Originally Posted by centexwoody
You raise a good point - that having one bike means that its importance becomes paramount and is kept in 'ready condition' at all times. Hadn't thought about that dimension to the issue.
Yes, I agree that having a road bike or something that is more fluid on the highways would be a nice addition to my singular collection. Of course, while I only have ONE, there are FIVE hanging in my garage that include my wife's, two 18-yr-old sons' (hardly ever ridden) and a daughter's (at age 14 she's not going to be caught dead on a bike). If I weren't the tallest in the family, I would be able to take advantage of the other bikes but they're all too small unless I convert one to take up BMX trick riding or something. One son has started doing our regular 11-mile route with me so there's some hope yet.
Perhaps it is the 5 bikes hanging and 4 cars parked in the driveway that cause my rants about material possessions creeping ever closer to overwhelming simplicity, beauty and acceptance of sufficiency.
My wife & I ARE saving for our new bikes, hopefully around Christmas.
Since posting about the one bike philosophy and Excluding the Tandem from the one bike as it is a different beastie- I went out and bought a NEW road bike- Exactly what I said I would not do so I retract all previous statements and Just want a bigger shed. Thats what you want!!! Mine is 16'x10' so if you get a longer one- you can have as many bikes as you want and still put the mower in just one corner.