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How many bikes?
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How many bikes?
How many bicycles do you have?
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How many bikes?
One too few of course
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Between the two of us (Rowan & Machka) ... 21-ish.
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12 riders and one wall hanger (not counting kids/family bikes)
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4 and a half currently hopefully will be 5 soon
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1 / 2. The second one had been at the bike shop since I got back from the bike trip. They finally got the new rack inserts from Specialized and got them put in. Now just waiting to get the new wheel in. Once that happens I'll be back up to 2 bikes. A Specialized Allez Comp converted to track end drop out and riding it all the time fixed gear. Then the one in the bike shop was new when I left for the bike trip and it's a Specialized Secteur.
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I don't have nearly enough bikes. Currently it is 4 with 1 of those 4 in the works. But it will go down to 3 and hopefully change further but probably will be around 3-4 at least for a little while.
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I currently have 3. But one is in Egypt to be used there, and only there, since I couldn't part with it and had too many bikes. The second is a folding Brompton I will keep for trunk 'n travel. The 3rd is a Pashley Roadster Sovereign which I will likely sell once my touring bike is built. Don't want more than my folding and touring if I can help it. Will miss the Pashley though.
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A trail bike, an enduro bike, a downhill bike, a gravity bike, a cross country, a cyclocross, a hard tail, a rigid just in case, a fat bike, a hard tail fat bike, a full sus fat bike. Plus for the road a race bike, an endurance, a touring, something for gravel, a tri bike, a time trial bike (though I guess you could combine the two if you aren't at a UCI event), a fixed gear or single speed, a track bike (and a track), a few different road bikes with discs, maybe an S+S coupled road bike or touring bike or both plus a vintage road bike or 5 is handy. So yes I would fully agree only mountain and road, keep it simple ; )
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Rando, SS, 20" folding, Bacchetta, Screamer, speed machine, 29r hard tail.
I ride the rando about 99%.
I ride the rando about 99%.
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I currently have 5 and that's 1 too many.
I have my
Road/CX bike in aluminum
Tourer in steel
hybrid in parts
MTB 29er in aluminum
Pelago roadster in steel
What I really need / want in terms of simplicity of life and maintenance is
Steel road bike with at least 35mm tire clearance and all the possible eyelets / bosses. A multi use bike your could say
Tourer I have now
Steel Fat Bike for MTB'ing and bikepacking
Pelago Roadster for commuting and everyday getting around
And also the family cargo bike! A cargo bike is essential for car free living (although we still have a car, I just prefer to use it as little as possible)
I have my
Road/CX bike in aluminum
Tourer in steel
hybrid in parts
MTB 29er in aluminum
Pelago roadster in steel
What I really need / want in terms of simplicity of life and maintenance is
Steel road bike with at least 35mm tire clearance and all the possible eyelets / bosses. A multi use bike your could say
Tourer I have now
Steel Fat Bike for MTB'ing and bikepacking
Pelago Roadster for commuting and everyday getting around
And also the family cargo bike! A cargo bike is essential for car free living (although we still have a car, I just prefer to use it as little as possible)
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Four, with a fifth on the way. A carbon road bike, a steel road bike, a ss/fg, an expedition tourer with a rohloff hub. The one on the way is a lighter steel tourer.
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Two avid cyclists in our house, over 5000 annual miles average between us for over thirty years, two old well-maintained touring bikes worth about $500 total. (I just realized we probably have that much value in spare parts--just ordered $150 worth from Niagara Cycle Works.) We're minimalists, and long-time Mustachians, as we recently found out. And we share one old car that's worth slightly more than the bikes + parts. (I bet if Machka and Rowan even own a car, their bike collection far out-values it!)
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I said voted 5-6 but then remembered that I had one at my daughter's house so actually 7. Two I ride pretty frequently, two much less, and the rest pretty much never. Also one is on loan to my daughter who commutes on it.
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3 currently ready for use- late 80s steel tri/road bike, early 80s steel sport tourer, early 90s steel hybrid turned drop bar gravel rider.
2 in broken down form waiting for me to build- early 90s steel full tourer, mid 90s steel fully rigid mtb.
That rigid mtb is gonna frustrate me when I finally suck it up and try to work on it again- there is a reason why I put it away this summer. The chainstay flares out too far for the crank I have and the chainrings hit the chainstay. Its not the original crank, but its the same type and tooth count as the original. And the BB is already the longest made.
2 in broken down form waiting for me to build- early 90s steel full tourer, mid 90s steel fully rigid mtb.
That rigid mtb is gonna frustrate me when I finally suck it up and try to work on it again- there is a reason why I put it away this summer. The chainstay flares out too far for the crank I have and the chainrings hit the chainstay. Its not the original crank, but its the same type and tooth count as the original. And the BB is already the longest made.
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I sold a few bikes this past spring and am down to only two. One is a titanium cycle cross bike that I built up and modified for touring and the other is a carbon fiber cycle cross frame that I built up for more general road riding. I'm actually enjoying having only two bikes and a few wheel sets to maintain and service, though that being said, I'm looking at another frame or two that would be fun to build up this winter.
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Difficult to say.... In theory, I have two recumbents and two Bike Fridays that are "mine," but one of my daughters uses (with my blessing) the Catrike and one of the Bike Fridays with some frequency. And I guess I am part owner of the triplet and two tandems.
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A trail bike, an enduro bike, a downhill bike, a gravity bike, a cross country, a cyclocross, a hard tail, a rigid just in case, a fat bike, a hard tail fat bike, a full sus fat bike. Plus for the road a race bike, an endurance, a touring, something for gravel, a tri bike, a time trial bike (though I guess you could combine the two if you aren't at a UCI event), a fixed gear or single speed, a track bike (and a track), a few different road bikes with discs, maybe an S+S coupled road bike or touring bike or both plus a vintage road bike or 5 is handy. So yes I would fully agree only mountain and road, keep it simple ; )
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I have 4 and I ride them all each year. 1 road bike, 1 back up or "rain" road bike that has rock solid wheels for the off season bad roads, 1 heavy steel touring bike for day trips, sightseeing, generally whenever I feel like going slow and the occasional weekend overnight trip, 1 hybrid for towing the kids tag along and trips to local stores, and snow riding. I can easily find another category to fill with a 5th bike but quite honestly I don't want another bike to compete for my money. It seems like I'm always needing something; brake pads for this one, cable housings for that one, worn bottom brackets, wheel spoke tensioning, the list goes on and on. It almost feels like I'm working for my bikes. That's why 4 is my self imposed limit.
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Although the actual value of our collection may not amount to all that much. Several of our bicycles are tip shop finds which Rowan has built up. Several more of our bicycles are relatively old ... we've had them a long time.
I've been into cycling for decades now, and my oldest bicycle was one given to me by my father in 1985. Probably next would be a Giant OCR3 which I purchased in 2002 to ride the Rocky Mountain 1200. It wasn't really suitable for that sort of riding, and is now my trainer bicycle. I don't think anyone would offer me very much for either of those if I were attempting to sell them, but they have value to me.
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I only have 5. Of course.... I have to fib and leave out the wife's bike and two grandkids bikes to get the number down to 5. I used to recite a nice little explanation as to why I had 5 bikes. You know.... the daily rider, a back-up, a rain bike, etc.. But to be honest... I barely have a use for 3.
I ride 2000 miles plus a year. A couple decent bikes makes good sense. A rain/winter bike with a rack is a nice luxury. I see absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying just owning and occasionally riding a pretty vintage bike that I keep in my cave.
But the 5th bike is surplus. It is the product a late season bicycle restoration and trade. I'll hold it till spring.. then put it up on Craigslist. But... I've also been thinking about maybe selling my winter/rain bike. Then use the revenue from both sales (and maybe some pocket money as well) and buy a cyclocross bike. It never ends.
I ride 2000 miles plus a year. A couple decent bikes makes good sense. A rain/winter bike with a rack is a nice luxury. I see absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying just owning and occasionally riding a pretty vintage bike that I keep in my cave.
But the 5th bike is surplus. It is the product a late season bicycle restoration and trade. I'll hold it till spring.. then put it up on Craigslist. But... I've also been thinking about maybe selling my winter/rain bike. Then use the revenue from both sales (and maybe some pocket money as well) and buy a cyclocross bike. It never ends.
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