Did a headcount today of my rolling stock ---- probably shouldn't have

PS --- not posting as a weiner measuring post --(The Donald does enough of that to keep me entertained ) --- more like a --- "oh crap, I need to speed up the ebay/CL program myself!" post


42 -- that's the magic number -- (I was thinking maybe 25 or so )

Trying to separate by nationality and use ---- granted - 11 of these are bmx stuff and/or bare frames , so that brings me down to 31 in my eyes

--- I have identified 11 of these as "never sells" -- a couple of others that may need to be there too -- but the rest , hoo boy --
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--the Japanese stuff --


1989 Centurion Sport DLX ------------------ building up for my nephew - long term keeper-was my brother's bike in 1989-onward until he discovered cars and girls

1989 Centurion Ironman Master ------------- nice machine - cheap craigslist pickup

--the Cannondale stuff --

1988 Cannondale Criterium --------- blooded in battle - owned it 28 years
1989 Cannondale Criterium ------------- craigslist pickup
1992 Cannondale Criterium ------------- blooded in battle - owned it 24 years

2013 Cannondale Synapse (daily driver) --- daily driver

-- the Domestic stuff --

1994 GT Edge ----- blooded in battle
2003 Litespeed Classic -------- blooded in battle --
2003 Trek OCLV 5900 Lightweight ------ recent CL pickup

-- The Italian Stuff-

1992 De BErnardi Aelle -----
1996 DeBernardi Aelle -- blooded in battle and a sentimental favorite
1989 Bottecchia Cromor
1980-something Vianelli
1980-something DeRosa --- the chapter is yet to be writtem
2005 Pinarello Opera
1987 Ciocc SL ---- bought from a friend cheap

-- The Funny stuff

1991 Cliff Shrubb 700/24 ---- no emotional attachments for either
1986iish Nishiki Linear 700/24


--- The track stuff --- no attachment to the Bianchi, its a fixed gear trainer, -- but I have considered having the Waterford and 3Rensho melted down at my demise to be buried with me

2000 Waterford Omnium bike
Bianchi Pista
1990 3Rensho funny bike

-- the off road stuff --- probably more attached to the MArin Team than anything ---

1997 YEti FRO
1995 Marin Team
1995 MArin Eldridge Grade
1990 Bridegestone MB-6
2003 Santa Cruz HEckler
2014 Yeti SB-95
2011 Yeti 303 R-DH
1985 Diamondback
1985 Diamondback bmx cruiser tribute


--ORphan framesets to do something with

Cannondales x 3
Ironman Expert- 1
Bianchi something or other - 1
Trek 2200 crabon - 1
Raleigh Technium 531 - 1
Univega Thron --- 1


BMX-

-- Supercross Pro XL
SE OM flyer
Mongoose Expert - 84
78 Mongoose Team

I enjoy reading threads like this when I start to think that maybe I own too many bikes . . .

Well OK I feel better now.

Dont -- LOL

I have been thinking about how much i need to sell off before i justify building up a yellow and blue Coppi

(Be a darn nice daily driver - and in my exact size too! --lol)

Yes 43 would be much better.

Didn't you post about stepping away from new acquisitions a few weeks back? Man, that is a lot of stuff/bikes, you must have a very impressive shop, or a storage facility gets a regular check from you. And, I realize that we are mainly a group of enablers here, I'll bet several are looking through your harem and are jealous of one, or three, of them. I'd personally like a free pass to "pick one, just one" but I don't harbor any illusions about charity in this case, nor should I.

As said, now I feel much better about my piddly little group of mainly parts. Kudos on many of the neat bikes you have on that list, too.

Bill

When the number of bikes exceeds your age, then you can review the stable.

Well I always knew you had a lot. I know not all is your size, so what is your preferred size?

I am holding at five, regrettably with nothing from the U.K., although the two Austrians have Reynolds 531 frames, and one of them and the mountain bike have Brooks Team Pro saddles. Also, nothing from Japan except the mountain bike's Tange Prestige tubing.

1. Italy -- one fast, fun, fair-weather road bike

2, 3. Austria -- one high-end collectible and one sports touring road bike

4. France -- one beater / transportation bike

5. USA -- one mountain bike

No room among the garage rafters for any more.

Gee, I don't know, the only pre-1980s bicycle is a BMX and only two other possible bicycles from the pre-index era...

I figure keeping a diverse portfolio helps.

My count is reacing the upper limit. I'm trying to stop before I get into the mid-teens.


Italy -- 3 road bikes with Columbus tubing and sidepull brakes, and 1 Cyclocross with Columbus tubing.

Belgium -- 1 road bike with Columbus tubing

France -- 2 road bikes with 531 tubing and centerpull brakes

USA -- 1 road bike with 531 tubing and sidepull brakes and 1 with Columbus tubing and sidepull brakes

I also have 2 steel road bikes that are kept around the house for friends and family and 3 modern road bikes for messy weather.

I bought a frame from a guy over the summer who told me that he had "well over a thousand frames and bikes". Sounded like he was a big-time BMX collector. My rule is if I don't ride it at least a couple of times a year it's gotta go.

Not there yet -- but close --

53/54 ---- this list is actually after paring down a bit --- the list of orphan frame and forks (I look at those as complete bicycles in waiting) are odd sized and I have given away a couple of Ironmans in size 58 and 60 to try to enable friends to ride


LOL --- I guess that's due to my age- I was a kid in the BMS hey day and late teens/early 20's in the early days of index shifting





That's a good rule ---

This thread came about when I looked at a few people's sig lines and they listed their bikes and projects -- I just wondered - hmmmm, I wonder how long my sig line would be if I listed everything


Actually --- except for one of the Cannondale's (I have ridden it on a nice 40 miler --- at the end of that ride my conclusion was - "yep, that's a Cannondale, where's the back pain pills ") ---- I haven't procured anything new in a little while---


The track bikes and funny bikes I literally keep in the living room - they're fun to look at, --- I used to have an over-stuffed attic, but now I can see the back wall without it being just a straight wall of bicycles -- I need to post a current pic of that space, you guys' may give me a golf clap afterwards

The rest that are visible in my garage area are maybe 6 or 7 , and those are all ridden fairly regularly

I am blessed with plenty of space to spread stuff around , but that's the curse at the same time ------ some of those bikes that I've had for 20 or more years were ridden into the ground in my old racing/training days --- I think I never sold those back then as I was upgrading was because of the poor ROI, --- take a bike that cost you $2000 to build up in 1995 and then its worth maybe $500 3 years later? --- No thanks , --- so in the barn it would go, -- and multiply that a few times

(I have stated before that that's how this lunacy got started for me ---- when I saw this site a few years ago, I noted that some of those old ragged out bikes I had in storage were actually approaching C&V age and there was an appreciation for that stuff)


--- with mountain bikes, I am not crazy about riding the old stuff --- my MTB accumulation doesn't have much overlap-- just a collection of bikes dating back 25 years or so that I rode and then tossed in the attic when I got the next one



Some of those "bikes" are stripped framesets --- once I obtain enough shipping boxes, I am clearing those out hopefully

I have even given a couple away since writing that , and my BMX fleet (not counting the '78 Goose) is in the capable hands of my teenage nephew and the pre-teen boys' of a good friend of mine for ---- "field testing"

Agreed. My holdings span 6 decades and 6 countries, though I have no French investments.

I have 5 riding bikes, 5 frames w/enough parts to build them (all Italian). And my cheapo errand bike. I figure it's more than enough to last me until I can't ride anymore. Now, all I buy are "consumables" i.e. chains, cassettes, chainrings, tires, tubes, etc. Life is easier and I get to ride more.

I had about the same situation as you in 2006 when my retirement and relocation to property in Oregon forced liquidation. I managed to reach a low of 12 plus several boxes of parts. I resorted to "buy 1 get 1 free" bundling in the final days.

Since the move, I sold or gave away 4 more to reach a low of 8. In the past 6 months I acquired 4 more (2 from the Klunker challenge), so I'm holding at 12 again. Don