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[Closed] How many bikes do you have... ...that are able to be ridden RIGHT now?!

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Just realised (to my shame!) that out of 7(+!) bikes, I only have 2 that are fully functional and able to be ridden (and even they have a couple of niggles that need fixing/tweaking)... really should sort this out, I know... 😳

How's it in your stable?


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:28 pm
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4 out of 4


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:29 pm
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Ah, I see what you did there... 😆


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:29 pm
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4 bikes all rideable- well actually my xc bike needs new fork seals and rear hub bearings but still rideable


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:29 pm
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7 here too, all ready to go, bar the BMX which has a slow flat, I think.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:29 pm
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5 out of 5.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:30 pm
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Down to three, just sold one. The wife has two any my son has three. All fit to ride.

Looking to buy another though 😀


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:31 pm
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Out of six, er 4-ish can be ridden.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:31 pm
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2 out of 6.

Although one is stripped to be sold so that improves the percentages a bit :mrgreen:


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:31 pm
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2 of 2, but I have a chest infection which is wiping me out even if I walk upstairs, so it's irrelevant for me...


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:32 pm
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4 out of 4. Ideally, 2 might need tyres blowing up a bit.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:32 pm
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5 out of 5 here too.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:32 pm
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5 out of 6, and the one that doesn't work, kind of does, it just doesn't stay in gear and downshifts on its own. It wants me to go faster/harder/stronger!

Allez Allez Allez!

I hate my french bike.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:33 pm
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one out of one..

beautifully maintained at this present moment in time too..


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:34 pm
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Came home in a rush last night, picked up my singlespeed to go out to watch a local fell race, pumped up the tyres, fixed on the lights, jumped on to realise I'd nicked the chain off it about a month ago for my new Alfine bike which is at the shop atm, bugger!


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:35 pm
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Four out of four.

Downsizing the fleet has proved a wise move.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:35 pm
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3 out of 4 currently

one has a slow puncture that just needs fixing


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:36 pm
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4 out of 4.
2 mtbs, 2 road.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:38 pm
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5 out of 5, but all of them have niggles - could be time for n-1


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:38 pm
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8 out of 8 but one I won't ride cause its the wifes shopping bike and has a wicker basket on the handle bars.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:38 pm
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two out of three


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:38 pm
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Depends what you mean by right now. 5 bikes between two of us. Does topping the tyres up count as right now? Does putting the wheels back in the frame count as right now? Does popping the chain back on with a quick link count as right now? Could be anywhere between 0 and 5 depending on answers to the above questions.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:39 pm
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3 out of 4.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:41 pm
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erm, 1 out of 5 😳


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:41 pm
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tourer, mtb, so 2.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:46 pm
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13 from the 15 available in the garage. 😯


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:46 pm
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Depends what you mean by right now.

Well, exactly that really, "right now" meaning you can just grab the bike and go... guess we could allow 5 minutes for topping up tyres etc?


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:48 pm
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5/5 could be ridden but I'm not at home so they can't.

Bugger.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:52 pm
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1/1


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:52 pm
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Four our of four and a half.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:53 pm
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In that case, 5 out of 5. Being at work it would take me longer to get to them than it would to put them together. or if I was riding with the wife, I could get changed and put them together quicker than she could get changed.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:56 pm
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6 out of 6 - tip top 🙂


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:57 pm
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8 out of 9, mine and Tasha's. Though they could do with some minor fettling.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:58 pm
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Two and would just need a frame + finishing kit to have a third built up. Maybe it's time to build up a rigid SS with those bits!


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:58 pm
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2 out of 2 (well my mongoose fireball run around needs a lot doing to it/have not looked after it 😳 have just hosed my anthem x2 so waiting for it to dry (then cleaning/lubing/degreasing e.t.c) so theoretically it isn't ridable at this moment in time/but it is if you see what i mean.i'll shut up now 🙂


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 3:59 pm
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6 of 8, not bad:

commuter
singler
5 spot
tandem
hackmunter
GF's bike

XC race bike has tubeless auto-deflation after a winter in the garage, and my road race bike is in bits.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:01 pm
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5 out of 5 for me. Going out now, just can't make my mind up what to ride. 😥


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:01 pm
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1 from 4
2nd could be ready in about 5 minutes
3rd would take a few hours
4th would take a drunken night on ebay and a big credit card bill


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:02 pm
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4 out of 4 I finished building the Hustler on Saturday (had frame since October)

Would probably have to wash the mud off the downhill bike for that to work but, it is all in one piece 🙂


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:02 pm
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3/3


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:05 pm
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1 Bike... Waiting for new chain, So 0 bikes! 😥


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:06 pm
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All three bikes able to be ridden, but I'm not able to ride them (post-op recovery now and another op lined up for two weeks time. Should be back on the bikes around the start of June!).


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:11 pm
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6 out of 6 and a unicycle too 😉


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:17 pm
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6 out of 6 here at the minute.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:19 pm
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5 out of 8... (unless frames count?)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:19 pm
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6

Singlespeed
BMX
Road bike
Tourer

Fixie/SS - needs a SFN and top cap (unridable)

456 - needs a rear spoke fitting and the tyres swaping from 2.5 supertackies to something more XC (rideable though)

'chopper' - define rideable, it's an aquired handling taste


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:19 pm
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1 1/2 out of 2

1 mountain bike and 1 road bike (road bike works on the turbo trainer but not used on the road in a couple of years)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:20 pm
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2 out of 3 for me, the one that doesn't is my old 90's mtb being kept for no reason apart from memories 😉 no intention of getting it running anytime soon. One day though I will.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:28 pm
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7 out of 7 (assuming I'm brave / daft enough to ride the hybrid with a turbo specific tyre on the rear)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:46 pm
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I think I'm 1 out of 4. Plan to get the other 3 fully working in the next few weeks.

(edit 0 out of 4 as I need to fix a spoke on the rigid inbred damm)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:49 pm
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between me and the wife - 11 (2 share a pair of wheels though)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:51 pm
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3 out of 3 as the TallBoy just got built up again to join the Scandal SS and Road bike.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:51 pm
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4 out of 4

Road bike
CX bike
Hardtail
BMX

But to be fair, the first 2 are the only ones that get used at the moment.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:52 pm
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All of 'em, though my Chorus 11 RH shifter has been temporarily repaired with a rubber band after the spring in the paddle broke, seems to shift better that way...


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:52 pm
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One needs a wheel refitting from a bearing problem,
One needs a new seatpost
One needs building up as its a frame only right now..

So thats 0 out of 3 😯


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:56 pm
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2 from 3. I could ride the third but it has no front brake, so I wouldn't want to ride it anywhere fun.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 4:59 pm
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Two out of three bikes in working order. The commuter is sitting in a pit of indecision, as I don't know quite what to do with it. I might buy a cheap road bike to replace it. The biggest issue is me, I had shingles at the end of February and am still waiting to fully recover That combined with my lardiness due to lack of exercise and old age doesn't help.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:01 pm
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4 out of 5
SS needs the new headset putting in it that has been sitting in its box since before chrimbo
All others jump on and go


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:06 pm
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6/9,although 2 of them are on loan from a mate.So if it's just mine it's 4/7....


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:09 pm
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2/2 for me.

Perhaps 3/3 if I wanted to nick the other halfs Myka Sport, which is very nice to ride.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:11 pm
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If topping tyres up is allowed (my TT bike has latex tubes so always needs its tyres topping before riding - right now they're completely flat having not been ridden in months), and presumably also jobs which take less time like putting a QR front wheel back on or removing from the turbo, then 8 or 9/11. I'm not quite sure if the CX bike has wheels with tyres on. A couple of old mountain bikes in bits awaiting me being made redundant to find time to put them back together (I'm actually kind of looking forward to the idea!)

Though I see some are counting bikes in their garage which they don't ride, in which case 12 or 13/16.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:13 pm
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3ish out of 4 (my HT is tyreless just now, but they're in the cupboard so it could be ready to ride in 10mins).


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:15 pm
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Includes wife/kids bikes

Endorfin OK
Nicolai needs forks
Patriot OK
Kona DH x 3 OK
Norco DH OK
456 x 4 all OK
Turner x 2 OK
Dahon OK
Giant OK
Klein bit wobbly in places but rideable
Specialized OK
Scott OK

16 3/4 out of 18 is OK, I think

Not all the 16 3/4 get ridden much, and 6 of them are out in France anyway.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:16 pm
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Household bikes, 5/5 ready to roll 8)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:18 pm
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Of my nine all except one are rideable now, although a couple would benefit from a bit more air in the tyres, and one of them isn't shifting cleanly between the front rings.

All other other bikes in the garage (2 for SWMBO and one each for my kids) are also useable currently.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:19 pm
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1 out of 5 8)


 
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2 out of 2
Also have frame+wheels+forks+couple of other bits, but that hasn't ever been fully built up so it doesn't count 😛


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:37 pm
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2/4

mtb and road are fine

SS needs a new rear brake, CX is strapped to the garage ceiling.

SS and CX are also in a different country.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:39 pm
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5 out of 7


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:41 pm
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6 out of 6 for me, just in from the garage after tweaking the yeti ready for tonight


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:44 pm
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1 out of 3.

One is waiting for a new wheel to turn up and the other has a rear hub that's almost knackered, a shock to be serviced and headset bearings to be replaced.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 5:51 pm
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2 out of 2, although the gears need a tweak on the P7. The unicycle is useable though!


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:03 pm
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2.9 out of 3 for me. MTB, Road and Pub are all fine but the MTB needs some tinkering, hence missing 0.1.


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:14 pm
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4 out of 4ish

SS - tip top
FS - tip top
Commuter SS - tip top
Road - just needs a rear puncture fixing tonight/new tyres!


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:19 pm
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1 out of 1 here . 8)


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:21 pm
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2/2 and I love them both,


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:26 pm
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3 - two are mine & one is the wife's


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:27 pm
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Of my 5, one has been split to sell off as parts, and my BMX just needs the pedals putting on and some air in the tyres, less than 5 mins work easily.

So realistically, 4/4 (not counting the one I'm selling), which is pretty much just about the first time ever for me! Downsizing the MTB collection has helped drastically with this percentage for definite though...


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:33 pm
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Eight out of ten in total, four out of five for me
One GT hardtail with a flat, one onza trial bike lurking in the garage that's looking very sorry for itself with two flat Tyres and leaky hs33's, I'll sort it one day 😳


 
Posted : 29/03/2011 6:38 pm
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Four out of four (except one is in Greece and I'm not 🙁 )


 
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