Originally Posted by
Kedge
Not a lot of time tonight but my goal is to have one bike for every day use,ride to work during the week and do some trail riding at weekends, I have a Waterford frame to use for this,this would leave my giordana and my Jekyll unused.
this is a start.... will this be a road bike? not sure what your definition of trail riding is. you could also define what they want for your wife's and son's bikes and select keepers that way
If you commute I would keep the main bike and one more, so if there is an issue you are not dead in the water commuting.
Also if any of the bikes really do not fit, consider them for divestiture
here is what I do FWIW
I have 3 bike roles and have been able to keep to 3 bikes to meet the roles
1) "best" bike, commute on it (life is to short not to commute on a good bike), long weekend rides, etc currently an 85 Miyata team with 5800 105
2) A bike for my some time in future Eroica type ride and backup to
#1 currently an 84 team miyata with a mix of period durace
3) upright, just hop on an ride errand bike i keep out on weekends.... currently 82 nishki that kinda looks like an "english 3 speed"
Wife has one bike.....cruiser....that is more my hope she will ride with me some day.
also have my son's BMX bike (no way am getting rid of "best christmas present ever" in hope that at somepoint in the future grandkids will ride)