To date, bikes owned and loved:
Raleigh (Yellow) Boxer (handed down to my sister)
Raleigh (Blue) Grifter (snapped in half)
Raleigh (Blue & Orange) Blueridge (cannie remember where it went)
Orange (Slime Green) EVO 2 (sold on eBay)
Orange (Black) EVO 4 (sold on eBay)
Orange (Grey) 5 (still have one)
Genesis (Gold ish) IO with Rohloff (sold here)
Cotic (Brown) Simple with Rohloff (it's a keeper!)
Does this count as a good mountain bike pedigree?
All things are relative so from my perspective, yes!
FWIW:
Red Falcon Sierra "ATB" (still lurking in the back of the garage, suspect beyond salvation though, it was rubbish when new)
Decathlon Rockrider 6.3 (nicked last week, but was in a pretty shabby state so no great loss)
Mongoose Otero Elite (riding it home from work in about 30 mins)
EDIT: Thought we were just doing mountain bikes, see others in there so please add to the above: original Raleigh Chopper (still got), Raleigh Pursuit (still got) and the mighty Apollo pub bike (abandoned)
What a pedigree....
You need more variety. 
In chronological order
Raleigh Tomahawk
Raleigh Bomber
Raleigh Medale
specialized Hardrock
Scott Yecora
GT Tempest
Mongoose Teocali
specialized Enduro SL
Nicolai Helius CC (still got - best bike ever)
genesis Croix De Fer (still got)
Retro Kona Hahanna rigid SS (awaiting delivery!)
What a pedigree....
What's a 'pedigree'?
I've owned loads of bikes but I'm still crap 
little kiddie bike
raleigh grifter silver and blue one
raleigh mustang
stopped riding for a bit
Edinburgh Bicycles Contour 400
Specialized Rockhopper
Kona Kikapu
Specialized FSRXC
Cove Stiffee
Specialized Enduro
Dialled Alpine
Santa Cruz Bullit
Giant Faith (still got)
Mongoose Teocali (still got)
Haro F3
Federal Division
Specialized rockhopper pro 2006, still using the brakes and rear mech off this!
DMR trailstar (cracked at head tube)
Another trailstar, lt version this time with head tube gusset
Sunday bmx
Santa Cruz Bullit
Still got the Bullit and 2nd trailstar. Trailstars my main bike, just keeping the Bullit hanging around in case i want a reliable dh bike again or for holidays.. had a bfe for about a month but sold it as it felt a bit boring to ride and i needed the money for the Bullit.
Universal BMX (BSO)
Emmelle Panther (slightly less of a BSO)
Specialized Rockhopper (frame is in the basement)
Specialized Stumpjumper
Specialized SX Trail
Dialled Bikes Kobe Ti
Emmelle laser - ridden and ridden until it died
Trek 930 - frame broken and replaced under warranty by..,
Trek 920 - frame also broke so replaced again with a...
Trek 8500 - now by dads bike with 2000 vintage Marz Z3 100 coil (never serviced, still work)
Orange P7 - brilliant bike, my main ride
Planet-X Jack Flash - used for everything from Downhill to trials. Currently in downhill more waiting to be changed to a rigid single speed.
So very few for over 20 years of mountain biking.
British Eagle
Claud Butler
Raleigh RSP 500
Barracuda Slalom
Identiti Jekyll
Identiti Exorcist
Specialized Big Hit
Norco VPS Team
Revell 24"
DMR Rhythm
Santa Cruz V10
Orange Gringo
Cove Handjob
On One Inbred
You need more variety
- Funny little trike with a big blue boot when I was about 3 or 4.
- Couple of 70s BSOs I don't really remember.
- Raleigh Chipper (I was/am only short).
- Halfords road bike (or 'racer' as was obviously more properly called at the time) - while I had this I was also swapping rides with mates, so Chopper, Grifter, etc. too.
(gap where I got a car and forgot bikes for a bit)
- Couple of self-built car boot/police auction/parts bin junkers when I first got into MTB - heavy as **** but still huge fun.
- Lee Cooper XC frame with Quadras that went from skinny flat bar build to risers and a single ring as an early adopter 'AM' bike. Frame still built up as my SS 'road' commuter.
- Trailstar mk2 with Z4s and an evolving build of 'tough' parts. Still built up and ridden.
(gap where I got into archery for a while)
- Mr Hyde with Society Xenos. Another tinkerers evolving build of parts that don't easily break. Currently sitting in the garage as a bare frame and forks, not sure what to do with it.
- BFe and back on Bombers. Current bike.
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Where's Alex when you need him.... 
Where's Alex when you need him..
Still typing.
Raleigh Grifter
Raleigh Mustang
GT Tequesta
Breezer Storm
Marin Eldridge Grade
Claud Butler (can't remember the model)
Pro-flex XPX
Giant NRS
Giant Trance
Rayleigh racer converted to S/S with cow-horns in 1972!
Diamondback Sorrento
British Eagle ES
Kona Lava Dome
GT Zaskar
GT LTS Team
Specialized S Works FSR 2001
Santa Cruz Blur
Specialized S Works M5 H/T
Yeti ARC
Intense 5.5
Pace RC303
Turner 5 Spot H/L
Merlin Oreas
Yeti 575 08
On One 456 Summer Season
Specialized S Works Enduro
Turner 5 Spot H/L
Turner 5 Spot DW Link - current bike
On One 456 Summer Season
Cove Stiffee - current bike
I think that's all of them lol.
MBK (no idea what, it was green)
DiamondBack Traverse (24" wheels)
Raleigh Maverick (my dads bike)
Sarracen Rufftrax (saracen making POS's)
Carrera Fury (pre carrera making good bikes, they'd got as far as good specs but the geometery was daft euro XC with short TT, long stem)
DMR Trailstar
DMR Switchback
Yeti ASR-sl (didn't have for long)
On-One 456
Sanderson Life
Specialized Pitch
Singular Swift
Eyeing up a 456evo though as for 90% of my riding at the momentt he Swift is underbiked and the Pitch is way OTT.
Muddy fox Alu Sport
GT Zaskar LE
Cannondale F2000
Muddy Fox Alu Team
GT LTS 1000 DS
Marin Bear Valley Se
Cannondale Jekyll 600
Gt IDrive 4.0
Dawes Edges one
Muddy Fox Pathfinder
Kona Explosif
Soma Groove
Airborne Lancaster
On-one Inbred 29er
Mk1 On-one Scandal 29er
Kona Coiler
On-one 456
Proflex 768
GT Peace 29er
Kona Cindercone
Not been riding long, only ever ran one bike at a time:
04/07-12/08 Trek Fuel EX9 (2 years)
01/09-01/12 Orange 5 (3 years)
08/11-01/12 Dialled PA (4 months)
02/12- Cotic Soul (3 months so far, hoping it's a keeper!)
People seem to be finishing with a HT...
APF
Where is Hora? He must be the best by this criteria
Raleigh Mini Burner (outgrew)
Emmelle California (took to bits to see how it worked, it never did after that)
Saracen Ruff Trax (or something trax, I can't remember, it was blue and from Halfords)
Kona Cindercone (Sold)
Cannondale Beast of the East (put to the back of the shed)
Marin Mount Vision (sold)
Kona Cindercone (broke at Cannock)
Cannondale Beast of the East (brought out of retirement, used, then sold on ebay for a pittance - wish I still had this bike, it was ace)
GT Arrowhead (put to the back of the shed)
Specialized Hardrock (sold on here)
Kona Kula Deluxe (sold to friend, still in service)
GT Arrowhead (, brought out of retirement, built up, then stripped down, rawed and singlespeeded)
Orange G4 (Brand new frame in Jan, built up with the bits that I'd bought for the GT, and then they were upgraded again and the old bits back on the GT)
1988 a blue Peugeot number from Halfords - It had Shimano SIS gears circa
1991 Aluminium fat framed thing - that was bought of my brothers mate, stripped and polished (looked pretty)
1992. Gary Fischer bought from a guy I rode with at college in Banbury - It had Pace RC30s and a 1 1/4 Threaded headset and was the best bike ever.
1999 A Silver Pace RC200 with Polished RC31s and full XT. It got nicked and I'm still gutted to this day
2001 A Klein Attitude Race, Aztec gold - this one is currently being reincarnated as my XC race bike. The frames too good to get rid of.
2005 98 Kona Explosif 853 steel - because I always wanted one.
2007 94 Kona Explosif - the 98 wasn't really the one I wanted and this was for me a 'proper' Explosif
2011 Pace rc305 - My first modern mountain bike.
2012 Ibis Mojo -
Hand me down bike with steel rod brakes!(frame snapped....)
Raleigh Jeep
First racer (Carlton I think)
1984 Carlton Criterium
Claud Butler Touring bike (sold to fund first car)
Long break from biking............
Mid 90s Saracen Hylander hybrid and first foray into riding off-road.
2004 Specialized Rockhopper
2006 Giant XTC (Still own)
2006 Trek 1200 road bike
2010 Giant Defy Advanced road bike
2010 Giant Anthem
20" Universal Sierra Nevada
Cannondale M500
Spcialized Stumpjumper M2 Comp
Trek OCLV 9.8 hardtail
Specialized S-Works M4 FSR
Titus Racer-X
Specialized S-Works Carbon HT
Trek Fuel Ex 9.5
Specialized S-Works Epic (2007)
Specialized S-Works Epic (2008)
Specialized S-Works Epic (2009)
eBay Hasa carbon HT
Trek Top Fuel 9.9 (2010)
Trek Top Fuel 9.9 (2011)
Hmmm, that makes me look very unimaginative...
People seem to be finishing with a HT...
I'd hypothesise that;
*it's a recession
*they're cheep so get chopped and changed regularly so more likely to be the most recent purchase, where an expensive FS might be kept for longer.
*it's winter (or the end of anyway), so the serial bike swappers haven't bought their summer bike yet and are still on winter singlespeeds. Or if you own multiple bikes its probably the most recently used in the mud.
Saracen Tuff Trax
Kona Fire Mountain
Kona Cinder Cone
Kona Ah Ah
Kona Kula
Pace RC200
Manitou FS
Azonic AS1
Coyote DH
Coyote DH2
Cannondale F700
Specialized Enduro
24/7 hardtail
Specialized Enduro 4X
Cannondale F700
Specialized Enduro 4X
Cove Playmate
Turner AfterBurner
Marin Attack Trail
Marin Wolf Ridge
Marin Attack Trail
Marin Quake
Marin Quake prototype
Marin 4X special
Yeti 4X
Rose Granite Chief
Rose Beef Cake
Rose Bruce
Rose Granite 2011
Rose Beef Cake SL
Rose Jester (coming soon)
Raleigh Mini Burner
Falcon Pro BMX
Diamond Back Sorrento
Diamond Back Topanga (Hand-me-down from Dad)
Giant XTC SX 2006
SC Superlight 2009 (Still got)
O-O Inbred
Commencal Ti Flame (Still got)
Kona Jake (Still got)
More than I thought I'd had...
Raleigh Commando.
Carlton Arena.
Trek 820.
Merlin Mountain.
Kona Explosif.
Marin Rift Zone.
Merlin XLM.
on-one Inbred.
Voodoo Sobo.
Maverick ML8.
Specialized Roubaix.
Raleigh Commando
Raleigh Eclipse (loved it, it was stolen. I think. I may have left it at school and walked home)
Claud Butler something, an aluminium MTB
Kona Hoss
Santa Cruz Blur 4x
Cotic Roadrat
Speciializes Demo 7
Lapierre Spicy
Cotic Soul
Still have the last 4.
Crikey, how do you all keep count ?
My meagre list:
Raleigh Montage (1989)
M-Trax 4000 (1996)
GT Zaskar (1997)
Marin xc-frs (1999)
The GT and the Marin are still going strong, can't see anything I'd replace them with. Unlike the M-Trax whose frame crumpled in 9 months...
Raleigh RSW 16 - Proper Brompton alike shopping bike
Raleigh Grifter XL black And red - unbreakable
Puch Clipper 10 speed - heaviest object known to man
Apollo Colorado - 'Mountain' bike with caliper brakes
Saracen Tufftrax - built before the Saracen wilderness years.
An orange thing, BSO with massively oversive e-stay frame. - Uni Pub Bike.
Specialized Stumpjumper M4 - Still have it.
Whyte 46 - Completely the wrong bike for me.
Giant Trance - my love for this bike could be considered 'wrong'
Cannondale SL1 29r - On Order - Delivery next week.
Heh... two Raleigh Commandos. I thought I was the only kid who had neither a Chopper or a Grifter.
Mountain Bikes Only:
Claude Butler Vantage - My dad still has this to go to the paper shop on
Gary Fisher Joshua X
GT LTS
GT LTS DH
GT STS Lobo DH
Brand X jump bike
Scott Octane DH bike
Devinci Wilson
Commencal MiniDH - Current
Don't think I have missed any
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