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rccardr 12-21-09 12:59 PM

Cannondale ST400 (4): an 85, 86 and a pair of 87's
Cannondale SR500 (3): a pair of 87's and an 88

Every one is a different color!

vettefrc2000 12-21-09 01:05 PM

My 560's

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/...5fe2fc.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/...49c187.jpg?v=0

nlerner 12-21-09 03:36 PM

These two Raleigh Clubman were initially the same color blue, but the 1950 lived its life close to the ocean. Otherwise, the spec is just about the same except for different S-A rear hubs:

1950:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_GmYBBzTzcVQ/SU...50Clubman3.jpg

1951:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GmYBBzTzcVQ/SU...51Clubman4.JPG

And the latest twins:

1971 Raleigh Int'l:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_GmYBBzTzcVQ/Sy...ntl5speed1.jpg

1972 Raleigh Int'l:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GmYBBzTzcVQ/Sy...rnational1.jpg

Neal

Veloria 12-21-09 11:14 PM

Does it count if the bikes are "different genders"?

Here are our his and hers Raleigh DL-1 Tourists:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/...0a70e428_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/...6d462a2c_o.jpg

funrover 12-22-09 12:21 AM

Here are my Schwinn Rocket 88's. One is fully geared other in now my SS!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...e/DSCN1068.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...e/DSCN1067.jpg

noglider 12-22-09 12:26 AM

This thread is weird.

phillyrider 12-22-09 02:26 AM

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I downsized and am down to 3 Frejus commuters. Same supercorsa model - two mid-late 60' (copper & baby blue and one late 50's - green one). Pics from my humble collection.

They all ride a little differently - two ride with tubulars, the green one is the rain bike since it's a little heavier. Mostly suntour superbe set ups. I assume that triples count - eventhough years may vary somewhat. They all have the classic oil ports. I am easy to spot in Philly since I now only ride frejus.

RFC 12-22-09 10:11 AM


Originally Posted by noglider (Post 10175779)
This thread is weird.

Weird? This from you!?;)

rumrunn6 12-22-09 10:21 AM

noglider ... c'mon, give it up - show us your doubles. you know you have some ...?

RFC 12-22-09 11:36 AM

Hmmm, . . . I was expecting to see a lot more Paramounts, Continentals, and Italian twins.

DMNHCAGrandPrix 12-22-09 01:54 PM

People have mentioned several reasons for "simultaneous lovin' "

1) Same model set up for different kinds of riding
2) Same model ridden by multiple members of family
3) Multiple colors - collect them all!

Any other motivations for accumulating twins, triples, quadruplicates, quintiplets of a particular bike?

newenglandbike 12-22-09 02:12 PM


Originally Posted by DMNHCAGrandPrix (Post 10177841)
People have mentioned several reasons for "simultaneous lovin' "

1) Same model set up for different kinds of riding
2) Same model ridden by multiple members of family
3) Multiple colors - collect them all!

Any other motivations for accumulating twins, triples, quadruplicates, quintiplets of a particular bike?



This reminds me of a phenomenon that seems to occur in things other than bicycles too: Has anyone else had the experience, that as soon as you find an amazing product that blows everything else out of the water in terms of value, it's doomed to fail in the marketplace and will soon be discontinued/replaced with something woefully inferior? This might be a good reason to own more than one of some thing.

fiataccompli 12-22-09 02:16 PM

how 'bout human nature; once you know about the bike, you're more likely to pay attention when one is for sale...and, then the odds are good that sooner or later you'll find that deal you can't pass up or whatever....

wrk101 12-22-09 02:29 PM

His and hers Trek 950s. Mine is a 92 model, hers is a 94 model.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/...a791cddd_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/...98fa87a5_b.jpg

rumrunn6 12-22-09 02:48 PM

reasons? you want reasons?
- I got a 2nd LeTour because the 1st one got creaky and so I will move parts from one to the other as a back-up commuter or joy ride bike
(so, in theory I can get ride of the 1st one)


- I got the 2nd GT MTB cuz the 1st one was too small
(so in theory I can get rid of the 1st one)

beech333 12-22-09 03:04 PM

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I'll soon have 2 Fuji S10-S. Why? They are the most comfortable bike I have ridden and I will use them at two locations. The first will probably stay where I live. The second will most likely go to my parents' house for when I drive down to visit.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=129803http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=129804

RaleighComp 12-22-09 04:56 PM


Originally Posted by sciencemonster (Post 10171726)
I have three black Raleigh Competitions, all three ridden daily as commuters. A 1968, a 1974, and a 1976. I drive the '68, and my wife and daughter drive the other two. All on tubulars, too.

My two sons have Raleighs, also, but theirs aren't Competitions. Between the five of us - all adults - we have one car we share, and it doesn't get driven much.

I too have 3 Black Raleigh Competitions, All 3 1973ish with Annnn Serial numbers, Capella lugs, Huret Jubilee, TA, Brooks B17s. I've owned one since new and I bought the other two on eBay this Spring. The two I bought are good to excellent, but the only one I ride is my original one, while I decide what to do with my all my Booty. Out of the 3 of them I only have one pair of original Tubular wheels and one pair of original pedals, but pretty much everything else is there on all three. Also only one of the 3 TA cranksets has original French-threads to go with the original pedals. I personally molested my Crank to accept English pedals in the mid 70's, but the 3rd one (and earliest Serial number) looks like it may have always been English.

noglider 12-23-09 01:57 PM

OK, folks, I know I'm super weird, but it never really occurred to me to have two of the same model. I don't think there's a perfect bike for me, and I'm not seeking it. I love my bikes for the unique characteristics they have. For example, if I'm riding a nimble bike, I love its nimbleness, and if I'm riding a stable bike, I'll love it for its stability.

I'll look around, and perhaps I do have more than one in a particular model. But I don't think so.

I oughta make a web page depicting and describing my fleet. The five bikes I call my own are fairly different:

1982 McLean racing bike
~1990 Cannondale M700 mountain bike
~2007 Surly Cross Check
2008 Generic fixed gear bike
1971 Raleigh Super Course

I do have two Varsities, but they are strictly flipper bikes. They're not my size, so I can't call them my own. I haven't ridden them once. I had a flipper Varsity in my size, and I thought I would keep it, but I didn't like the way it rode.

You want I should photograph the Varsities to qualify to post in this thread?

Oh, and you don't know half of my weirdness. It goes a long, long way.

That purple S-10S is nice.

A neighbor of mine has his old S-10S in my basement for now. I'm using it to teach him how to fix bikes, because he wants to get into bike repair.

RFC 12-23-09 02:15 PM


Originally Posted by noglider (Post 10181931)
OK, folks, I know I'm super weird, but it never really occurred to me to have two of the same model.
Oh, and you don't know half of my weirdness. It goes a long, long way.

.


But it does appear to be a pleasant weird, despite your penchant for sharing details of personal hygiene.

noglider 12-23-09 03:54 PM

Oh that. I had forgotten about that. There's more of my soul I inadvertently shared on my local message board. I've become a celebrity in my town, and that's weird, too. People come up to me and say, "You're Tom Reingold! The real Tom Reingold!" and I don't know them at all. Some people think I'm creepy. Oh well.

Ivandarken 12-23-09 06:26 PM

Tom Reingold... Stay golden, pony boy!

You are kind of creepy... but in that nice victrola cranking, victorian barber riding a boneshaker kind of way!

Oh, and if you don't have that desperate bicycle hoarding sickness that makes you have duplicates of EVERYTHING... you're lucky. I am so bad, I buy 10 pairs of the exact same shirts at the same time. I even have 25 of the same art deco 1930's clocks in my clock collection.

sonatageek 12-23-09 07:31 PM

Another chance to post a picture of the two Falcon Eddy Merckx bikes I got last year.

[IMG]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...dBiachi007.jpg[/IMG]

Wildwood 12-23-09 07:47 PM

How many of you bicycle twin owners are twins yourself?
I have an '84 Centurion & '84 Peugeot and have been casually looking for an '84 Italian and an '84 English. Twins don't run in my family.

noglider 12-23-09 07:51 PM

We have 35 bikes in our garage and basement, so I definitely am a collector. But I only crave one of each kind. The trouble is that there are so many kinds! ;)

Ivandarken 12-23-09 07:52 PM

Can I test ride one of those to Chicago?



Originally Posted by sonatageek (Post 10183260)
Another chance to post a picture of the two Falcon Eddy Merckx bikes I got last year.

[IMG]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...dBiachi007.jpg[/IMG]



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