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my bike is simple but effective.. it's ace.. it gets me to the trails and is good fun when I get there..
I don't need a stable..
wanna big wheeled BMX to play on though..
Happy - ish with my stable at the moment. Steeds are as follows:
Road
Felt F3 with Kysrium Elites- Absolutely love it! The bike I ride the most.
Spesh Allez Elite - Winter bike
Kona Fixie. Bought off here, used about once. Going to be sold as soon as I can be bothered.
MTB
Cove Stiffee - Love it but not riding it at the moment
Turner RFX - My current love. After returning from Morzine I can ride it better and harder than I did previously. This down to some coaching from better riders whilst I was away.
1988 Stumpy. Currently on long term loan to a friend.
WANTS:
Bigger travel, slacker FS. Something like a demo 8.
Possibly a TT bike.
I want a reliable bike with gears which can go fast on roads and carry loads for commuting and possibly touring - then my collection which currently consists of all-mountain, carbon roadie and ss roadie, shall be (more) complete. Thinking on-one pompetamine.
I'd love to swap my fuel ex for a a good light 140-150mm trail bike or at least update the frame and fork. Love the way it rides, hate the crap tyre clearance, my scandal 29er would benefit from a better fork than the tora, but on the whole I'm happy
I've got an Arab mare in my stable, she's retired now as she's getting on a bit - I don't ever think about being happy / unhappy with her, she's my friend! I do miss riding tho', so a younger 'steed' (as well) has an appeal, something like a Friesian, or an Andalusian would be great ...
My quiver normally holds whatever I'm shooting that day, but it's only a version of 32" wooden shafts, 70, or 100grn 'modkin' points, 4 inch shield-cut feathers - it's usually my 'field' arrows, but I do use my 'best' arrows too some days.
Ah, ok ...I get it now, right, bike-wise there's another 29er coming in in the next few months'ish, when finally I decide what I'd like - I'm leaning towards a a Fargo, but still considering an El Mariachi, or similar. I think a Swift might be just that bit too close to my Gryphon, so it's kinda lower down the shortlist, but there is that new Genesis 29er due out in the new year to consider too (and a Steel Jones Spaceframe if I can work out / live with the issues of importing one).
So yeah, I'm delighted with the bikes I own, but I still have an itch (perhaps some itches) to scratch.
i ****ing hate the bike that i am having to ride the most now.
a kalkhoff electric assist monstrosity...........but it is better than nothing.
i have just built up another singular swift to ride when i get mended.
and my son has knicked my surly lht, cos his car has been scrapped.
these are the only 3 bikes that i own now............ 🙁
120mm geard hartail
rigid 26er dawes for domestic use
ss flat bar road bike
happy with all but will eventualy need new frame for the road bike when the drivetrain starts wearing more.
I'm sure you've got room for a webbs fixie
webbs fixies are for fashionistas, tarts and tiny people. You've seen pictures of my bikes! In fact, you can borrow any of them whenever you want.
Happy with:
1.Road bike - shinyness personified
2.Fixed commuter - drops, guards and a rack
3.Rigid 29er singlespeed MTB (first "proper" MTB 🙂 )
Less Happy with:
4.Airnimal Rhino - real niche but not seeing enough action since 2. and 3.
5.Kiddyback tandem - kids are getting too big and needs replacing with something more adult
Unhappy with:
6.Unicycle - still hopeless on it!
7.Dawes Super Galaxy tandem - old and needs consolidating with 5.
8.Fixed track bike - can't get it off Son1. 🙄
Need:
9.Another Brompton - I miss mine but it's being put to good use
10.A FS 29er, or perhaps a 26er, I'm not that fussy about wheel size to be honest (see 4.), but I need to learn to land better 😥
Lust after:
11.Recumbent trike - probably a Windcheetah or Catrike
This thread made me think of this t-shirt:
http://www.howies.co.uk/product.php/4250/7/
I don't have enough space to contemplate answering this thread fully, but my steel HT could do with 1-2 degrees slacker head angle and better brakes and my full bouncer could do with a shock that doesn't clunk, and my "achingly trendy" fixie could do with a clean.