Originally Posted by katio
My question is why?
Two bikes, very different.
Bianchi Eros 2004 - It's got 27 speeds on it! It's a beautifuly celeste color! I ride this when I'm riding for speed or just for fun and it's windy or whatever. Plan on doing some roadie pack rides with it too.
Colnago XL 1988 Conversion - It's fixed gear! Crappy paint job, mix matched wheels. I commute on this bike and take it to fixed gear events or ride in the rain. I love it too much to call it a beater though.
And Katio didn't you say you were thinking of building a fixed gear? I assume that would be in addition to your mixte?
Is there a point when you own so many bicycles you become less fond of them and more fond of their sparkle?
Last semester I left my Bianchi in Chicago for the winter and took my Fixed and my "Grocery Bike" to Detroit. The Grocery bike is this old heavy Raleigh with a bent fork. It had front and rear racks. It's really no fun to ride. I took my Fixed to go grocery shopping and ended up giving the Raleigh to my friend, after I removed the racks. She adores it!
So yes, it can be possible to get tired of a bike. That was the first bike I overhauled. First bike I rode a century on. So many memories, and yet I'm glad to be rid of it, and glad someone else is enjoying it.
Future bikes... I could see an actual track bike if I started actually racing on the track. Or a tall bike because I want to learn to weld. Or maybe if I get bored over summer while in Detroit I'll build up a new grocery bike that I'll never ride but use as a lender bike and give away before I move out. Maybe a cyclocross bike... Or a touring bike... Perhaps a folding bike... Or a unicycle...
Bikes are fun