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Both my bikes are good. But I rarely ride for fun.

Actually, all my riding is fun no matter how deep the pain.

stripes

I ride all my bikes regularly - mountain, road, touring, etc. My nicest bike is my Cinelli Supercorsa, on which I commute regularly, but I would never lock it up in a bad area - I have other bikes for that.

My opinion - if you've got it, ride it. Life is too short to ride a crappy bike.

echappist

even when i only had one bike, i rode it everywhere and for anything. the paint on the top tube & head tube has been dented from the U-lock that i used to place on the handlebar. did take my new bike around town when the old one was out of commission for two weeks, but i always took the front wheel with me when i went into places.

Seedy J

A long, fast, or hilly ride on my "good" bike sounds like plenty of fun to me.

gtragitt

After buying my road bike, I have never even straddled my hybrid. It is so much more fun to be on a great fitting bike. I look at the bike the same way I look at my Corvette. I bought it for pleasure and the pleasure is derived from use. There is no pleasure in leaving it at home unused! I want to get the maximum use and pleasure from any expenditure to justify the expense.

My Corvette is a daily driver. Some people don't even drive theirs in the rain. I believe the windshield wipers are there for a purpose.

gtragitt

I forgot to mention that I hope to ride the new road bike so much that I will get maximum life out of the components. At the end of their usable life, I will have a good excuse to upgrade components.

jasony0423

Exactly. While I'll grant that I don't live or ride anywhere that would be considered even a remotely shady part of town, I'd have no problem at all locking my bike to a bike rack at work and forgetting about it for the day. That said, bike theft sucks. It's how I ended up with my new bike, though. It just doesn't make sense to buy an expensive bike just to say you have it, but spend the majority of your time riding a cheap "beater" bike. Maybe with time, I'll understand.

eb314

Nope, torture only.

JoshTheSkier

The geared Cannondale is for rides in excess of 20-25 miles, the fixed gear is for commuting to work, running to the store, going to the bar, etc.

I just don't have the $$ to replace the Cannondale if it gets nabbed.

Fugazi Dave

So lock up. Properly. It's not that hard. I've got a lot of cash in my bike, and I lock it up, leave it outside of bars for hours, etc. I don't believe in keeping around pretty, polished things that you are always worrying about or that your activities are affected by because you're paranoid about theft. Ride it like hell, lock it up properly when you need to, live your life, have some fun.

I know a lot of people don't share my view on this, but that's where I'm coming from.

urbanknight

Any ride that's not commuting or doing errands, I'm doing for "fun".

dna59

When I want to save gas and don't have far to go or leave it unattended I'd pull out my road bike. That's not too often though.

Treker

Well, I can't really ride my 'weekend' bike during the week because that would just be wrong. And if it's raining on the w/e, it still doesn't come out.

Fortunately, my day-to-day Allez gives me my daily fix thru 50km commutes and bits & bytes around the neighbourhood when required.

Socrate

I have a nothin' bike and a 2009 Bianchi Pista. I keep the Pista inside but the nothin' in the back, and because there's very little theft in my area, the only reason I wouldn't take the Pista is if it's too much trouble to bring it downstairs. I love riding fast, looking good, and practicing track stands. I lock it up everywhere, no big deal.

SlimAgainSoon

I don't want a bike that is too precious to ride.

I like all my bikes, but they all get ridden, anywhere and everywhere.

kle

I've got two bikes, one is the backup for the other. Generally, I'll start the season off on my heavier aluminum bike, and then once I feel "good" enough, I'll start using my carbon fiber bike.

My aluminum bike has screw-holes for a tail-rack, however, which makes it better for utility-stuff. I'm in the process of setting up my carbon bike for racing, which I hope to begin next season.

kneed2wrydemore

If you mean ride my road bike for errands, etc...Hell, no. I'd look like a fool falling on my ass in the grocery store. Not to mention walking around in cycling shoes in general.

I have an old schwinn cross cut and might ride that around for fun, or errands.....

Randochap

Yes.

Machka 

I ride my "good" bicycle for just about every sort of riding I do.

a1penguin

I use my road bike for commuting or weekend rides. I bring it inside at work and I have lights, computer and a bento box that I know won't get stolen. I have a mtb with just a computer on it that I ride around and leave locked up out of my sight while I shop. The road bike has cleats, the mtb has cages. If I'm riding a bike, I'm having fun even if it's for commuting.

jamesuh

I consider my Allez Elite to be my nice bike and I take it around everywhere.

JonRidesBikes

Ride my 1 speed to school cuz its my cheapest bike and I don't care as much if it gets ****ed with/stolen. UF is in a really crappy part of town.

Sometimes I ride my cannondale when running errands. Its nice to show off. Har. Really depends on what part of town I'm in.

mrvrsick

Must be that new carmichael training regimen designed for lance when he was training for le tour. Seems intense.

cyclezealot

Well sort of.. My best bike is my race bike.. That is my Sunday ride or used for club activities. Mostly at least.. Since i use by bikes for errands or commuting , my other bikes are equipped for such due to the heavier frame or type of tires used..
. A second thought.. My first bike was a race bike and back then, i'd go out with a back pack for errands . I had a minor crash and tackoed the wheels. I 'd hate that to happen to my Klein since the wheels together are worth over a thousand dollars. Like to minimize that possibility with my race bike.

Sixty Fiver

I have a lot of bikes... they are all "good" but some have specific purposes like my road bike (a Ron Cooper) and my mtb (Rocky Mountain Blizzard) which is set up for XC racing and single track.

I probably put the most miles on my Trek 7500 which serves as my geared commuter and touring bike... this only stock parts here are the frame and fork.

It isn't as fast as my road bike but when I am commuting comfort and durability is really important and speed is a secondary consideration... and it's a decently fast bike that handles urban assaults really well.



My 1988 Kuwahara Shasta is a fixed gear / single speed and gets used for commuting, (especially in the winter), but is also a great bike to ride as it is very comfortable, moderately fast, and can handle everything from pavement to some challenging trails.

I built it up when I was a messenger and needed a decent winter ride so all day comfort was really important... and I can lock it up and leave it without too many worries as drop bars are usually a great theft deterrent here.



I have some great vintage bikes... my 1957 Peugeot PLX8 is a rare bike but there would be no point in owning a bike like this if I did not ride it... all the rides on this bike would be called fun.

My 1955 Raleigh Lenton "Reg Harris Road Model" is another gem... it was and is my holy grail of vintage bikes and is a delight to ride any distance be that 10 miles or 100... something I might do with it this long weekend as the bike hasn't gotten nearly enough love of late.

The other bikes get ridden for all kids of reasons... my fixed road bike ('73 Raleigh Gran Sport) and fixed folder ('73 Phillip's 20) are a blast to ride and my 1940 CCM Path / road bike is a great retro ride.

When you boil it all down, it's all fun.

Sometimes that fun is done at high speed with friends and I will break out the Cooper for that and when the fun takes me off road I have the sweetest hardtail ever made.