Rule #12 - Velominati
The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.
I'm not buying the alternate equation.
If s is defined by the existence of partner p, then for n>=s, the commutinati is bound to define p[SUB]2[/SUB]. The theoretical upper limit, q, is determined by a far more rigorous and complex equation involving the differentials of square footage in the garage and a fractional of the living room, relative to annual income normalized by the current commodity market prices of green arabica, west brent crude, and an annual Rails to Trails membership. In practice, as s approaches 0, q approaches too hard to bother with so p <-- p[SUB]2[/SUB] and the whole equation is simplified again to n+1.
s-1 is like dividing by 0. It is undefined for the commutinati.