What bikes do you actually own?

Ooh, good question. 🙂

And how many did you pay for and how many did you just not return after demon/ get as a sweetener/freebie*?

* Politics of envy question

Bike Magazine (as in motorbikes) regularly features bikes owned by the staff. In contrast to the biggest, fastest, technological wonders they’re usually writing about the staff owned bikes are generally quite utilitarian or semi classics they’re forever trying to get to run properly.

A similar situation here?

*gets cup of tea*

And which did you pay rrp/trade for

I don’t know, but I’m sure if you bought the magazine you’d find out quite quickly.

GrumpyDave – Member
What bikes do you actually buy?

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Well I’d seriously hope they did either get cracking discounts or freebies for their own bikes. Every job has to have its perks.

I don’t know much about the bike industry but I’ve a cupboard full of skis to say that certainly went on in the wintersports industry when I was in that game.

Sadly my career perks now would only be good if I needed a hole dug in the ground cheaply….

I get free stamps at christmas perks of the job 🙂

Sorry to disappoint some of you but I know from a recent conversation with one staff member that I paid slightly less for my last new frame than he did for his identical one.

Shall I start?

Kinesis Evo4 Cross bike
Santa Cruz Tallboy LTc
Santa Cruz Highball alloy
Cannondale MT2000 Tandem
Kona Singlespeed (currently mothballed)
Kona Aha (currently mothballed)

Oh and a NOS Trek 69er singlespeed frame that I may get round to doing something with

Sorry to disappoint some of you but I know from a recent conversation with one staff member that I paid slightly less for my last new frame than he did for his identical one.

That wasn’t me I hope ;o)

No!

I can’t see the relevance of the original question, unless as Junkyard implies it’s an envy-fuelled one.

My main sport is windsurfing and most of the windsurfers I hang about with don’t own any kit themselves. That’s because they own/work for Boardwise, Tarifa Spin-out, RRD, Club Mistral or Nielsen.

Doesn’t stop them being good, passionate and honest about a) the sport, b) the kit c) what i should buy next d) how shit I am and why am I still bothering.

thought kitesurfing had all but killed off “pole dancing”? 😉

Everyone likes different things. Some like arse up head down 75 mm hard tails while others love seven inch full sus numbers.
They ride what they like.
Is they get them cheaper/free why not?
There was a time when I could get stuff trade plus vat as my friends ran a bike shop. Sadly that’s no longer the case but I only bought what I wanted.
Why should someone envy the ST staff? If they get stuff like this good for them. If not, they still buy bikes they want.

Dave – I’ll have the 69er if you don’t want it 🙂

thought kitesurfing had all but killed off “pole dancing”?

No, it just got rid of all the dicks.

^^ Yay! 😆

I was sponsored by a Windsurfing company a few years ago. You do have to put a lot of time and effort into promoting the Brand and the Kit, they expect returns you know.

Also, one major Brand doesn’t give kit away even if yo are sponsored, you have to buy it at a discount then hand it back at the end of that model year and do it all over again the following… thats providing they still want you on their books.

If STW towers didn’t get some sweeteners then I think they’re doing it wrong, whatever guise the benefit be.

Anyways, they’re all Northerns, so shirley they all ride..

I think it’s a good question, if just out of interest, not envy.

Then we can ask for photos and slate the gardens.

I’m guessing that the OP’s question was born of genuine curiosity as to the personal preferences of the staff and whether or not they still believe the hype after having had more ‘bums on saddle’ experience than most of us will ever get.

I can’t see the relevance of the original question

really? not in slightest bit curious as to what the writers and editors and staff on a bike mag might ride themselves?

Having access to loads of flash bikes and kit, I’d be very interested to see what they ride themselves, would make for a very interesting discussion I’s have thought

Because having access to loads of flash bikes and kit would skew their decisions on what to own themselves.

Because having access to loads of flash bikes and kit would skew their decisions on what to own themselves.

Hope so 😀

I don’t have access to those bikes, I need to rely on reviews, I would hope that having access to those sorts of bikes would lead them to make the sorts of decisions that we have to make, but with the added advantages of having almost unlimited ‘test’ rides. They can buy safe in the knowledge of what works and what doesn’t

Any one else care to contribute?

*gets a bit sad about a mothballed A-Ha*

Bregante – Member

Sorry to disappoint some of you but I know from a recent conversation with one staff member that I paid slightly less for my last new frame than he did for his identical one.

You got your last frame stupidly cheap (from that french site), and if it was some-one whose name fits in with “fish &”, that you spoke to then I’ll stop watching the “used” page of a certain (mentioned above) manufacturer for it to be recycled.. Doh!

Dan’s got a Trek Slash, a Nukeproof Snap and a broken Demo 8 (but that’s a sore point)…

*gets a bit sad about a mothballed A-Ha*

don’t be it’s had a good life…

That I’ve bought and paid for:

Soulcraft hardtail
Cannondale MTB tandem
Did have an Orange Gyro, recently traded for a Segment
Brand new Rock Lobster (steel) road bike

I do have other bikes on loan, long term whatsits, ex-test bikes and other things. In some cases they’re unsaleable, but solid frames (scuffed samples repainted with car paint and so on) that I hang on to for product testing and in other cases they’re very nice bikes that I’m borrowing and still waiting for the call to return them.

chipps 🙂

I didn’t realise Northerners rode clementines

“in other cases they’re very nice bikes that I’m borrowing and still waiting for the call to return them. “

Its a bugger when you change phones.. 😆

I don’t own a mountain bike 🙁
I have:
2013 Croix de Fer
and one of these

Oh, plus some retro stuff. A 1995 Fuquay Ritchey Logic complete bike, Caroline Alexander’s Klein ‘cross bike, 1991 Salsa A La Carte frame and a few more things.

Dave – Moderator
Shall I start?

Kinesis Evo4 Cross bike
Santa Cruz Tallboy LTc
Santa Cruz Highball alloy
Cannondale MT2000 Tandem
Kona Singlespeed (currently mothballed)
Kona Aha (currently mothballed)

My apologies for stalking you Dave but Ive been looking through your posts, trying to find out what you think about the Mondraker Vantage that you had built up before Christmas. Ive just ordered a frame and the build will replace my 2005 Kona Caldera but looking at the above list I’m left wondrering have you ditched it??? Would be very interested to hear your thoughts!