[Closed] how many bikes do you own?? bank balance under attack

Three. But one will soon be up for sale, component by component.

In theory I have 2, my Am/trail bike, Ironhorse Mk3 atm soo to become an Ibis Mojo, and a road bike which is older than me which I use for commuting, was given to me for free and I spent £10 on it so if that counts i dont know!? I also have the use of an xc hardtail which I built and kinda own 1/3 of it but it is really a family run around which anyone can use.

'bout 22 less than I want.......

1 AM, 2 XC race, 1 SS, 1 cross, 3 commuters / winter hacks, 2 road

4 -

Turner RFX
Cove Stiffee
Ribble Ribelle
Cube Streamer

I would like:

BMX
XC FS
XC HT
CX
SS

More than I need, but less than I want 😆

do I need to just make do with what ive got

not if you have the money and want one!

Oh, and i's 4 or 5 for me - but I'm trying to get the number down.

But I cant help thinking I that my xc hardtail struggles a bit

The bike isn't struggling you are!

If you try and own a bike for every occasion then you will never have the right one for the actual situation you are in.

You can have different bikes for different riding but don't blame them and think a new one will make everything better.

5
SS
Road
Hardtail
FS
Hack

quite likr the idea of a cross but no point owning bikes that dont get regular use IMHO so 5 is my personal limit suppose I could loose the hardtail if you made me.

4
dh - spesh demo
xc - marin 140
single speed road - charge plug
bmx

had a charge blender for a bit but it overlapped too much with the others so i got rid of it :(. now want a ragley (blender with more gears)

more than I need
erk

+1 as of 30 minutes ago, I've just bought a scabby BMX 😳 4 normally- Big bike, little bike, rigid bike, commuter.

5 bikes, one is for sale* as I've just had a new boiler fitted and need the funds to pay for it.

1 beer scooter
1 xc fs
1 am fs*
2 retro hardtails

less than i want

29er FS
29er HT
29er SS
29er Tourer (Fargo)

Roadbike
Old Road Bike (mid 80's) - never ridden and never will be. Sat in shed.
Jump Bike (to ride with my Nephew who's now changed to BMX)
26" Kona SS (for sale at some stage as i don't ride 26" any more)
26" Spesh Hardrock (my ex commuter bike) Sentimental first mtb.
Pub/Hack Bike (fugly 69er)

So that'll be ten then. I tend to hoard them as selling big bikes is not hugely easy. I own the Mrs' bike really as well as i bought it in the hope she'd ride it which she very rarely does.

A MTB which I use for xc, dh and dirt jumping
A Road bike for road riding
A BMX which hasnt been used for 12 months

erm

Fairly bling AM
Heavy Freeride
Light weight RACE ONLY hard tail (but if its a lots of miles ride I'll use it)
an old Preston that's in the shed needing TLC

I would like a BMX and a money no object DH but Mrs Ming might turn me into coat hangers if I suggested it!

I thought I had 5, but just realized there's 6 and a mostly complete other one, a broken claude butler tourer frame and a specialized enduro frame lurking too. How did that happen?

Ming the Merciless - Member

"I would like a BMX and a money no object DH but Mrs Ming might turn me into coat hangers if I suggested it!"

My excuse, which is even practically true, is that I traded a bunch of fairly worthless parts for mine, couldn't have sold them probably so it's no loss.

6 😳

3

FS - Turner 5 spot
HT - Pipedream sirius (currently SS)
Road/CX - Airborne Carpe Diem (pauper alu version) (currently built as road SS)

I chose them all specifically because they're adaptable frames. That way if the mood fancies I can just swap a few bits and bobs and have a different riding experience without having the expense / hassle of loads of bikes sitting there largely unridden.

at the minute:

1- XC/Trail HT MTB
1- Jumpy/DH(ish) MTB
1- 26" rigid SS MTB (almost finished)
1- Road bike (primarily for commuting)
1- BMX

That's the current lot I favour the MTBs could ditch the BMX but then it's not worth much so I may as well keep it. I've owned a couple of DH bikes and "AM" bouncers and given my skill levels and the amount of use they'd see Vs the cost and maintenance I'll stick to HTs for the forseeable...

1 mtb hardtail
2 plastic road bike
3 steel road bike commuter/ foul weather mile muncher

Perversely it's the cheapest bike, number 3, that gets far more use than the others as I don't have a car.

Full suss carbon race bike
Magnesium HT, spare race bike
Big bike, full suss
Retro Ti HT
Rigid SS, ali
Road bike
TT bike
Unicycle

Steel MTB frame (broken)
Spare road frame

New carbon full suss and HT racing frames in the post 😀

Still 'need' CX bike, SS road bike, little jumpy bike. Maybe a better TT bike... etc, etc.

have:
- steel hardtail (good order)
- 7" bouncer (needs attention)
- road bike (falling to bits)
need:
- new wheels and drivetrain for road bike
- new rear wheel and fork service for 7" bouncer
- new/ cheap road bike for commuting
want:
- 5" light bouncer

One SX Trail. Would like several more, but the closest I'll get will probably a second fork and wheelset for the sx, and maybe get my commuter built up.

Robust 120mm hardtail
Race hardtail
FS
SS
Retro whimsy
Cruiser thing in bits
Shops/pub/kiddie seat/trailer-tower
Road
Cross
Track

Nice round number 🙂

2 but ideally I'd have 2 more! Currently have a do-it-all which would be better off as a 1x9 downhill/jump bike, and a road bike. I want a longer, lightweight xc hardtail and a bmx to round off the collection!

5 and 1/2
1x big bouncy bike
1x not so big bouncy bike
1x jumpy HT
1x nice weather road bike
1x crap weather road bike
1/2x frame, forks, wheels etc for another big bouncy bike lying around. Should get it sold really.
Need a pub/hack bike really. 😉

6 at the minute...cant help it, i have a problem 😀

Steel hardtail
Ti Roadbike
CX bike
Race BMX (for sale)

Too many, though trying to reduce them:
Hardtail trail bike
XC FS race bike
29er Hardtail
29er rigid single speed
TT bike
Road bike summer
Road bike winter and turbo
Cross bike.

Ironically it is the rigid inbred 29er single speed that is getting the most ride time.

Patriot
222
Crush
Hitman

(I like Oranges....)

and Spesh Langster 2010 SS

4
Tallboy 29er
Serotta TiMax 29er HT
Kona Explosif SS
Carbon roadie

Probably going to add a winter bike into the mix - steel HT with an Alfine 11spd or similar. Quite fancy a Spot belt drive one ...

DH - session 10
FR/AM - Iron Horse 6.4
XC/FR/AM - Saracen Zen HT built from spare parts (go to bike now)
XC FS - Boardman Team FS
Road - Giant SCR 1.5
Commuter/not used - Muddy Fox Adventurer, first proper mtb

Two broken FS parts bikes around too.

Want
Carbon road bike - frame will probably be bought soon
XC short travel HT - probably a bad idea but fancy a event/race bike.

1 Ragley Mmmbop, covers all my riding needs 🙂

BMX and rigid singlespeed (on the turbo), but am waiting for the new company F.S frame to arrive 😀

Two.

[b]Coyote Dual[/b] built up as a singlespeed. Love the bike, fits me perfectly with the added bonus of being practically worthless so no mileage in selling. 8)

[b]DMR Trailstar LT[/b] the newest addition to the family. Early days yet, still getting to know each other but the signs are good. Probably a keeper.

Would love a full suss but it would be a luxury purchase as there's to many other things ahead in the list.

One mountain bike and one road bike. I currently feel no need for a bouncy bike (I have an MmmBop) 'cos my hardtail does everything I need it to. I may buy something bigger at some point for next years Alpine trip...

3.
Race hardtail.
Commuter.
Hardtail specialized in bits as project bike to build up.

3 for me too..

A nice HT which I use all the time
An old merlin ht that I'm going to SS (which has been used as both my only bike and then as a geared commuter)
A ribble which I'm going to use for triathlons 🙂

Singlespeed
29er
Geared 26er
Road bike
Folding 26er commuter
Hub-geared Rat Bike commuter

MrTall - Member

So that'll be ten then. I tend to hoard them as selling big bikes is not hugely easy. I own the Mrs' bike really as well as i bought it in the hope she'd ride it which she very rarely does.

Thankyou indeed MrTall thats exactly how to get round the SO i'll tell all the bikes i ride were actually bought for her, the plan is foolproof.........

 

4
Inbred Rigid SS (which needs a tensioner as it dropped the chain about 30 times in 3 miles yesterday).
Ti 456 (which is the most used)
Prophet (with 2 sets of forks - Domains and Float 32's - for DH or XC when my backs playing up!)
Scott Sub 20 for commuting.

Probably have enough parts to build up 2 more frames but just wouldn't use them as my 456 seems to do most things 😀

Would like a 456 Summer season to stick my domains on though...

And a 2nd hand DH bike for the couple of uplift days I do a year.

And a proper road bike.

And a Scootech. (Anyone know where they sell these anymore, used to have loads of fun on mine until I snapped it dropping a flight of stairs!)

And a new motorbike.

I've worked out the other week that my bikes cost almost twice as much as my cars 😯