General Cycling Discussion - How many bikes do you currently own\co-own?

4 and allways looking for a great deal.

6 Bikes

2-Road
1-Track
3-mtn (2 I own, 1 I'm storring for friend. However its been months so I choose to co-own it..:D )

I have 4. 3 operational - 2 road, 1 'cross/commuter and one early 80s Schwinn Voyageur touring bike hanging from the rafters awaiting overhaul. That's after just one year of regular cycling. I may need a bigger garage.

Garage! We've got one in each bedroom. I never said I was normal.

My 4 sleep in the dining area of my place should be right next to the weight bench.

4 - 3 road
1 mountain

oh yea 3 hardtail mtbs and 1 road bike.

This has had at least 43 views with only 6 votes whassup wit dat.

10 in all;

4 are my own (this is how I voted in the poll):
2 road touring / commuting (one in garage, one in office)
1 road racing / alternative to the male midlife crisis sports car (garage)
1 non-suspension mountain bike (garage)

Plus:
1 wife's Peugeot UO-8, destined to become a cyclocross bike (garage)
1 Peugeot UO-8 frame, waiting for ... (garage)
1 aluminum Ross mountain bike to give to son #2 (garage)
2 junky *-mart hybrid/mountain bikes owned by son #2 (outdoors)
1 Specialized HardRock mountain bike owned by son #1 (family room)

1 road bike
1 fixed gear bike
2 MTB bikes (mine and the wifeys)
1 BMX bike
1 MTB tandem
2 lil kids bikes
1 still in box Schwinn Stingray
1 OLD Schwinn Letour
and boxes and boxes of parts that I MIGHT need someday LOL

Two road bikes.
One is a 3 year old Raleigh R600 that has been converted to my commuter. :beer:

The other is my baby... my 2001 Litespeed Tuscany. :love: :thumbup:


originally posted by Rainman
I may need a bigger garage.
I'm not as fortunate as some folks; I don't have a garage. :eek:
So my bikes sleep in the living room. :D

I "own" 5

1 road ( Klein Quantum Race)
1 commuter (GT karakoram/homebuilt)
1 Susp.Mtb. (GT i-drive)
1 Hartail Mtb (Schwinn Homegrown/in process of being built)
1 Motobecane road frame that I just bought off E bay (don't know what I'll do with it but what the H...got a good deal):thumbup: :rolleyes:

All my babies live in the house in various rooms

3

an uncomfortible wedgie,and two recumbents.
all road bikes.

4.

Two road bikes, My Klein Quantum Race is really a race bike and my original road bike, a Scott which I keep for airlines to sack.
This bike has traveled from Italy,France, Spain to Tahiti, when British Air refused to unload it upon returning to Los Angeles.
Had it been my Klein, afraid there would have been a terrible scene at the airport that day. Worst thing, I did not get to accompany it there. Plus I sometimes like the feel of a steel road bike.

My Fuji touring bike. and

A hybrid/mountain bike- I rarely use off the road. A Nishiki hybrid. Also qualifies as my wife's bike- whom I incessantly invite to join me on the trails over complaining of how much time I use to ride. I put the grocery panniers and all that on to intice her. So I need all my bikes. Last bike tour to Provence almost bought back a flashy aluminum Peugeot and said goodbye to my Scott. It would have like Tahiti.

I now have 60+ bikes. Yup. that's right; 60 and counting.

I collect bikes, so they aren't all used as riders, but they are rideable.

That's nothing. My friend John has about 200 bikes. His garage and his basement is full of bikes lined up like sardines in a tin.

I have two bikes, one road, one mountain; I used both for commuting when I was still a corporate slave.

Two bikes--nothing to brag about. BUT--

ZERO CARS! --that's the figure I'm proud of.

:D

Originally posted by mike
I now have 60+ bikes. Yup. that's right; 60 and counting.

I collect bikes, so they aren't all used as riders, but they are rideable.

That's nothing. My friend John has about 200 bikes. His garage and his basement is full of bikes lined up like sardines in a tin.
Right now, John is strange.

In 20 years, his family will be running a museum.

:D

Originally posted by JonR
Two bikes--nothing to brag about. BUT--

ZERO CARS! --that's the figure I'm proud of.

:D

:(

I'm soooo ashamed!

I have TWO CARS!

I said one!

That's b'cuz I only ride one. I have many (some rideable, some not, some only rideable by others, some dismembered), perhaps
8 or so.

But only one for the road (plus I gave away my baby, by Schwinn
Traveller III, the first bike I bought with my own money back in '79.)

I also have a Schwinn girl's sting-ray bike with high-rise handlebars and banana seat. :D

I have 3. Two mountain and 1 road.

Schwinn Le Tour
Mongoose D70r
Giant XTC NRS 2

Originally posted by Dirtgrinder
I have 3. Two mountain and 1 road.

Schwinn Le Tour
Mongoose D70r
Giant XTC NRS 2
JB Dirtgrinder, getcher self a new road bike. Tomorrow! :D

(Fly, baby!)

Three:

1. Marinoni Leggero road bike. [Blue]
2. 1997 Specialized S-Works M2 MTB. [Mango yellow]
3. 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport MTB utility bike. [Metallic green]

No cars. Don't even know how to drive.

That's all, though I have my eye on a really nice Kona Jake the Snake cyclocross bike... and I recently came into an unexpected amount of money... and I invested most of it resposibly, but I still have some left over that I'd like to spend on a luxury... And the bike is PURPLE!

BTW Mike... You are like unto a god. I am not worthy to hold my head up in the shadow of your copious bikeage. I avert mine eyes.

1-Optima Lynx (SWB recumbent)
1-Specialized FSR-XC (MTB)

Jeez! How do you guys afford/store "5 or more" bikes?

Originally posted by Pete Clark

JB Dirtgrinder, getcher self a new road bike. Tomorrow! :D

(Fly, baby!)

Hey, man, a Le Tour may be retro, but it isn't a bad road bike. It will get you there and back. It is a chro-mo lugged frame made in Japan of good components (for it's day; early 1980's).

Hail to you, Dirtgrinder, for keeping a good bike on the road rather than letting it go to waste.

I have about a dozen, most rideable, a couple of projects, a couple I'm going to give away and a couple for others to use, and several faves.

Ride 'em all
Pat

We have 5 total right now. They have their own room.
3 mountain (My hardtail Kona, my Wife's hardtail Kona and my Stinky full susp. Kona)
1 BMX My newly aquired Redline Triple X
1 '68 Schwinn Sting-ray Girls

I've got a Giant hardtail MTB, which is my commuter, leisure, and utility bike. This lives in the dining room.

My wife's got a Raleigh Cameo (SA 3spd) with wicker baskets mounted on front and rear, largely for shopping, occasional leisure cycling (I'm working on the commuting and possibility of touring...). This gets pride of place in the lounge.

No car.

Apparantly there's no more room for bikes downstairs, and as the staircase is a semi-spiral and rather small, preventing storage of bikes upstairs, I'm not allowed any more bikes until I buy a shed
:(


Richard

Only one. I'd like to have more, but I lack funds.

4 for me.

a Steppenwolf Tundra MTB
a Nishiki Cross Bike (originally a hybrid until I got my hands on it)
a no-name aluminium commuter
and a 'thrash-bike' for winter training in the woods.

Mine:
Mountain: Specialized P.3 Hardtail - Urban, Freeride
Cannondale F2000SX Hardtail - XC
Road: LeMond Zurich - Steel baby!
Cilo - In state of disrepair
BMX: Haro Backtrail 24" Cruizer

Other: Old Schwinn Tandemn waiting for Restoration

My Wife's:
Mountain: Cannondale Raven - Full Suspn w/Full XT & Spinergy's
GT Backwoods - Hardtail w/ Baby Seat for the boy!
Road: Cannondale R4000 w/Mektronic Shifting

The Boy's:
Radio Flyer Tricycle - It's his first, I'm sure it won't be his last!

1 road bike - Litespeed Classic
1 fixed gear conversion from road bike - Trek (old steel)
1 MTB - Cannondale
1 Tandem - Cannondale MT1000 converted for road with the wife.

Others in the family:
1 MTB for daughter - Cannondale frame - components built from spare parts.

1 Hybrid for wife - Specialized something-or-other.

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Son at school bikes
1 MTB Cross Country - Ellsworth

1 Observed Trials bike - custom Seven Cycles - very trick and special design - all custom.

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Oldest son that lives nearby
1 MTB Cannondale Cross country bke - Patriotic paint (for sale - anyone interested?)

1 Another Observed Trials bike - custom Seven Cycles - very trick and special design - all custom. (frame and fork for sale-pricey but beautiful)

Whew that's a lot of bikes! Mostly in the garage on a special bike stand from a closed-up LBS. Lucky find and eliminates the clutter somewhat.

I read this thread alternating between envy and relief. Envy because I am a pack-rat and collector, and given half a chance would have more than the 3 bikes currently in the household. Relief because I don't have a garage or shed, and therefore can't act on my need to make a run at Mike's record.

The bikes:
1996 REI Novara Randonee, inexpensive steel tourer also used for commuting.
1999 Trek 5000, weekend sportster road bike.
2001 Meridian Cascade, aluminum road tandem with Softride stoker set-up.

I have 2, my road bike which is my baby, it's a Terry Symmetry and a mtn bike (GT Aggressor).
Husband has a Giant, daughter also owns a Giant and my two little girls have just the basic little girls bikes for now. So all together our family has 6 bikes. I'm sure we'll add to that in the future.

I put myself down for five-plus, but I think some clarification is in order.

Academically speaking, I have seven and a half bikes:


1 - Schwinn Fastback
1 - Fisher Aquila
1 - Frankenbike fixed gear
1 - recently aquired winter bike of unknown lineage
1 - two old as dirt, POS Schwinn Varsitys, counted as 1/2 each
1/2 - little Huffy kids bike that I ride on campus
1/2 - little old 'chopper' bike
1/2 - old Italian something or other, waiting for my restorative attention
1 - I have so many random parts, I'm sure there's a whole bike in there somewhere

I didn't count these, but I also have 3 frames of vastly varying quality, awaiting their fate.


I'm always on the lookout for more, as I have recenty come to terms with my growing obsession and decided that I no longer have to justify another bike.

So far, most of the respondents by far own 2 or more bikes! I'm sure that there are more than 3 people in BikeForums that only have one bike, albeit not for long.

Originally posted by roadbuzz
So far, most of the respondents by far own 2 or more bikes! I'm sure that there are more than 3 people in BikeForums that only have one bike, albeit not for long.

It's the co-own bit that got me to go for two rather than one. with my wife's bike she gets to ride it, but I get to do the maintenance :)

Richard

if a non bike psychiatrist were to analyze the results almost all of us would suffer some obsessive compulsive bicycle disorder.

Originally posted by diamondback
if a non bike psychiatrist were to analyze the results almost all of us would suffer some obsessive compulsive bicycle disorder.
and the good doctor would probably have us register on a cycling related message board for group therapy HA!

Originally posted by mike
I now have 60+ bikes... My friend John has about 200 bikes.
When I read this post, the image I recalled was of the Ottoman Turk sultan who had 200 or more concubines. I mean, come on, you can only ride one at time, right? Unless it's a business or a private museum, why so many bikes? Wouldn't stamp collecting be a less cumbersome hobby? :confused:

Mine: An '80s Vintage Basso that I pieced together a year or so ago.

A '85/'86 Cannondale SR600 that I bought new as a frame back then and put many miles on while in college. "Seasprite" green is still their best color.

A '74 Schwinn LeTour refitted as a fixed gear.

A 2000 Univega Modo ? (the black/white one with Mirage/Veloce triple. My first "modern" bike.

An unknown year but purchased NOS Colnago Gilco tubed Master frameset. Fitted with Ergo 8. My #1 ride.

Hers: A vintage 531 framed English or Irish frame. Originally sold as a "Harding" from what was apparently a pretty well known California shop during the 70s. I completely rebuilt and painted it. Mostly Campy N. Record.

Her Fuji Supreme 12 speed is in pieces and destined for eBay someday as I don't have infinite space and it's been completely replaced in her heart by the Harding.

My 6 year old has a dep't store learner and I have a decent quality BMX frame that will be a quality ride when she's ready.


:beer:

Originally posted by bentrox!

When I read this post, the image I recalled was of the Ottoman Turk sultan who had 200 or more concubines. I mean, come on, you can only ride one at time, right? :

The bikes or the concubines......?:)

:beer:

Originally posted by bentrox!

When I read this post, the image I recalled was of the Ottoman Turk sultan who had 200 or more concubines. I mean, come on, you can only ride one at time, right? Unless it's a business or a private museum, why so many bikes? Wouldn't stamp collecting be a less cumbersome hobby? :confused:

By looking at all them lovely bikes standing at attention, beckoning me, it encourages me to ride fast and ride hard.

4 Bikes
3 - B.M.X
1 - Mountian
also have one scooter that has inflated tires and pegs, but we won't count that.

Originally posted by diamondback
if a non bike psychiatrist were to analyze the results almost all of us would suffer some obsessive compulsive bicycle disorder.

Yeah, and besides 2 bikes for me, 2 for my wife and one for my son, I have 6 TV's, 3 cars, 1200 pounds of weightlifting weights, snowshoes, skis, 2 houses, 8 phones, 4 computers, 4 scanners, one copier and 5 printers.

Should I make an appointment today?

I bet the psych guy has even more!! Maybe he should make an appt with ME!! :D :lol:

1970's Atala (track)
1973 Schwinn SuperSport (single speed)
1990's Dyno (bmx)
1970's Gitane Tour de France (road)
1960's Torpado (race)
1976 Schwinn Le Tour (soon to be cyclocross)
1973 Schwinn Speedster (three speed)
1973 Raleigh Super Course (touring)
1994 Trek 800 (Mountain Bike)

One more makes an even 10.

2 road
1 moutain
1 Beach Cruiser

Originally posted by mike
...lovely bikes standing at attention, beckoning me...

Your harem? Concubikes? ;)

I have 2:

TREK -- road bike (Best thing i have bought in my life, bar nothing)
GT -- mtb (doesn't get the use it should since my inspirational purchase (see above))

I have 3, one old sport touring 5 speed (archived at my parents place) , one sport touring 21 speed commuter, and one Bob Jackson touring bike.
I NEED some others though:
A lightweight road bike
A light hardtail MTB
A lightweight 24" wheel folding bike for travelling by rail.



I also co-own a cheap small womans MTB.

Our living room used to seem way too big, with the lion's share of the room unused. Now with 5 bikes and a BOB trailer occupying that part of the room, the space seems just about right.

We only keep functioning bikes that we actually use in the living room. In addition to the 5 functional bikes that we keep in the living room, we have a couple of non-functional ones we keep in the back room.

Five of the seven bikes were purchased used at minimal cost. The used Shogun is the winter salt eater.