…do you want rid of yours? Or is it just me? (good excuse for a new one though).

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

I presume you were joking, if not you need to have a long think about why you feel that way.

What bike is it?

I am not sure I would even notice TBH and I certainly would not care.
If a mate drinks the same coffee as you do you change brands?

Flow Myth.

Not sure if im serious or not, just pride myself a little on building distinctive and different bikes. Just dont want to look like a club and/or married couple 🙂

I do kind of know what you mean. But woulnd't bother me. A mate and I bought the same bikes at the same time from teh same shop years ago 😆

I am not sure I would even notice TBH

Do you ride with your eyes closed?

Not sure if im serious or not,

just pride myself a little on building distinctive and different bikes

Think you've answered your own question. I prescribe a course of stop taking yourself so seriously.

Thanks will, and your probably right trailmonkey, maybe im just looking for an excuse to buy a new bike. 😉

It must be quite a different build then – and maybe a different colour? If it's an identical build and colour, I'd want to sell it. I'm 34, but I'd still act like a 14 year old if it was *identical*.

If it's just the same frame, then I don't think you can be too surprised given it's price and style – there aren't that many options for that type of frame at that price…

Do you ride with your eyes closed?

Use the force Junkyard, use the force 😀

He wanted your bike not your ass, get over yourself.

Constructive as always BlingBling, you know the guy then 😉

It is a different colour, i admit. Its only a stop-gap until the Tazer ht is released anywho.

How daft.

You'd have no excuse for being slower, is that what you're worried about? 😛

"This MTB club just ain't big enough for the two of us" Then pistols at dawn IMHO

just pride myself a little on building distinctive and different bikes.

😆

Actually just remembered that somebody from my group was thinking about getting the same bike as me, and they contacted me for advice on whether to get one or not… found my subconscious taking over, and telling them about all the problems (non-existant) with the bike and generally putting them off it (ROFL I love my bike) They ended up getting a Trek instead!

Kill his bike with fire, then convince him it was for the best.

He'll look at you at in a different light. The light of his burning bike.

You would soon lose that feeling of exclusivity, if you rode a Stumpjumper FSR like me ! You would be trying hard to find a riding group without at least 3 of them

What more excuse could you need to upgrade everything and make it different?

I can kinda see what you mean though. 2 people on exactly the same bike looks a bit like a married couple or hire bikes.

Doesn't bother me think it's good if riders in the group have the same bike then there's no blaming the equipment then if there a bit healthy competiton 😉

I think this might help

If its a great bike then who cares

Swift – how old are you? Are you going to get grief in the playground if you don't have a nicer bike 😀 If this group member shows up in the same clothes and same hair cut then start to worry.

…do you want rid of yours?

No.

Do you not feel like such a unique and special individual anymore?

Does his go faster than yours? If so maybe its not the bike you need to worry about!

hum let me see all riding pals shop at the same LBS who only sells 4 different makes of bikes.

So yes very likely to have someone riding the same bike as me.

group i used to ride with i always felt like the odd one out. first time i rocked up on my STEEL (?!!) hardtail and was confronted by six liteville 301's.

huh? what's all that about.

steel is in caps because this is germany and steel weighs more than alu and everyone knows light weight is best.

Biscuit Power got it in one for me!

I can admit i'm pathetic enough to always need an excuse in reserve for not being the fastest rider in a given group, and at the end of the day, so long as no-one else is on the same bike as you then there's some way of making that your excuse 😀

Never thought about it really. A few years ago in our 'riding group' we all rode DMR's, there was at least 6 of us who rode them.

Three guys I know have the same bike (SC Superlite), not cause they're trying to compete in anyway, but because they thought them that good (Admittedly there all different colours). What's the problem with that? Surely it's all about the riding not the 'look', or do we subscribe to another kind of MTB-ing to you?

I've been out on rides with team mate friends and there's been 4 of us with identical bikes. Is it really an issue?!

There are a number of 575s in our group.different hues,vintage and builds. Stumpys are rarer than Yetis in our bunch.

When I rode an 04 Enduro(my lad's got it now)a few people said to me "doesn't it bother you that their as common as dog sh!t".
My reply was "no, why should it ? It's only a ****' bike"…..

wouldn't really bother me if it was someone in the same riding group. However, I didn't like the idea of having the same DH frame as my OH. I thought it would just look a bit silly, especially as we're really different builds (and he's much faster than me ..)

confronted by six liteville 301's.

Are they as good as they look, seem as though alot of thought has gone into them.

Gee, give the guy a break he just likes having a nice bike like the rest of us. If he had put my bike is no longer niche. I'm sure many of you would be saying how great and niche yours still is.

Thanks tails. It was slightly tongue in cheek, can't believe how serious this place has gotten.