How many?
#51
Originally Posted by humancongereel
biggest, best, shiniest....hardly me. heh.
i'm just playin'; no need to take me seriously.
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#53
Originally Posted by ink1373
habitus, i think i like you best when you're "a little grumpy"
ink, you've been a little grumpy for a while now, right?
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#56
well hello there

Joined: May 2005
Posts: 15,488
Likes: 388
From: Point Loma, CA
Bikes: Bill Holland (Road-Ti), Fuji Roubaix Pro (back-up), Bike Friday (folder), Co-Motion (tandem) & Trek 750 (hybrid)
2 Roads
2 hybrids
2 kids bikes
2 tandems
(For a family of four)
2 hybrids
2 kids bikes
2 tandems
(For a family of four)
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#57
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 894
Likes: 0
1 geared mtb
1 fixed pink nightmare conversion
1 ssified Kona Smoke (currently rocking a dirtjump fork and tank-like wheels)
1 ssified old Raleigh mtb waiting for an IRO wheel for winter tank-like fixing (on its way from QC City)
1 steamroller frame waiting for me in Philly that will get the nightmare's parts, and the nightmare will become a ss cruiser for Philly nightmaring.
How many one speed bikes in how many cities are necessary?
I'm so moving to CO Springs and moving in next to isotopesope instead of finishing my bike projects. Looks like y'all ride the same size bike too. How convenient, neighbour!
1 fixed pink nightmare conversion
1 ssified Kona Smoke (currently rocking a dirtjump fork and tank-like wheels)
1 ssified old Raleigh mtb waiting for an IRO wheel for winter tank-like fixing (on its way from QC City)
1 steamroller frame waiting for me in Philly that will get the nightmare's parts, and the nightmare will become a ss cruiser for Philly nightmaring.
How many one speed bikes in how many cities are necessary?
I'm so moving to CO Springs and moving in next to isotopesope instead of finishing my bike projects. Looks like y'all ride the same size bike too. How convenient, neighbour!
#58
Barbieri Telefonico
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,522
Likes: 2
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bikes: Crappy but operational secondhand Motobecane Messenger
1 1971 steel conversion
1 hybrid - my biggest mistake - but I did not know any better then and I was coming from back surgery
1 hybrid - my biggest mistake - but I did not know any better then and I was coming from back surgery
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#59
hell's angels h/q e3st ny
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,582
Likes: 0
From: boston area/morningside heights manhattan
Bikes: surly steamroller, independent fabrication titanium club racer, iro jamie roy--44/16, independent fabrication steel crown jewel--47/17, surly karate. monkey (rohloff speed hub), unicycle
ya only need one. be a minimalist. don't crowd yer life up with stuff. be free. it feels good. as a sage said right here on this very site: throw yer tv at yer car. i still have a car, but don't feel good about it.
like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".
nawm sayin'? do ya?
like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".
nawm sayin'? do ya?
#60
1 Miyata conversion - currently running SS, awaiting the cog/lockring
1 Surly 1x1 for the trails
1 mtb ss conversion
1 24" BMX cruiser
1 Surly 1x1 for the trails
1 mtb ss conversion
1 24" BMX cruiser
#62
shoot up or shut up.

Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,961
Likes: 0
From: colorado springs, co
Bikes: yes please.
Originally Posted by brunop
ya only need one. be a minimalist. don't crowd yer life up with stuff. be free. it feels good. as a sage said right here on this very site: throw yer tv at yer car. i still have a car, but don't feel good about it.
like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".
nawm sayin'? do ya?
like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".
nawm sayin'? do ya?

#63
jack of one or two trades
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 5,640
Likes: 0
From: Suburbia, CT
Bikes: Old-ass gearie hardtail MTB, fix-converted Centurion LeMans commuter, SS hardtail monster MTB
Originally Posted by brunop
ya only need one. be a minimalist. don't crowd yer life up with stuff. be free. it feels good. as a sage said right here on this very site: throw yer tv at yer car. i still have a car, but don't feel good about it.
like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".
nawm sayin'? do ya?
like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".
nawm sayin'? do ya?

#64
hell's angels h/q e3st ny
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,582
Likes: 0
From: boston area/morningside heights manhattan
Bikes: surly steamroller, independent fabrication titanium club racer, iro jamie roy--44/16, independent fabrication steel crown jewel--47/17, surly karate. monkey (rohloff speed hub), unicycle
Originally Posted by Aeroplane
I dunno man... I could simplify by just using sporks too, but I really like how well my different silverware works. Especially my grapefruit spoons.
#65
Originally Posted by habitus
yeah.
ink, you've been a little grumpy for a while now, right?
ink, you've been a little grumpy for a while now, right?
i have attained a state of permanent grump. it just goes along with novice ascetic luddism. my computer is a constant source of personal shame.
Aeroplane...funny you should mention sporks...i'm wholly dedicated to mine.
#68
sometimes it hurts...
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 187
Likes: 0
From: Denver, CO
Bikes: 2006 DeBernardi Track, Home-made Tall Bike, Custom 3-Speed Schwinn? Road Bike.
lets see...
2 fixed
1 road
1 mtn
1 bmx
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5
that's not too many. There's another 3-4 frames sitting around in the garage waiting to be either 1) built up or 2) stripped of paint and taken apart for frame building practice.
1 track frame coming, once the brazing skills are up to par.
2 fixed
1 road
1 mtn
1 bmx
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5
that's not too many. There's another 3-4 frames sitting around in the garage waiting to be either 1) built up or 2) stripped of paint and taken apart for frame building practice.
1 track frame coming, once the brazing skills are up to par.
#69
Originally Posted by ink1373
i have attained a state of permanent grump. it just goes along with novice ascetic luddism. my computer is a constant source of personal shame.
"novice ascetic luddism": that's a good one. i've gone through some misanthropic periods in my life, but in the last few years have made addressing, in some way, racism, sexism, and heterosexism a priority. basically, people have become a priority. not sure how that relates.
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#70
I need more bikes!!!

Joined: May 2004
Posts: 472
Likes: 0
From: Durham, NC
Bikes: 2 roadies, 7 fixed-gears, 1 hardtail, 1 full suspension mtb, and 1 hybrid...so far.
Originally Posted by benny
On the average how bikes do most people own here? I am working on another build right now and it got me to thinking. I have one complete bike built up, an extra frame lying around and a grip of parts for the second build. What about the rest of you?
That makes fourteen bikes for me. Of those, six are fixie conversions and the Van Dessel is currently
running single-speed with a flip/flop fixie option. I have another project bike or two sitting around as well.
My house has bicycle related items in nearly every room.
#72
NoGoSlow
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 862
Likes: 1
From: Philly
Bikes: Stella fixy conversion, Trek 2300, Specialized Rock Hopper, Schwinn Collegiate 3, Mz Skorpion
5 total:
- fixed conversion
- road bike
- mountain bike
- three speed cruiser
- folding bike (train/transit bike)
- fixed conversion
- road bike
- mountain bike
- three speed cruiser
- folding bike (train/transit bike)





