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  • How few bikes have you had in the past 20 years?
  • Mine is a grand total of 4

    A rigid s/h gate of a Scott – had a couple of years

    A ’97 Kona Lava Dome (still got)

    A 2005 Spesh Enduro (kept for 4 years)

    A 2008 S-Works Enduro (still got)

    Must admit I fancy a change, even though the Enduro meets all my needs – got a bit of lust for the top of the range Capra

    simondbarnes
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    20. Which is bonkers. Still have 12 of them although 3 are just frames and one of them is cracked.

    tomhoward
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    😳 19.

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    thegreatape
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    4 in the last 20 years, 6 in my life ever.

    Raleigh Boxer
    Apollo Blizzard
    GT something
    Kona Caldera
    Genesis Day One Cross
    Bird Zero

    Still got the last 2.

    nickwatson
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    In purchased order …

    1998/9 Marin Nail Trail
    2004 Marin East Peak
    2006 Giant XTC Comp
    2010 Whyte 19
    2011 Orange Five
    2009 Felt Breed (secondhand)
    2009 Niner EMD (secondhand)
    2014 Stanton Sherpa

    Only the Sherpa remains.

    Nick

    iainc
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    15

    Raleigh something
    Stumpjumper
    Rockhopper
    BadBoy
    Flat bar hybrid
    rock lobster 853
    Jake the snake
    Enduro
    5
    CDF
    Defy Comp
    Dolan precursa
    Soul
    CDF 30
    Anthem SX

    Still got the last 5

    Scary when written down 😳

    esselgruntfuttock
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    5.

    Fleet HT, still got.
    Stumpy FS.
    Merida FS.
    Orange 5, still got.
    Road bike, still got.

    paulmgreen
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    6

    Specialized Hardrock
    Giant XTC
    Giant Anthem X29. Still got
    Felt f95 still got
    Felt QX70. Still got
    Planet X Pro Carbon. Still got

    tomhoward
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    *mamadirt to the forum please, paging mamadirt*

    Dickyboy
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    1995-2005 Trek 950 – bought new in about 1991

    2005 – present day, way too many to think about making a list

    gnusmas
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    6

    Viper B-52 Bomber Pro
    2001 Coyote Dual Slalom
    2001 Coyote HT-5 (still got)
    2006 Santa Cruz Heckler
    2012 Cove Stiffee (still got)
    2012 Trek Remedy (still got)

    None were complete bikes, only the HT-5 and the Stiffee were new frames. Parts were a mix of new and second hand.

    TP
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    6

    kristoff
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    Hmmm, I know I’ve not had many.

    ’95 diamond back topanga,
    ’98 Orange o2 (still got it),
    ’99 Orange Msisle,
    ’13 On one C456,
    ’13 Boardman Cx team,
    ’14 Santa cruz bronson C (still got),
    ’14 Specialized roubaix sport,
    ’14 Kinesis crosslight pro 6 (still got).

    Couple more than I thought and three still owned and in working order, although the old orange is just used on the turbo now. Think I could do with a new hardtail 😉

    rockhopperbike
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    4

    1995 kilauea – still got- lovely rigid flyer
    2005 Kona sutra – sold- bit heavy
    2010 Orange crush- just retired for a bit- it will live again
    2015 Arknose 2 – green hack- great bike

    although , I have heard reliably that I may pick up a Segment tommoz- so then 5 🙂

    dai21t
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    Carrera, can’t remember the model, about 1994 ish.
    About ten years off then
    2003 carrera lrs2, snapped the rear swingarm.
    Carrera vanquish road bike, think about 2005. Still got and use it.
    Be one full sus, can’t remember the model. Didn’t have it long, the seat tube snapped coming down whites level.
    2009 Cove hand job, great bike, sold last year
    2010 Boardman pro fs. Still got it, don’t use it though.
    2013 specialized stumpjumper evo comp.

    teethgrinder
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    0
    Last complete bike was 1991 – Raleigh Mirage, then a succession of Trigger’s brooms
    1993 – Heff’s Bike shop aluminium thing like an Alpinestars Al-Mega (new)
    1999 – Coyote F2 (new)
    2002 – Kona NuNu (2nd hand)
    2008 – Carrera Vulcan(2nd hand)
    2009 – Spesh Rockhopper FSR (2nd hand)
    2013 – Spesh FSRxc 2nd hand)
    2015 – Banshee Spitfire (new)

    Got given a hardtail and a rigid retro Trek so not including them.

    jaaaaaaaaaam
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    Old peugeot mtb with suspension forks! (they did not really ever work but the bike took a long time to die. Bought in about 1990)
    Some kinda very cheap awful mtb (circa 2000. Was stolen, the joke is on the thief lol)
    Voodoo hoodoo (the wheels and drive train did not last long but it got me into mountain biking. I’ve given the frame to a neighbour)
    Canyon Nerve 9.9 (killed by car)
    Mekk Poggio 1.5 (sold as I didn’t use it much)
    Genesis Croix De Fer (Current commuter, I like)
    Commencal Meta V4 trail (replacement for the canyon and more fun)

    Oddly enough you can track my wage financial health

    bruk
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    92 Saracen Tufftrax. Sold when I graduated because I was very skint.

    94 Kona AA, bought with student loan, had front suspension. Now owned by brother in law, bit of a triggers broom.

    08 Genesis 20. Still in use mostly as tow truck for trailer in forest.

    05 stump jumper fsr, bought second hand on here to try out FS, love it and am aiming at a newer replacement sometime.

    11 Whyte Kings Cross. Bought when kids arrived as easier to ride from home. Prob most used, school run, evening hacks etc.

    acidchunks
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    A BSO that took me a year to kill
    1997 Rockhopper A1 FS til it cracked in 07
    (^did go missing for 9 months in 2000, my old man gave me his scott which promptly had the wheels stolen and a shopping trolley dumped on it)
    2009 rockhopper expert, stolen after 9 months
    Merlin frankenbike commuter (mostly built from bits of dead 97 rockhopper, rebuilt for a friend and then some tool decided to take a set of golf clubs to it in his basement)
    2011 Voodoo Wanga (now just a frame and fork)
    2012 Spesh Crosstrails (very worn – dismantled)
    2013 Heckler (built from frame- most parts donated by the wanga)
    2014 Ramin (built from frame)

    fr0sty125
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    Giant something
    GT Avalanche
    Titus El Guapo
    Cube Acid 29

    monkeysfeet
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    Lots…
    Marin Nail Trail (2001)
    Cannondale Super V 700 (2001)
    Trek 6700 (2003)
    Cove Stiffee x 2
    Cove Handjob (2009)
    Kinesis decade Virsa (2011)
    Currently – Rose Granite Chief (2010)
    Cotic BFE (2013) 😆

    Crag
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    Not quite sure on the year but had 2 GT RTS-3’s. Both shit, don’t know why I bought the 2nd.

    1999 -Trek 7000 – nicked.

    2000 – Cannondale F700 – broke in 2004

    2004 – Cannondale HT warranty replacement – still got

    2008 – Commencal Meta 5.5XT – Broke

    2009 – Commencal Meta 5.5 – Replacement for above, broke

    2010 – Commencal Meta 5.5 – Replacement for above, sold

    2010 – Turner 5 Spot – Sold

    2012 – Lapierre Zesty 714- Sold

    2012 – Cannondale CAAD8 105 – Still got

    2014 – Transition Covert – Still got

    2015 – Cotic Soul 275 – not quite built yet

    A few more than I thought but most have fallen apart before I fell out of love with them.

    tomhoward
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    I got to reminiscing…

    1997-2001ish Carrera Mission 21speed then, in (rough) purchase order
    01 Azonic DS Evo
    99 Kona stinky
    04 Apollo vortice BMX
    04 Corona branded full suss BSO
    05 Specialized demo 8
    08 Specialized SX trail II
    06? GT IT1
    05? Orange Hitman
    09 Intense Slopestyle
    03-05? On One inbred SS
    13 Trek 1.5 (still got)
    04 GT pro series 24 cruiser
    13 Trek Madone 5.2 (still got)
    14 Santa Cruz 5010C (still got)
    14 Santa Cruz Nomad Mk3 (still got)
    15 Specialized fatboy pro (still got)
    NOS 13/14 Santa Cruz chameleon (still got)

    Oops, 18.

    Bregante
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    MTB’s
    1996 Specialized Hardrock
    2000 Scott Yecora
    2002 GT Tempest
    2006 Mongoose Teocali
    2008 Specialized Enduro
    2012 Nicolai Helius
    2014 Orange Gyro (still got)
    2014 Surly Karate Monkey (still got)

    Plus 🙄

    Genesis Croix de Fer
    Cannondale Caad 8
    Specialized Singlecross
    Ribble Gran Fondo (still got)

    padkinson
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    I think I’ve still got every bike or bike part that I’ve ever owned 😯

    2009? – Raleigh Freeride (it’s now my mum’s MTB)
    2011 – Specialized Hardrock Pro (BB threads died so it’s hanging on the shed wall)
    2011 – Merlin Maven road bike (now stripped down and ready to go to the powdercoaters to give it a paintjob to disguise it’s age/poor quality)
    2012 – On One Whippet (still use it as a SS commuter from time to time)
    2012 – Saracen Amplitude Cr1 (now a brakeless lake jump bike)
    2013 – Canyon Grand Canyon CF SLX 29 8.9 (now a (shamefully expensive) winter bike)
    2013 – Raleigh Mountain Lite 1984 (now a SSCX, and an awesome one it is too)
    2014 – Singular Swift (now set up SS, although had gears on it for the winter races)
    2014 – Revell Throttle (still the good jump bike, no lake jumps for this one)
    2014 – Dawes Atlantis 1982 (been repainted in gloss black/nickel flecks and is the SS cafe ride bike)
    2015 – Niner Air 9 RDO (the race bike for this year, courtesy of Bikesoup Test Team)

    So 11 bikes in 6 years, 9 of which I’m still riding, with another 2 coming soon(only to review though 🙁 ), do I have a problem? Is there any such thing as bike rehab?

    bobmac892
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    Mountain biking for me started on a 23″ Raleigh Massiff then
    – Carerra STX (Stolen in Edinburgh so back to the Raleigh until it was nicked in Edinburgh to.)
    – Saracen Tuff Trax with LX & Ritchey and upgraded to XT
    – GT XCR 4000 (with XT then newer XT)
    – Carrera Kraken (with the GT’s old XT)
    – GT Aggressor (with the Carerra’s XT)
    – 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR (with the GT XCR’s XT)
    – 1998 Saracen Kili Team (with the Aggressor’s old XT)
    – 2010 Mondraker Foxy RR (with all new bling)
    – 2011 Saracen Kili Flyer

    and 3 Road bikes appeared somewhere in there aswell. 13 in 30 odd years. Hell that’s way better than the almost ex missus claims!

    taxi25
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    22 that I can remember.

    mamadirt
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    waves

    I can’t possibly tell you 😳

    Northwind
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    Bloody millions. But I do still have the very first real mountain bike I ever owned, 25 years old so that probably cancels out all the ones I owned for 17 minutes, right?

    mikewsmith
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    a nondescript HT in the 90’s
    Orange EVO 2 – snapped
    Spec S Works Enduro 04 – Snapped
    Kinesis pha5e – given away
    06 Heckler – scrapped before it snapped
    09 Heckler – given away
    OnOne 456 – sat in store room
    09 Spec Allez – still ridden
    SC Blur LTc2 still in use
    Rocky Mtn Element – in use
    Commencal Supreme DH2 – in use

    only 11, though I did,t really ride properly till 03

    BigDummy
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    Carrera something – stolen
    Carrera something else – hung on a while
    Kona Fire Mountain – 1st proper MTB
    Kona Lava Dome – no actual improvement over the Fire Mountain
    GT BMX (briefly) – WTF? srsly?
    Kona A’ha – love at first sight
    Trek VRX200 – worst bike EVER
    Kinesis Maxlight XC – possibly best bike ever – lavished upgrades on it
    Raleigh road bike – OK
    Carrera road bike – OK
    Condor Italia road bike – awesome – kept for nearly 10 years
    On One Inbred SS – OK
    On One Inbred geared – OK
    (another) Kona A’ha – ripped off on eBay, Xtracycle conversion
    Pace RC303 – Better than an Inbred
    Surly Big Dummy – Amazeballs
    Brompton – folds up
    Chromag Samurai – rad as hell
    Surly Karate Monkey – came at a bad time
    Trek Remedy – didn’t love
    Cotic Solaris – brill.i.ant
    Salsa Vaya – never gelled
    Chromag Samurai65 – lovelovelove
    Whyte Suffolk – emigration forced early sale

    That’s 23 in 18 years. There are a couple of big changeover points:

    – moving to London and getting into road riding
    – having spare money for the first time
    – trying to get down to 1 MTB and 1 road bike
    – moving to Hong Kong and getting rid of almost everything

    The only one I still have is the Chromag Samurai65. Big Dummy and Brompton out of indefinite loan. Konas still with members of my family.

    racefaceec90
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    1988 dawes ascent
    1992 marin eldridge grade
    1992-3 raleigh elan road bike
    1994 specialized stumpjumper m2 ht with direct drive fork and first gen xtr groupset

    2002 cannondale F800 with lefty fork
    2004-5 mongoose fireball
    2007 specialized stumpjumper fsr comp
    2008 specialized s works carbon ht frame
    2010 specialized stumpjumper fsr comp 140mm
    2010 giant anthem x2
    2011 charge duster mid (still have/my only bike currently)
    2013 specialized tarmac sport road bike.

    that’s it (for now 🙂

    Royston
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    I’ve had six, five of which I still have.Four of those are still regularly used except none recently as I crashed on one and have broken bones and severed tendons in my right hand.
    1995-Raleigh ‘Max’ bought to get to work on when I was living without a car
    2004- Marin EastPeak sold after I bought a
    2005- Orange Five
    2005- Trek SLR bought (second hand in 2009) components upgraded over time
    2010- Avanti ‘Kiss’ Singlespeed 29er
    2014- Kona ‘Sutra’ bought to fulfill some touring dreams (Well! I do live in New Zealand)

    timba
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    5 1/2
    Pre-1985 too many and then stopped cycling
    Tandem (the 1/2, or is that two) and five others, although I generally only keep two or three at any one time (two currently)

    piemonster
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    12

    eddiebaby
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    5. A Raleigh steel framed thing my Bro gave me as transport when I came back to England. A Giant Escape hybrid. A Cannondale Trigger 1. A Whyte Shoreditch. A Cannondale Bad Boy. I still have the last 3.

    lawman91
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    Only been riding ten years but I’m now on bike number 7 😳

    2004 Claud Butler Cape Wraith. Off the shelf. Great starter bike, brakes were shite, fork was average but it was great fun to fun to ride!

    2006 Kinesis Maxlight XC120. First custom build absolutely loved this thing and could never bring myself to part with it. Very dated these days but still have the frame in the loft ready to hang in a future man cave.

    2011 Ibis Mojo HD140. First Susser. Awesome. Brilliant. Kinda regret moving it on to fund bike #7

    2012 On One 456 carbon. Replaced the Maxlight frame and moved the parts over fun over a short ride but never bonded with it. Sold the frame after 18 months.

    2013 Stanton Slackline 631. Didn’t last long, gutted as it had massive potential.

    2013 Cotic BFe. Possibly the most fun HT I’ve owned. Looks awesome, rides brilliantly and is cool as hell. Don’t ride it as much as I should really.

    2015 Mondraker Foxy Carbon XR SE. Second carbon full sus and first off the shelf bike since 2004. Didn’t stay off the shelf for long though. Complete game changer of a bike. Best of the lot? Quite possibly.

    whitestone
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    Four.

    Scot FSR-2 An early DH rig: big heavy and lumbering like its owner
    Orange EVO-2: A sprightly HT
    Marin Mt Vision: the 2005 edition I think
    Cotic Solaris.

    Only ever had 5 road bikes in 50+ years.

    dirtyrider
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    after the childhood Raleighs i had these starting in about 1998

    (underlined ones have pics)

    Raleigh M-Trax
    GT Zaskar LE
    Kona Chute – Stolen
    Generic Aluminium Jump Frame
    On-One Gimp

    On-One Inbred
    On-One 24″ Cruiser

    On-One Trails Bike
    Planet-X Jack Flash
    Azonic DS-2
    Orange Patriot
    Turner DHR

    Orange 222
    Cannondale Chase
    Black Market Mob

    Cannondale Prophet 4x
    Yeti 575

    Santa Cruz Blur XC Carbon
    [url=http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y394/dansipods2/IMG_0420_zpsb83a111e.jpg]Cannondale Scalpel
    [/url]Planet-X Pro Carbon
    Planet-X Cragg Vale

    Merida Scultura
    [url=http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y394/dansipods2/ScreenShot2014-06-02at194918_zps4a90f30a.png]Cannondale Supersix Hi-Mod
    [/url]Santa Cruz Blur LTC

    Santa Cruz TallboyC
    [url=http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y394/dansipods2/photo-10_zps1647d5c2.jpg]Santa Cruz Highball
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    Surly Krampus

    M6TTF
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    Some Dawes mtb, which I bent the forks on after a week.
    Emmelle mtb, I forget the name of
    Scott 7005 aluminium
    Dave Yates Diabolo with specialized future shock (my first suss fork!)
    1999 specialized stumpjumper FSR XC Comp – dads still got it
    2008 Trek Fuel Ex7
    2015 Canyon a Spectral 7EX

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