How many bikes do you own?
 

I've been reading the SSFG forum for a while and it seems that everyone here has atleast two if not more bikes AND/OR frames in their possession. My question is why? Isn't one properly and effiiciently working bike enough to sate your hunger? Don't you feel that in owning so many bicycles that you become more of a collector and less an enthusiast. Is there a point when you own so many bicycles you become less fond of them and more fond of their sparkle? Can you ever own too many bicycles? Why do you own so many bicycles? What would you give up your bicycle for?

two and a half.
One is my road,
One is a mountainbike.
One is a track frame being built up.

Obviously I think I have full right to own multiple bikes since they are being used in different manners.
Also, I don't care if someone has 20 bikes. that means that's a load of money being spent on something better than car expenses.
I also think that owning more bikes means you are more of an enthusiast. Collectors don't use what they collect. Collecting means buying and putting them on a shelf.

Three and a half, really. I store a bike that I gave to a friend for her birthday in my garage.

Damn lemme see here.........

1 Schwinn World Sport (fixed gear)
1 Road Bike (Motobecane Mirage)
1 Single Speed Mountain Bike (Diamondback Outlook)
1 Touring Bike (Schwinn Voyageur)
1 BMX (Schwinn Mag Scrambler)
3 Kids Bikes (A bike with a 26" front and 20" rear, a little red and and little black murray for kids bike jousts)

1 Nishiki Road Bike (Building into a ghetto cyclocross/snow commuter)

1 Girls road frame
1 Schwinn MTB frame ( these to be possibly used for tallbike project?)

Some of these are at my house. The jousting bikes and one of the tall bike frames is at my friends house.

Track
Fixed Gear Conversion (i.e. city beater (found it in the trash))
Road
Mountain
2 frames I found in the trash (one of which had vintage DA components!)

one english track bike from the 50s, one japanese track bike from the 90s. The end :D

1. Geared Masi roadbike
2. Geared Steelman cross bike
3. Yeti FS bike
4. Bridgestone X04
5. Track bike of unknown origin (it's too big so I am going to have to sell it though)

3, as described in sig... that is assuming you don't count the 2 little frankenbikes i have just for pissing around on... they aren't good for more than a mile and some smiles though, my knees start to hurt

1) Road Bike-training, racing, cruising, etc
2) Homemade TT bike..um for TT's, training on windy days alone
3) Street fixie beater-35 dollar frame, other parts bin parts
4) Track racing bike-For use on the velodrome to ah, race
5) Mountain bike-up for sale..currently a friend has it...6 mos plus...
6) Garbage pile Schwin varsity..not sure if I am going to do anything with it..
7) Garbage pile Trek antelope frame-fork

I have no problem with those bikes...wheelsets on the other hand....none of these are on any of the bikes stock...

1) Zipp 440's track racing
2) Trispoke front
3) Specialized Trispoke for front or rear
4) DA HF front wheel
5) Zipp disk rear
6) Rev-X front tubular-for sale
7) Fetish Cycles 38mm carbon fiber road racing wheelset-for sale
8) Tri-spoke rear..missing freehub-no idea what brand is needed
9) MTB beater wheelset

"My question is why? "

I like 'em.

"Isn't one properly and effiiciently working bike enough to sate your hunger?"

No, I set 'em up different like for different purposes.

"Don't you feel that in owning so many bicycles that you become more of a collector and less an enthusiast."

Yes, I am a collector... and enthusiast. They're far from mutually exclusive. I use what I collect, though I'm cautious with some of my stuff. The 1967 PX10 does not get ridden in the rain, for example. I've hacked a 76 Gitane TDF for that.

"Is there a point when you own so many bicycles you become less fond of them and more fond of their sparkle?"

No.

"Can you ever own too many bicycles?"

depends on how much space one has available.

"Why do you own so many bicycles?"

Like 'em. Keep finding abused classics cheap and fixing them up. Inane hobby maybe, I dunno, Iduncare.

"What would you give up your bicycle for?"

Which one?

1. 2004 Pista
2. Soma Pake
3. Sekine (conversion)
4. Schwinn Breeze
5. Schwinn Varsity
6. Motobecane (conversion)

Possibly some I am forgetting.
Never too many.

*pssst* someone here has 14 hybrids */pssst*

I voted two, although my fixed custom isn't due to arrive for 5 to 6 weeks.

Other bike is a roadie. It will be replaced with a custom late summer/early fall.

2.
both track bikes.
one for pretty & one butchered beater.

1. masi geared
2. raleigh coastie
3. levante track
4. peloton track
5. 3rensho track
6.fuji track

buncha frames.

i love all my bikes, but the raleigh's gonna go since i never ride it.

I have three at the moment and I'm planning for a 4th. I'm not ruling out a moment of consumer guilt (or having to move into a smaller space), but I will always need two bikes:

1. A solid, reliable bike that can take a beating, fit fenders, and haul my crap
2. A fast, sexy bike that is a blast to ride that I can tinker with endlessly

1. kona deluxe road bike - road racing and training
2. IRO mark v - every day commuter
3. jamis nova - long distance touring
4. fixed tallbike - good times
5. my own custom track frame - specifically for track racing
6. GT RAVE - single speed conversion for the lady...and used to pull a trailer

those are just what i keep at home...if i list bikes i have built and are in other locations around hte city...it gets much longer

I have but a single bicycle. My Schwinn conversion. I'm poor. I HAD a hybrid at one point, but well... we'll pretend I didnt.

My vote for best bike stable ever.

Oh, and PS, I hate you and your pretty bikes.

1. panasonic track
2. 3rensho track
3. 3rensho conversion (bar bike/beater)
4. aegis aro svelte road (soon to be replaced with another geared roadie due to crash)

Four's about right for me.

Gios roadie
3rensho roadie
Bianchi Pista Concept
Cinelli Olympic
Kelly SS Knobby X
Custom fillet GT MTB

Trek 5200-all out road racing steed
Mercian Super Vigorelli-C-Record equipped track monster
Raleigh Professional-around town do everything machine

I still need a cyclocross, touring, and mountain to approach a completely functional collection.

trek 400 conversion daily rider
fisher geared mtb
shwinn le tour geared


bridgstone 100 conversion junk im trying to give away

I've just got one, my Bianchi San Jose. I kick around the idea of working on a cheap conversion project or something, but for now this is it.

thanks, i love you too :D