I am happy I have ridden and owned a nice range of bikes as I feel I truly know what I have suits my needs!
Yeah, and what Ton said too. For me it's not just about the riding (tho' I do ride everyday), it's the speccing and building too - I'd like to say that I've found the perfect bike - maybe I have but that's not going to stop me wanting to build something else just to see how it feels. In my defence, I don't by shoes or handbags 
Just skimmed the thread, but the answer is:
For some buying, maintaining and upgrading bikes, trying to get them "just right" is a rewarding activity in itself. There're two sides (at least!) to MTBing - sport and hobby.
Bikes are expensive, but not compared to a lot of other things! And if there's pleasure to be gained by riding a new bike, then why not?
The other thing is the constant search for the perfect bike. But in our sport there are too many vaiables i.e up/down muddy/dry/rocky/wet/sandy/rooty xc riding/freeride/AM?/downhill etc etc you can get close to the holy grail of bikes but only close.
Accept what you ride most of the time and get a bike that suits, that's my opinion. And bling that to Kingdom come, I like to see good looking stuff on the trails. Sadly I'm function over form 
I haven't bought a bike for three or four months now...
You been inside?
i think some could do with spending the money on skills training rather than the search for the perfect bike....
**** off jam bo that means having to get on and actually ride it.
I never actually buy another bike, but I'm constantly looking for the ultimate bitz, and before I realise it, it's a completely different bike.
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