Part of the solution is scientific and part is spiritual.
Scientific part:
Recognize the basic error in this revered formula for calculating the perfect number of restored bikes:
N+1 = Ideal Number of Restored Bikes, where "N" represents the number of restored bikes you currently own.
The corrected formula is N+1 = ∞, where "N" represents the number of restored bikes you currently own, and ∞ represents infinity.
Spiritual part:
The 12 Steps of: Junk a-bike-ics N+1'ymous
1) We admitted we were powerless over fixed up bicycles and that our garages had become unmanageable.
2) Came to believe that a power greater than our purchasing bikes could restore us to sanity.
3) Made a decision to turn our bike collection over to the care of Ebay or Craigslist since they understand us.
4) Made a searching and fearless inventory of our bicycles.
5) Admitted to ourselves, and to Bike Forums the exact nature of our wrongs.
6) Were entirely ready to have buyers remove all these once defective bicycles.
7) Humbly asked them to pay cash.
8) Made a list of all bicycles we had restored and became willing to release them all back to the wild.
9) Made all sales final, sold "as is" and, wherever possible, with signed Hold Harmless agreements.
10) Continued to take bicycle inventory, and when we found anotoher one, promptly sold it.
11) Sought through sales and fleet reduction to recover our garage space as we understood it, riding for joy of the sport and the power to get us up hills.
12) Having had a financial awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to junk a-bike-ics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.