Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Why do I want another bike?

I've got my fixie. I love it. Rides well, makes me happy. I've also got my mountain bike, convertd to SS, putting fenders on it for riding in the rain. I like it too.
But somehow I can't help looking on e-bay every damn day. Cool old bikes, cool old frames. Cool new frames. And don't get me started on the parts. So much stuff sitting out there waiting to be put together and ridden and loved.
How many bikes is enough? Does bike lust stop? How much longer can I resist the urge to get ahold of another frame and tinker?

i have 4 right now and if you count the runt (mini-bike) 5. i only ride three of those though. the 4th is my old mtb that is an ss project in the works.

I've got my fixie. I love it. Rides well, makes me happy. I've also got my mountain bike, convertd to SS, putting fenders on it for riding in the rain. I like it too.
But somehow I can't help looking on e-bay every damn day. Cool old bikes, cool old frames. Cool new frames. And don't get me started on the parts. So much stuff sitting out there waiting to be put together and ridden and loved.
How many bikes is enough? Does bike lust stop? How much longer can I resist the urge to get ahold of another frame and tinker?

Your soul has been lost, my son.

Your soul has been lost, my son.
Saved, the correct saying is saved.

You're not alone, familyman....... I'm quickly running out of rafters in my two-car garage....

I always keep a spare frame or two lying around, so when I get bored I can spend a day or two switching all the parts over. It feels like getting a new project, but at a fraction of the cost :)

One can never have enough toys.

i have 5 bikes and two frames that are sitting around...and no money, yet, i also cannot help looking at ebay.

familyman, have you seen the dura ace AX cranks that someone has up there?

i also found TWO sets of D/A 9speed downtube shifters that i really really want. i even offered to be two people's sex slave for two months if they got them for me. alas, the offer was passed up. :( i really wanted those shifters too.

How many bikes is enough? Does bike lust stop? How much longer can I resist the urge to get ahold of another frame and tinker?

I feel your pain/love! I have 5 bikes, and love them all for what they are to me. However, I still want more! I'm on a cyclocross lust-session now. I dunno if I'll get over it before I plunk down some change, but I hope not! :)

Saved, the correct saying is saved.

Oh come on! We're all going to hell. And as my friend 165 likes to say, I'll be there stoking the flames! :)

Oh come on! We're all going to hell. And as my friend 165 likes to say, I'll be there stoking the flames! :)
165 and a few others will be leading the way. :D

I am up to 8 bikes with 2 being fixed gear - I think I have a problem.

I end up collecting parts and frames and building up junkers, then giving them away. ...so I guess its not all that bad.

My name is nocoins and Im a bikeaholic.

heres what i have as of now

pinarello track
f moser leader road bike
ellsworth mtn bike
s&m bmx bike

i am always looking for something else, ive always had alot of bikes and i dont see why everyone shouldnt haha

165 and a few others will be leading the way.
Stop smiling...or I'll cut your mouth off. Go buy more bikes everyone.
Stranded~

Perfectly natural to want a few more in the stable. Took me eight years to get around to getting a fixed in the rotation and in a matter of a few months I've added two more. The latest today. Pristine Schwinn Paramount track with full Suntour Superbe track group.

Dave

Thank you, nocoins.... Now who wants to go next?...

I had I think 15 bikes last winter in my basement and still wanted more!!! It doesn't stop, I too have a problem with looking and "watching" on eBay, although don't really purchase anymore. I would say up to 5 hours a day (oh boy, that's supposed to be a secret...)

You guys are sick. Greedy. And envied...as long as the bikes are bunk.
I Love Livin in the City

I'm thinning the herd.. well, I guess it never got too too big, but lately I've been moving a little too often. I have one mainstay commuter SS beater and am working slowly but steadily at building one other commuter tank that will be my catch all cycle for leisure rides and utility... the others (now down to two actually - anyone want to buy a Crosscheck?) - are sold or scrapped for parts. This way, wherever I may roam... I can just throw the two bikes on the back of the saturn and away I go.

(see auto-sig).
I think the Underwear Nazi needs some of these:
http://www.cafeshops.com/derailleurssuck.9349842
Lexicon Devil~

Robertsdvd...from a distance that logo looks like a happy beaver having sex with kermit the frog's head while he's petting a chicken that happens to have a duck's beak, but then I looked again and realised it was a derailer...which made more sense. Yes I am sober...but this reminds me of the time I took a Rorschach test. I won't bore any of you with the results.

crack is wack man, crack is wack... ;)

MKRG-I see it!!!!!!!!

I still can't see it.

I still can't see it.
Drink more Robitussin...it'll come into view

You're not alone, familyman....... I'm quickly running out of rafters in my two-car garage....

Cars were meant to be parked outside. Least thats what I tell my wife.

Stop smiling...or I'll cut your mouth off. Go buy more bikes everyone.
I think the Underwear Nazi needs some of these:
http://www.cafeshops.com/derailleurssuck.9349842

Cut my mouth off? CUT MY MOUTH OFF?!! CUT MY MOUTH OFF??!?!!?

That makes about as much sense as a horse towing a tuna boat in the snow.



I'm wondering if I should get my espousa that no derailer thong for Valentines day.

I mean if she gets pissed off, there'd be no reason for me to worry about her reaction to the fact I plan on keeping the second Bianchi frame in my garage..... And building it into a city bomber (not sure if it'll be fixed or a SS coaster yet).

that logo looks like a happy beaver having sex with kermit the frog's head while he's petting a chicken that happens to have a duck's beak

Now you know why that Navy recruiter wouldn't leave you alone in high school.

Robertsdvd...from a distance that logo looks like a happy beaver having sex with kermit the frog's head while he's petting a chicken that happens to have a duck's beak, but then I looked again and realised it was a derailer...which made more sense. Yes I am sober...but this reminds me of the time I took a Rorschach test. I won't bore any of you with the results.

I see it too. What does this mean? Undersexed? I say,"YES!"

L8R

Now you know why that Navy recruiter wouldn't leave you alone in high school.
Beautifully played

Now you know why that Navy recruiter wouldn't leave you alone in high school.

Ahem.

Marine recruiter. The Navy only recruits the finest.

I still can't see it.

It's a sailboat.

Admit it you guys, you only joined the service for the uniforms. You had some misguided perception that it'd be like four years in a Village People video and that mafe you all warm and fuzzy inside.

Admit it you guys, you only joined the service for the uniforms. You had some misguided perception that it'd be like four years in a Village People video and that mafe you all warm and fuzzy inside.


Uhh.. no.

Didn't want to join the Army, as the marines go first, and the Army mops up, couldn't join the Marines as I didn't have a criminal record, the Airforce was too corperate.. So I figured, hey, I like the ocean.. join the Navy.

Robertsdvd...from a distance that logo looks like a happy beaver having sex with kermit the frog's head while he's petting a chicken that happens to have a duck's beak, but then I looked again and realised it was a derailer...which made more sense. Yes I am sober...but this reminds me of the time I took a Rorschach test. I won't bore any of you with the results.




Frank'n'beans Frank'n'beans
Schiek has homoerotic dreams
Frank'n'beans Frank'n'beans
Schiek buys little boy fanta'zines


Admit it you guys, you only joined the service for the uniforms. You had some misguided perception that it'd be like four years in a Village People video and that mafe you all warm and fuzzy inside.

Repressed much?

Admit it you guys, you only joined the service for the uniforms. You had some misguided perception that it'd be like four years in a Village People video and that mafe you all warm and fuzzy inside.

Actually, I joined so I could be the first kid from our neighborhood with a KIA. I could always use a second one...and if I remember correctly, there was no Army representative in the Village People (sorry WK-you know the truth of the matter :lol: ).
Based on what you say, all construction workers, cops, Native Amercians, etc... are all homosexuals. How nice. I will make sure Local 342 of the Cleveland area knows of your most recent discovery.

Repressed much?
A true scholar...beat me to the punch!

Don't forget the Steel Workers of America ;)

(sorry WK-you know the truth of the matter :lol: ).

Sigh. I hang my head in shame. But he was handsome.

Wait, I didn't say that!

Sigh. I hang my head in shame. But he was handsome.

Wait, I didn't say that!
No, the guy behind you did. Both of them actually.

Don't forget the Steel Workers of America ;)
God Bless Homer Simpson

there was no Army representative in the Village People (sorry WK-you know the truth of the matter :lol: ).

ACTUALLY, yes there was an Army guy... he was the Indian. We ALL know how the Army guys love to wear chaps and... play in fox holes together..
:D

It's a sailboat.

no, its a schooner.

no, its a schooner.

"A schooner IS a sailboat, stupid head."


...glad somebody got it.

"A schooner IS a sailboat, stupid head."


...glad somebody got it.

But not all sailboats are schooners, Monsier editooor.

But not all sailboats are schooners, Monsier editooor.

Please note the quotation marks. It's from the movie Mallrats. Obviously, everybody didn't get it.

a2psyklnut,

I resent that comment!!! Speak for your poor pathetic self. I'm just creative!!! :D

Please note the quotation marks. It's from the movie Mallrats. Obviously, everybody didn't get it.

Sure, fall back on "I was quoting a movie".

Of course, chi town did have the best movie of all times made there!

Man. I go to work and all the love goes with me.

Man. I go to work and all the love goes with me.

So, are you like a prostitute or something?