCR running Ultegra and looking at a 2014 Cannondale CAAD10.
Just remember the perfect formula for the number of bikes any keen cyclist should own is:
N + 1 - with 'N' being the current number owned

beatpig

I will never have enough bikes.

I have a heavy.as.hell.37lb.MTB for day to day stuff
16lb vitus framed custom made TT bike
2 x 531 road frames with a view to building a road bike and fixie.

And my wife has got a new job, so next April should be able to afford a new one.

tavenne323

One...just a Giant Rincon mountain bike. I use it a lot around town, on mtb trails, and paved trails, but would like to get a road bike in the near future when I do the longer routes.

emaren

I have an ever-changing selection

Basso - 1980 Italian resto-mod project bike
Steel frame Single Speed - also a project
Aluminum HT 26Er mountain bike - Full XT, barely used
Aluminum Rigid 26ER Mountain Bike - converted to Shopper Bike
Rigid Single Speed 29ER Mountain
Alloy Framed Fixie - recent purchase, in pieces

Plus two more vintage frames that may become single speeds or restomods.

Oh and a Alloy frame pursuit bike that was given to me recently

(and I have a 2007 Speed Triple and a 1962 Triumph Tiger that is in many parts)

katozdad

Three at the moment, plus a few extra in the garage that belong to the kids. About to retire a six year old Giant TCR running Ultegra and looking at a 2014 Cannondale CAAD10.
Just remember the perfect formula for the number of bikes any keen cyclist should own is:
N + 1 - with 'N' being the current number owned

My stable contains
Hybrid - Ridgeback Nemesis (with internal hub gearing), this one is going next year as it takes forever to change a tyre)
MTB - Specialized Rockhopper (for taking the dog in the woods and when the weather on the commute gets really bad)
CX - Pinnacle Arkose 3 - used as a road bike but a bit more sturdy for my 16 stone frame

Planning to get a proper roady next year, strictly for weekends though.

Spudnut - I'm also a fan of the N+1 formula, but always thought that N was the number of bikes your significant other is prepared for you to own :bigsmile:

TheBigYin

I think that formula is d-1 (where d=no. of bikes that will result in a divorce)

At the moment i've 3 Bikes

The Dolan - Carbon/Ultegra fast roadbike
The Planet-X - Aluminium / Ultegra (9 speed old skool!) winter roadbike
The Inbred 456 - Heavy, Overbuilt Steel Framed XT Geared Hardtail MTB

Then I've 2 others on "long term loan" to a mate...

The Bob Jackson - 531 Custom Frame, Campag record 7 speed Roadbike
The Dynatech - Hardtail Bonded steel MTB with Pace Elastomer forks and 7 speed XT


And there's lots of "half a bikes" or bare framesets in the loft...

The Dynatech 2070 Frameset
The Raleigh SPD (Special products division - the section that built the Ti Raleigh Team Framesets)
The Dawes Super Galaxy 531 Touring Frame
The Raleigh "Funnybike" TT frame (with it's Campag Ghibli disk wheel and pretzel'ed 24" front)
and a couple of others...

cloggsy71

3 Here...

2010 Boardman Team Carbon Road Bike
2012 Boardman Team CX (Cyclocross)
1990 Raleigh 'Pioneer' 18 speed Commuter (heavy heap of crap!)

pryme57

Two. A Trek Madone 3.1 Road bike and a Trek DS 8.3 Hybrid for light trails and to pull the kids around in their chariot.

mdstamand

I currently own 5 bikes. I am a true believer in N+1

1-Cannondale Synapse Carbon 6 which serves as my primary bike
2-Trek DS 8.4 trail bike
3-Motobecane Vent Noir mounted in a trainer and used on horrible weather days.
4-Serengeti mtn bike
-Lastly, my newest addition to serve my new area of riding (gravel grinding)
5-Salsa Vaya 2.

I've put zero miles on the Serengeti this year so I'm giving to our local bicycle redistribution charity. So I'll be at 4 bikes very soon.

Phildog47

I have two, Lemond Tourmalet racing bike and a Schwinn mountain bike (from about 20 years ago, when Schwinn was still good and sold only in bike shops)

okcat4

2 "outies": A 2013 Specialize Amira C2 (wahoo!) and Trek Hybrid step thru for day to day. I also have an "innie"": a Sole Spinner bike tpo keep me going in the winter and too damn hot weather. Hubs has a Trek MTB A Wahoo. Oh and an ancient Specialized Rock Hopper.

sillygoosie

Trek 7.5 FX hybrid
Trek 2.1 roadie
Sunny spin bike (I don't know if that counts)
An old scrap ten speed Schwinn that I found in a dumpster
I have some inside info that I might be getting a new single speed for Christmas and I'm also starting to look for a mtn bike. When the BF moves in next month he'll be bringing his mtn bike and his downhill. I'm wondering where will fit all of them.

Spatialized

Only 1 I am not embarrased to speak of.
Marin Muir Woods 29r - commuter, gravel, dirt, trail(sort of), road and anything I find to ride bike.

There is a BSO (bike shaped object) sitting in my shed that is used when I don't care if it gets stolen (kind of like a bar bike). And a early 90's Specialized Rock Hopper in pieces that is my winter project bike.

zummerzet_lou

Thanks guys I feel a little more "normal" now.

4 bikes for me:
1 Giant road bike
1 Bauer MTB
1 Specialized sirrus commuting bike
1 Redline BMX 24" race bike

The trouble is our garage also has to house:
1 BMX bike,
1 MTB bike for son

1 BMX bike,
1 MTB bike for daughter

1 BMX stunt bike,
2 BMX race bike
1 MTB bike for husband

You could say we like our bikes! Sure beats Wii / playstation etc any day LOL

TheBrolympus

3 mountain bikes.
2011 Specialized Epic
2004 Trek 9700 (completely rebuild after I broke the frame)
2010 Raleigh XIXX Single Speed

1 road bike
2007 Specialized Allez

Here is the magic formula:
B = D - 1

Where:
B = Number of bikes you can own.
D = Number of bikes that will cause a divorce.

Drudoo

I've got 3 and looking for a 4th!

2009 Jamis Xenith T1- TT
2012 Jamis Icon Elite- Road
2010 Jamis Sputnik- SS

All serve their purpose! Hoping to pick up a MB soon and possibly upgrading the TT.

patrickblo13

I have bike envy!!! I can only afford 1 bike right now....maybe 1 day

harksy

Three for me.

Winter Bike
Giant TCR alliance 105 equipped composite

Sunday Best
Scott Foil 15

Down and Dirty in the Dark nights
Scott Aspect 29er

Next..............Looking for a nice classic steel road bike

BrotherBill913

I have 2 and am actually looking at 2 more now. Might only get 1 though. PPl who don't ride don't understand and that's okay too

matsprt1984

I currently have 4:

BH Ultra Light DA DI2
Cannondale SuperSix HiMod EVO DA 7900
Custom track frame with DA drive train
Rocky Mountain Element 70 with XTR

Frannybobs

Haha, so glad it's not me who has to justify to people why I have more than 1 bike!!!

I have three:

Norco Charger mountain bike, entry level, front fork suspension only, for bombing around the tracks near me, nothing technical, just fun whizzing through mud and puddles!

Specialized Vita Elite hybrid bike, love it for commuting and utility rides (like going to places for a purpose) - still a great commuter as deals brilliantly with the AWFUL road conditions on my longer route home.

Giant Avail 1 road bike. My first ever road bike. Love it - it's nippy and fun. BUT already have my eye on a new one next year (I do it through the Cyclescheme my company sign up to with the government so you get it discounted and from your salary over 12 months)... the Planet X Women's Pro Carbon bike. Oh and I also saw a lovely Pinarello one at the Cycle Show exhibition the other day, the Pinarello Marvel - a cool £3,500 - so perhaps that's a fantasy bike!!!

Love reading about everybody's bikes and what they use them for :-)

phytogurl

Sadly, I only own one bike that I use for commuting and single track, and my husband has three. :noway: I would love to one day own a road bike! I have a wsd Trek top fuel, that used to be a Gary fisher in its former life!

jacksonpt

Yeti ASR 5
Niner Air 9
Surly 1x1

Specialized Roubaix
Cervelo P2
Jamis Quest

okcat4

yep, darn things are like potato chips ( crisps), can't have just one. I ended up explaining to my brother in terms he understood: airplanes. He flies a Pitts 2c acrobatic, a Mooney (fast prop) and a multi engine jet. So he finally understood right toy for the trip. He just does not get the sweat part though. :happy:

ralphroach

Well it good to see that I don’t need a twelve step program for bike addiction. I own 4 bikes

Trail Bike – Custom built up Santa Cruz Nickel with X9 component groups
XC Bike - Trek/Gary Fisher Excalibur stock except for the XT/ Sun Rhino Lite 36 spoke wheels
Tour Bike – Custom built up flat bar Surly disc trucker with SRAM X9 components.
Race Bike – Specialized Apex stock except the Ultegra/Velocity Deep-V 36 Spoke Rims.

My wife keeps kidding me that I’ll build a fat tire bike or single speed next but this winters project will likely be wheel building instead.

aliciaje

I would really like a fat tire bike!! Since the ground is covered with snow for 6 months of the year I think it is a necessity.