I used to semi-hoarde small Campy parts ....waiting for things to wear out. Still waiting. Of course, I don't use them as much as I used to. Which makes my parts stash last that much longer. ;) They were handy to have though on my recent resto/overhaul.

Hmm, time to sell all of them, I guess. :innocent:

I tried the niche approach. Lets see, I will limit myself to just Panasonic built Schwinns, just the nicer ones. OK, so I get a 1973 World Voyageur. Then a 1986 Peloton, then a 1987 Prologue, then a 1991 Paramount Series 5, then a Paramount Series 7. And I still need a Volare. Oh, and the Peloton is the wrong size... And am I really going to push out the Colnago and Tommasini? And the Trek touring bike? Etc...

I've got to try another approach.

No one ever considers having a huge art collection to be hoarding. Hang those Fantastic Vintage Bikes in giant shadowboxes, and you’re now a curator.

Being mostly broke works for me. ;)

You can only collect stuff from local builders. That seems to cut down the buying.

There are a lot of great vintage Puget Sound built bikes I would like to have in the garage.

I've heard 4 basic constraints on hoarding bikes here in this thread:

a) Lack of adequate storage space
b) Not enough time to ride and/or maintain them
c) Honey objects to hubby's obsession
d) Not enough funds

Seriously. Is there anyone here who would still be "thinning the herd" if they had unlimited space/time/money - and a little encouragement from their better half? ;)

again, if you have dozens of rusting bikes in your back yard, basement, garage, or shed... and you're not operating a full-time bicycle repair business... you have a problem.

Yes, but how often do they go on craigslist in your size for a decent price? Not often, I reckon.

:roflmao: This!! Thanks for the laugh. Great advice.

I've been working on that plan as well, part of my buy high, sell low strategy.

All kidding aside, there are three ways I have used to manage the $$ side.

1. No single bike can cost more than an entry level bike at the LBS. This caps my single bike spend to $800. I have never crossed that mark, or even gotten close. This keeps me from chasing after some super $$$ bikes.

2. Bikes pay for bikes, parts and tools.

3. I am very patient, waiting for a deal, and not really stuck on any particular brand or model.

I had a girlfriend whose father, raced Abarth cars (hopped-up 1960’s Italian coupes). Her mother thought he had 2 or 3 Abarth's until she visited his workshop (conveniently 30 minutes’ drive from their house). I suspect he was sleeping on the couch for a while after she made a surprise visit and found 9 Abarth bodies.

I’ll be thinking of him tomorrow when I drive out of Culpeper, Virginia with or without an old Raleigh Sports …I’ll be thinking, “I’m so happy my winter project addiction is so much cheaper than that girlfriend’s father’s!!” That’ll be my third bike. And I’m fascinated by hoarding.

It sounds like a lot of hoarders here are going to be sellers soon. I need to start checking the for sale thread.

I already added 2 projects for the winter, a Paramount and a LeMond. I was pretty happy the past couple of years maintaining just 4 bikes, but it is so hard for me not jump on a good deal. I would love to say I am done, but that would be fooling myself.

Yup. Ditto. Sold most of my bikes. Only seven left now. Okay, eight.

I guess I could do with two. One primary, and one as reserve for the occasions where I haven't got time for repairing the primary.