Originally Posted by
veganbikes
I can wholly agree. I think N+1 is a great formula for collecting but truthfully I believe I do have too many bikes and not all of them ones I really want to ride. I have built some stuff that is great but I just don't ride it and while two of them are ones I love staring at a couple I just don't really need anymore. I would rather just get rid of some of it and build an upgraded version that I want to ride more. I have gotten to know some of the bikes but these days I am not riding them as much so figuring out a better solution would be ideal.
If I had the money I would probably sell my Langster and build up my ultimate dream fixed gear road bike out of titanium and possibly also get rid of the Cinelli Mash Work and build up a gravel bike with plenty of tire clearance that I could run single speed if I wanted and maybe also make it rack compatible and then maybe get rid of a couple road bikes and just run them all as a 1x gravel bike. I could probably figure out different wheels and swapping chainrings and cassettes and maybe do some magic numbering to not have to swap the chain each time? I don't know but I would like to have a smaller collection so it is easier to manage and find what I want to ride and ride them all more often.
This makes a lot of sense to me, and reflects my experience and perceptions to a large degree. I think that if my situation were different, I would buy a Gunnar Sport and just outfit it in whichever way I needed, because that bike (frame-set) can do it all. Your post is the kind of feedback I needed, and while most reasonable people would either donate or sell a few bikes, I think I will do my best this summer to give them their due attention and miles. Actually, my M80 is a great road bike, touring bike, cargo bike, daily shopper, and, if I rode in the dirt, even a mountain bike, so I could make-do with that.