If IRC they're was an early 80's American component mfr. Start with an E ???

I have a 83 Colnago Superissimo and a 91 Pinarello Montello. Redundant? Yes and no. The former has Campy Super Record and the second has Shimano Dura Ace. My wife is not happy about the second because of a stupid commitment to flip it. It is too good to sell as it is not redundant to me.
I have a 1973 Bottecchia Giro d"Italia and a 1984 Trek 610. Redundant? Yes and no.......

Am I OCD on Bikes? Who cares and why do I care that they care? Am I narcissistic? Hell NO!

I say go for it.

Disclaimer: I have two 1989 Schwinn Circuits, one I built up from a frame set, the other I purchased from a friend a couple weeks ago. The one I built up is full Shimano Tricolor with 8 speed brifters. The one I recently picked up is almost all Sante with Dura Ace 8 speed downtube shifting. That makes them different. See how I think? I have a 1987 Trek 560 frame set that I picked up recently that will be built up with 7 speed 105. It is aqua. Very different, it`s aqua and 7 speed.

Today I got a deal on an all original 1987 Schwinn Voyageur. It`s 18 speed and has racks. I can honestly tell my wife it is different with a straight face.

Well, if I could have n+1 wives..... at the same time, I mean.....the other way is far too expensive.

You just need to hide them from each other. Other than the bikes from other bikes.

Amateur...

31 replies, all positive. Wrong place to ask if you're OCD.

You were looking for enablers, right?

We have 14 bikes between us (wife and I). You can never have too many bikes!!

Most of my bikes followed me home as bare frames. I didn't ask for them, now did I? Well, maybe one or two.

I explain to her that it's like shoes or purses. Now she kinda gets it.

Actually, this is very reasonable behavior for an OCD type. Just to be sure to avoid any redundancy, I should forget about the Shimano stuff entirely and build a 40 year old French bike. I've got a Stronglight crankset, so I would be utilizing existing gear. The bike would be 15 years older than my current bikes, not Italian or American, and I'll have to wear wool when using it. You see, perfectly reasonable behavior!

+1 Considering frame geometry, I think you would find frame geometry considerably different, hence different handling characteristic.

Are you the one who needs a TT measurement for a 62cm PX10 on the bay?

It gets very interesting when you begin to think about mixing older touring or sport touring components with more modern wheels and drivetrain parts. Sort of like the retro roadie treatment but going farther back and retaining some of the more unique and visually desireable bits from the 70's and earlier. Best result would be a bike is easy to ride in modern way, but doesn't demand to be ridden fast all the time.

I see this as a hobby. I've saved up components from other builds and working on bikes or deciding how to build up a bike is a bit of science and art. It fills more than a cycling need for me. My style of cycling is pretty much the same, so that would make all my bikes redundant, but it doesn't matter. I've got different pairs of running shoes, for example. They all serve the same purpose so why have more than one? Technically I don't require that many, but I enjoy variety. I figure, if I've got the money and the space, why not have an interesting and healthy hobby. Sell the bikes after awhile and get different projects.

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...why is it always one or the other when people ask this question ? #gottabeme

Most of the replies were humorous as well. Enabling humor was the obvious goal, and most posters got this.

Darn! I knew I should have added a smiley face!

Yeah, like "60cm 1984 Raleigh Competition 12" and "62cm 1984 Raleigh Competition 12".

OMG twins, never road twins before. But I believe one will be the "other one". So different names.

Did the same thing. I had a blue Stumpjumper then got the red one. Everyone knows red is faster even in the dirt.

You have twin sisters too!!

Havent bought the frame yet ,, maybe there's a a small Japanese builder frame like 3 Rensho on the Horizon ...



I have 2 red bikes , but one is Japanese Red and the other Italian Red..

Exactly. It's reasonably OCD.

Just getting out of bed and going to work everyday could be considered both obsessive-compulsive and redundant. I enjoy fixing and restoring bicycles... and I enjoy owning them too. But I get no pleasure from hoarding (at least not YET). So I am regularly collecting... and selling off my collection. It make me happy and the wife accepts the bicycles as long as they also disappear as well as appear.

We are all a little bit mad in this place.