How many bikes do you own?
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Still, that would be nice not to have your own bike out there waiting for some one to steal.0
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Only one, a 2010 Long Haul Trucker. I have looked at other bikes, but I know the trucker will still get all of the miles.0
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I currently have 2, a Transition Covert trail bike, and an Avanti Hotdog Jump bike. Used to have an Avanti Vitale womens specific road bike, but stopped riding on the road when we shifted to Rotorua (roads are too tight and scary). We also have my old Specialised Bighit frame hanging on the wall (with the 26inch back wheel).
HOWEVER
Our garage/bike shed also has my partners comprehensive selection:
- Turner 5 Spot, trail bike
- Turner DHR, downhill bike
- Yeti ARC, 26" hardtail/cycle touring bike
- Soma Van Ness built as road bike commuter (single speed)
- Black Market Mob, pump track bike (single speed)
- Slacker, hardtail
- Raceline Rhino, trials Bike
- Foes Slammer, downhill bike (the actual prototype frame hand built in 1997, that was raced at World Cup prior to production)
- DMR, hardtail frame on the wall
That's normal.. right??0 -
I currently have 2, a Transition Covert trail bike, and an Avanti Hotdog Jump bike. Used to have an Avanti Vitale womens specific road bike, but stopped riding on the road when we shifted to Rotorua (roads are too tight and scary). We also have my old Specialised Bighit frame hanging on the wall (with the 26inch back wheel).
HOWEVER
Our garage/bike shed also has my partners comprehensive selection:
- Turner 5 Spot, trail bike
- Turner DHR, downhill bike
- Yeti ARC, 26" hardtail/cycle touring bike
- Soma Van Ness built as road bike commuter (single speed)
- Black Market Mob, pump track bike (single speed)
- Slacker, hardtail
- Raceline Rhino, trials Bike
- Foes Slammer, downhill bike (the actual prototype frame hand built in 1997, that was raced at World Cup prior to production)
- DMR, hardtail frame on the wall
That's normal.. right??
Yep, you're an addict. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
I currently have 2, a Transition Covert trail bike, and an Avanti Hotdog Jump bike. Used to have an Avanti Vitale womens specific road bike, but stopped riding on the road when we shifted to Rotorua (roads are too tight and scary). We also have my old Specialised Bighit frame hanging on the wall (with the 26inch back wheel).
HOWEVER
Our garage/bike shed also has my partners comprehensive selection:
- Turner 5 Spot, trail bike
- Turner DHR, downhill bike
- Yeti ARC, 26" hardtail/cycle touring bike
- Soma Van Ness built as road bike commuter (single speed)
- Black Market Mob, pump track bike (single speed)
- Slacker, hardtail
- Raceline Rhino, trials Bike
- Foes Slammer, downhill bike (the actual prototype frame hand built in 1997, that was raced at World Cup prior to production)
- DMR, hardtail frame on the wall
That's normal.. right??
Definitely normal. As you can see in my previous post, you have about as many as we do. However, my husband and I each have the same amount of bikes. The only thing that is NOT normal...you have your bikes in the garage :happy: Our children, I mean bikes, are downstairs in our finished basement. We have a beautiful bike room with two doors leading outside!!0 -
w00t! Just got on the waitlist for a custom Waltworks steel 29er SS!!!!
It's going to be a looong 6 months. Well, at least it's winter time.0 -
Katrina - I'm jealous! My bikes are in the basement but it's unfinished. Dry walled but concrete floor and no paint. There is a kitchen and a TV down there in case they get lonely and want to throw a party or possibly bored and want to watch recordings of the tour de france. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0
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Katrina - I'm jealous! My bikes are in the basement but it's unfinished. Dry walled but concrete floor and no paint. There is a kitchen and a TV down there in case they get lonely and want to throw a party or possibly bored and want to watch recordings of the tour de france. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Haha! At least your bikes are in the house.
Our bike room is right next to our TV room so we hang out with them all the time! Our beer fridge is down there too! We have a work bench with every tool you need, two bike stands, even a parts washer!0 -
Definitely normal. As you can see in my previous post, you have about as many as we do. However, my husband and I each have the same amount of bikes. The only thing that is NOT normal...you have your bikes in the garage :happy: Our children, I mean bikes, are downstairs in our finished basement. We have a beautiful bike room with two doors leading outside!!
Our garage is a basement garage, so they are all tucked away down stairs, as we are only renting there is little point in lining the walls etc..lol. But they are all lined up in a (big long) bike stand, next to the tool bench and work stand. They do have entertainment in the way of TV, DVD and stereo, and the cars to keep them company, so it's not all that bad
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Definitely normal. As you can see in my previous post, you have about as many as we do. However, my husband and I each have the same amount of bikes. The only thing that is NOT normal...you have your bikes in the garage :happy: Our children, I mean bikes, are downstairs in our finished basement. We have a beautiful bike room with two doors leading outside!!
Our garage is a basement garage, so they are all tucked away down stairs, as we are only renting there is little point in lining the walls etc..lol. But they are all lined up in a (big long) bike stand, next to the tool bench and work stand. They do have entertainment in the way of TV, DVD and stereo, and the cars to keep them company, so it's not all that bad
Nice! I won't have to turn you in for abusing your bikes!0 -
Definitely normal. As you can see in my previous post, you have about as many as we do. However, my husband and I each have the same amount of bikes. The only thing that is NOT normal...you have your bikes in the garage :happy: Our children, I mean bikes, are downstairs in our finished basement. We have a beautiful bike room with two doors leading outside!!
Our garage is a basement garage, so they are all tucked away down stairs, as we are only renting there is little point in lining the walls etc..lol. But they are all lined up in a (big long) bike stand, next to the tool bench and work stand. They do have entertainment in the way of TV, DVD and stereo, and the cars to keep them company, so it's not all that bad
Nice! I won't have to turn you in for abusing your bikes!
My husband insulated the outer wall of our garage to protect the bikes.0 -
Definitely normal. As you can see in my previous post, you have about as many as we do. However, my husband and I each have the same amount of bikes. The only thing that is NOT normal...you have your bikes in the garage :happy: Our children, I mean bikes, are downstairs in our finished basement. We have a beautiful bike room with two doors leading outside!!
Our garage is a basement garage, so they are all tucked away down stairs, as we are only renting there is little point in lining the walls etc..lol. But they are all lined up in a (big long) bike stand, next to the tool bench and work stand. They do have entertainment in the way of TV, DVD and stereo, and the cars to keep them company, so it's not all that bad
I see your partner is a trials rider. My husband and I ride trials, well I try to! Trials riders tend to take VERY good care of their bikes!!0 -
I have no idea how you guys stay up on those obstacles trials riding. I tried it and about killed myself. I'll stick to the road bikes. I enjoy watching Trials riding but I'll leave it to you guys. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0
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Four! They basically take up an entire room in my tiny 4 room apartment.
2007 Felt F55 (Roadie).
1986? Trek 560 Pro Series (bought because I couldn't pass up a deal and I so missed my old Elance)/(backup roadie/lend to friends for their first tri/zippy commuter). Reynolds 531 tubing. This bike is AMAZING even though it's more than 25 years old. Sadly, it's a touch small for me.
1987 or 1988 Miyata 615 GT-Touring/8 months of the year main commuter and tourer. Definitely my most utilitarian.
Unknown year Raleigh Sprite 27- my weirdest bike. I have a soft spot for vintage Raleighs (my first grown up bike was a Grand Prix). Got the frame and fork and used this as a project to learn how to put bikes together. First built it up as a fixie, those wheels got stolen. Used that excuse as an opportunity to take a wheelbuilding class where I built (with help) a 3 speed coaster laced to 700Cs. This one has the cute vintage style (fenders, upright bars) and a Terry butterfly ti saddle held together with duct tape. This is my rain/ winter commuter (I like the coaster for crappy weather, the internally geared hub is kind of inconsistent when it's really cold).
I could probably use a tri bike but I'm scared of aerobars. Also I would need a new apartment first.0 -
I live at the edge of a national park 10Km down a dirt road.
I own 1 bike a Norco 9.3 Charger 29er0 -
3-1/2 at the moment, and hopefully a Brompton will join them come spring.
1992 Bridgestone RBT
1997 KHS Summit X converted to an Xtracycle
1995 Trek 830 Mountain Track Craigslist beater
1950s home made 26" unicycle
Photos in the other thread.
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At the moment.
1) 2006 Orbea Onix
(Ultegra, FSA SLK, Mavic Krysium)
2) 2008 Surly CrossCheck
(upgraded from factory to full 105) (commuter/CX'er)
3) late 90"s Surly 1x1 'Rat Ride'
(Craigslist special, updated to disc only)
4) 2006 Santa Cruz Chemeleon
(Full XT, Mavic Crossmax, King, Thompson)
5) Mongoose "BEAST'
(FAT Bike, single speed, coaster brake)
6) 1990s Fila Tahquitz
(fully rigid, old Shimano/SunTour)
**Crosscheck maybe swapped with the new Straggler disc frame..:)0 -
Excellent, a toy box thread!!
in order of least to most miles covered last year:
- folding bike (dahon speed)
- mountain bike (on-one 29er with 8 speed alfine)
- TT bike (cervelo P2C)
- first road bike (cheap chinese Ti frame + chorus kit)
- pub bike (80s rigid mtb frame with slicks)
- fixed (on-one pompino)
- touring bike (long haul trucker)
- CX bike (crosscheck)
- posh road bike (custom Ti)
1. my garage is locked quite well
2. my wife has horses, so she never questions the cost of my bikes..
3. I did at least 10k miles / year until a couple of years ago, less the last 2 hence the weight gain.0 -
How about more than I need, but less than I want?
In chronological order:
2010 Trek Madone 6.9 with Sram Force
2001 Cannondale F5 Team Issue MTB with Sram X9
2001 DaVinci disk brake Tandem with Campy Chorus
1999 Colnago MasterLight with Campy Record
1997 Klein Quantum II with Campy Record
1988 Schwinn Competition MTB upgraded to Sram X9 (still a beater though)
1974 Dawes Galaxy 531 with the same steel components & Brooks saddle (collecting dust)
And I am working on a custom built Spectrum Ti (Tom Kellogg bike) with Avid disk brakes and Campy Record, just cause I need one more.0 -
Current List:
2013 All-City Mr. Pink - Columbus steel roadie with Campy Veloce and shiny bits
2013 Surly Big Dummy - Cargo bike, kid hauler, recycle wagon
2012 Surly Troll - The workhorse, gravel, urban assault, main commuter
2012 Fatback - Waterford built steel Fatbike
1983 Mongoose Expert- Chrome BMX Cru Jones replica
1974 Romic - Handbuilt in Texas, sport touring/randonneuring 650B classy bike
1965 Schwinn Racer DeLux - Coppertone, 3spd, coffee cruiser0 -
My number just climbed from 2 to 4
Trek 2.1 Roadie
2009 Trek 7.5 FX Hybrid
2014 Cannondale Tango5 29er
2013 Novara Buzz Single Speed
It was a very good Christmas!0 -
My wife says too many, I say too few compared to my buddies
Redline Monocog (Rigid Singlespeed) - My go to MTB
Gary Fisher Mamba - Geared hard tail MTB (collecting dust since swapping to SS)
Trek Madone 3.1 Road bike
Trek 930 SS - ride around the neighborhood bike0 -
I have 2 - 1 here with me in Sydney and 1 in Europe at my parent's place
The one in the garage in Europe is a "no-name" MTB
The one I use 4-5x a week here in Sydney is a Giant Liv Cypress 2013 DX Hybrid -SHINY SILVER COLOUR
I usually rent a bike for my triathlons - in most cases it is some kind of a Giant Roadbike (depends on the bike store supplying the bike)
I am considering getting a GIANT LIV AVAIL road bike but given I prefer not to ride on the road for an extended time (it is not safe to ride in traffic- there is about 1 cyclist fatality or injury a week in town or in the state) it wouldnt be a wise decision. But might "surprise" myself with that one by Sept or so
I am trying to post a photo but cannot get the technicalities right 0 -
Didn't Cannondale go through some changes lately... similar to Schwinn??0
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ATM, all I have is an '85 Schwinn Le Tour, but I plan on buying a crank forward bike once the weather clears up, and I'm eyeing old 10 speeds to build a replacement for the single speed converison I traded a friend for to get my wife's cruiser.Didn't Cannondale go through some changes lately... similar to Schwinn??
They've been owned by Dorel, Schwinn's parent company, for the last six years. The brand's last American manufaturing plant, but for the past few years the "Made in USA" bikes have only had parts of their assembly done here in the states so it doesn't make much difference in the long run. Dorel still does their R&D here, while their brands are arranged as two separate operations serving department stores and bike shops.0 -
Never thought I would have more than one bike, but I do....
2014 Domane 5.2
2013 Gunnar Sport
2007 Rivendell Atlantis (this is my "problem bike", I love the idea of it but it is simply too heavy for me to ride much and enjoy it. But gosh I hate to sell it for many reasons. I bought it when I didn't really know what I needed)
2006 Orbea Onix needs a lot of work on upgrading shifter brakes etc I changed it over from a triple to a compact in 2010 and the shifting has never been super clean so matter. Right now pretty much a trainer bike...this bike has seen many thousands of miles.0 -
At the moment.
2) 2008 Surly CrossCheck
(upgraded from factory to full 105) (commuter/CX'er)
**Crosscheck maybe swapped with the new Straggler disc frame..:)
And the CC is on the "repair" stand, almost completely stripped, Straggler frame/fork/headset are in a box next to it, hoping to get it put back together over the next few days as time allows..0 -
Well, we are housing 5 bikes right now but the number might be growing soon....
2007 Rodriguez Touring - sort of my go-to touring and rain bike
2009 Rodriguez Touring (travel version with S&S couplers) - uses mainly for the indoor trainer
2013 Norco Monterrey - my bride's first bike in many years
2013 Rodriguez Rainier Day Event bike - we are baby-sitting this one as it belongs to my son and isn't really "ours" although I ride it periodically to be sure it still works!
2012 Cervelo S2 aero bike - for faster shorter adventures
and......maybe another bike for my bride as she is getting maxed out on the Norco and wants to start including more hills into her riding development.....but this would be a good starter bike for my son's gf (fiance?) as she will want to start biking soon I believe as the weather improves so it will find a good home too!0 -
3 bikes for me:
Niner Jet 9 Alloy
Niner Air 9 Carbon
Cannondale Caad 90 -
Three for me and five in the household. At the moment, a road, mountain, and 29er mountain. Looking to switch out the reg mountain for a simple simple old fixer upper (coaster brakes, single speed if possible). That way I have three bikes to cover three different riding situations.0
