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On One 853 SS
One One 'Original' Tinbred for XC race duties
Trek Top Fuel bouncy race machine
Orbea Orca Carbon road bike for road racing stuff
Ridley Triton trainind/winter bike
too many/not enough
the problem with having [s]lots of[/s] a few bikes is that pretty much every ride you will spend some time thinking "this bit would be easier with [i]x[/i] bike" and that will make you sad.
I know it's "the rider not the bike" but there's a reason suspension is called skill compensator same as there is a reason anyone who has to pedal lusts for lightweight. The right bike on the right trail will get you further/faster than the wrong one.
there are lots of good arguments for having a few different bikes but there just as many for having one all rounder and making do with it (it's probably a lot more zen too)
6
Rigid SS
HT
Road (winter/commuter)
Road (race)
Track
SS CX
I want to build a geared CX bike for racing next year. However, I just don't need (or really want) 7 bikes.
Track and SS CX will go. Five will be a better number, though three would be ideal.
1 and 1 on the way as I couldn't resist the Boardman Pro at £900.
Both are 100mm xc hardtails but the current bike is my off road commuter and the new one will be my weekend and extend commutes in the summer bike. I'll probably put my Pace rigid forks on the commuter and then with the Rohloff it will be virtually maintenance free. I might put the current Rebas on the Boardman and either put the new forks away till I need them or sell them.
3
Commuter, Rigid SS (made from spare parts)
XC, Chameleon
AM, Heckler
4 - Cotic Simple for off-road, Focus Cayo for on, Charge Plug (fixed) as my commuter and a Specialized P2 (fixed) as my pub bike/general run about.
Would love to add a CX but I don't think it would go down too well...
This thread is frightening 😯
I've been getting rid of a lot of stuff as I'm moving, but when I read the OP's question I wasn't sure...now I am!
A couple are frames/framesets only, but I also have the components to make into full bikes 😳
17.5" Genesis Altitude Ti titanium frame (2009) - for sale
19" Genesis Altitude Ti titanium frame (2010) - not for sale
18.5" (actual) Trek EX9/ Rockshox Rev. Team frameset (2010) -for sale
Haro Mary XC 29er hardtail (2009) - not for sale
19" Merlin Team Ti titanium frame - not really for sale...although it really should be!
Santa Cruz Tallboy x2 (2011) 1 black (finished and not for sale) and 1 orange (frame/ monarch 3.3 only) and probably for sale.
Vintage 56" Raleigh Royal SS (Reynolds 531)with rear at 132.5" - same as Merlin as most things are already in storage and it's getting crowded!
That makes 8 and needs to be whittled down to 3 or 4.
No wonder there's no time to ride them atm, too busy working to pay for them.... 😐
Six
Hardtail.
Road.
Commuter.
Cross.
Half built singlespeed project.
Old bike just used on turbo now.