[Closed] how many bikes have you gone through sinceyoustarted riding???

Since 1990;
Bought 9
Sold 4

Since I restarted in 2006:

Rocky Mountain ETSX 50
Orange P7one
Airborne Lucky Strike (still have it)
Santa Cruz Chameleon
Kona A
Klein Attitude (still have it)
Ibis Mojo (still have it)
Cotic Soda
Cove Hummer
Ti 456
Indy Fab Steel Deluxe (still have it)
Salsa Mamasita (still have it)

2 off the peg
2 frames
and shite loads of bits.

ton, take your time on this one and use page over leaf if you run out of room. 😉

Since 1990, six. (only have the 4th now)

Since when?

Since returning to off roading in 1992 I am on my third solo.
1st Tandem

Since starting cycling back in the 70s about 10 bikes

Seven, and I still have five of them.

muddy fox courier comp
GT Zaskar
Kona Explosif (broke it)
Kona Explosif (replacement, still got it)
Marin Mount Vision (still got most of it!)
Commencal Meta 4 (still got it)
Not quite as immpressive as taka's 16 bikes in 4 years, that's 6 in nearly 20 years for me!

Since 2001:

GT Arrowhead
Billy's 'Peashooter' jump frame build
DMR Switchback
On-One Inbred SS
Surly Steamroller (on eBay now)
Ellsworth Moment
Surly Karate Monkey
On-One 456
Cove Hustler (still got)
Planet-X Kaffenback (still got)
New Inbred 1x9 (still got)

since about about 1992, 6 - still have 5 of them (frames at least). 1st was nicked, 2nd now a bare frame, 3-6 in use (fairly) regularly.

Woowoo.. still have my first one.
Ah, if only I were richer!

since 1984
dawes galaxy
dawes super galaxy
muddy fox explorer
peugeot hybrid {29r.....;o)]
saracen eiger
diamondback apex
diamondback axis
fisher tassajara
fisher hookoohekoo
bontrager privateer.........still got it.
spesh rockhopper pro.......pinched
spesh rockhopper pro
rocklobster 853
kona hoss deluxe
orange sub zero
456 in that green
merida matts se
sand on one 29r
summer season
fisher pro caliber 29r
brodie holeshot
fisher fat possum
haro mary ss
haro mary geared
heckler
chumba hx2
ventana el capitan
cove stiffe 69r
sand on one 29r
blue pig
mm bop
nicolai helius
cove stiffee..........on it's way.

33 in total...........i thought it was more. 😉

lol on double mine

I reckon this is teh list:
Raleigh Mtrax 600 (ti/cromo compostite) had for 12 years
From 2004:
Dawes edge comp - BOS and sold quick
Sub 5 (never rode as it was too small but a bargain at £100 from the local paper)
Maxlight xc
GT singlespeed
Marin mount vision
Giant Trance - loved it and wish i still had it
Dialled PA - ditto
Marin pine mountain - steel framed commuter - sold after 1 ride
Cannondale prophet *keeper*
Gt Avalanche

Been Riding for only a year :

Carrera Vulcan
Carrera Banshee - That thing rode like a challenger tank !
Carrera Vulcan - Fed up with the banshee so got some Manitou Black forks second hand and upgraded abit
On-One 456 - Work In Progress !

Pictorial version

Ridgeback 601LX
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Scott Windriver
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Pro Flex Beast
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Orange Sub Zero
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Commencal Meta 5 UK
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road bike that i used offroad, shook me to bits!
dodgy tourer with fat tires cos i couldnt afford a mountain bike
raleigh mustang
emmelle cheetah
diamond back sorrento
giant cadex 3 (2nd hand)
marin palisades trail
marin bear valley
marin pine mountain
univega steel thing
univega alloy thing
haro full susser
gt lts 3
azonic ds 1
coyote dual
gt i drive
giant atx
sunn bmix
sunn bmix
kona stab
cannondale f600 (still got)
santacruz heckler
norco dj thing
santacruz superlight
whyte 46
rocky mountain blizzard
yeti 575
ellsworth epiphany
gt peace
santacruz chameleon
santacruz blur 4x
marin rocky ridge
orange 5

33. ****! did i win? thats not including any road bikes that didnt get ridden offroad or any bmx either. including roadies and bmx, 42.(!)

cant believe im on a par with ton! how many years you been riding tony? for me its about 20, since i was ten. so thats only (!) 2 per year on average, though some years i bought none.

drawing with ton on the mtb's 😉

3rd in 15 years.

Raleigh Lizard
Shogun Prairie Breaker
KHS Montana Comp (in various guises)*
Chas Roberts Custom frame
SC Chameleon x2*
On One Inbred
DMR Switchback*
Specialized Enduro*
DB Prince Albert
Charge Duster
SC Heckler*
SC Chameleon (again)*
DB Alpine**
Specialized Allez

Think thats it, feels like more. Those that have really impressed are asterisked.

Seem a bit behind most pepole:

Carrera Kashmir bought around 1992 by my parents (was 14 at the time) so not sure if this counts
Orange P7 - my first purchase in 1996 (still have the frame, though all the bits have changed)
Cotic Soul - bought at start of 2008

Thats it really. Do have an M-Trax road bike too.

33. ****! [b]did i win?[/b] thats not including any road bikes that didnt get ridden offroad or any bmx either. including roadies and bmx, 42.(!)

No 😉

From aged 10:
Raleigh Arena 1986
Raleigh Mustang 1988
Saracen Traverse 1989 Stolen
GT Karakoram Elite 1990
Cannondale M800 1990
Orange Gringo 1999
Club Roost XC4 2003
Orange Patriot 2004
Azonic Sabre 2004
Dialled PA 2005
Azonic Sabre 2006 (same one as above)
Specialized Demo 8 2006 broke
Specialized Allez 2007
Orange 224 2007
Orange Hitman 2007
Commencal Meta 5 2007 *Current, in the process of breaking
Lemond Zurich 2008
Whyte 905 2009 *Current
Condor Fratello 2009 *Current

townsend 2000
british eagle
marin muirwoods
gt xcr 3000 (lasted 1 ride)
gt avalanche
scott g zero pro
inbred dn6 ss (should never have sold!)
inbred hearing aid beige 29er
voodoo wanga (for sale!)
SC superlight
cotic Soul (now ss'd)

in 16 years

little blue tricycle with carrier for action men/teddy bears/water pistol
small red bike with white tyres
raleigh chipper second hand - dad painted it purple and had my name on it
green and white cruiser
5 speed raleigh arena
10 speed peugeot in yellow
second hand cyclo cross bike - bought with first proper wage
dawes tourer (second hand for commuting to work)
muddy fox explorer
specialised stumpjumper (still got even if it was too bog for me)
raleigh dune dancer (not cool but a fantastic ride)
orange clockwork -black , bent it beyond repair in a race
orange clockwork -silver and blue- now white and used by eldest son as singlespeed
viking road bike - still got , but still looking for explanation as to why
scott racing (year before they called 'em scale)still got-youngest son rides it
sanderson life - love it ! thought the clockork would never be beaten but the sanderson is by far my favourite, after the green and white cruiser

you still adding them up then mama?

[i](waits to be tarred with the same brush as hora, ton, mama etc.)[/i]

you still adding them up then mama?

[url= http://mamadirt.fotopic.net/c317596.html ]76 (including quite a few bmxs) since my first mtb in 1992[/url] 😳

Only 47 mtbs though . . . must try harder 😉

wow. you are like a fetishist, fanatic and OCD all rolled in to one.

work blocks the link too, shame.

2002 Ellsworth Isis
1997 Santa Cruz Heckler
1994 Cannondale M900
1992 Specialized Stumpjumper
1988 Marin Pallisades trail

since 4 years ago...

Schwinn minimesa
cube Ltd Pro
Giant Trance X
giant xtc carbon.

have the last two on the list still, but Im only 1 so i think thats fair...

Since 1997ish
Rayleigh ozarc 531 (gave away)
???? Steel Frame (gave away)
Zazkar (written off in car accident)
Zazkar (cracked at head tube)
Heckler MK1 (cracked at seat tube top tube)
Heckler MK1 (cracked at seat tube top tube)
Cove Gspot (seat tube snaped in half)
Cove Gspot (Sold on)
Planet X Compo (cracked at seat tube)
Planet X armadillo (cracked at head tube)
Cove stiffee FR (sold on)
Norco torrent (sold on)
Specialized sx (still going well)
Kona Howler (cracked at BB)
Marin Wolf ridge....

15 bikes, 8 killed, 7 out to pasture

2003 Specialized Rockhopper Comp - sold to mate
2004 Specialized Enduro - still own it in
2008 Marin Rock Springs

That doesn't include the bikes I've bought for g/fs...

2004 Specialized Hardrock
2008 Merlin Malt 1

raleigh aztec ( :cry:)
trek 980
marin indian fire trail
dimondback axis team ti (still have hung on wall)
mountain cycle san andreas (still have hung on wall)
tomac eli (best ever but welding pulled apart)
litespeed unicoe (welding broke)
litespeed sawenee
ibis mojo (paint problems so sending me new SL 😀 but stuck in customs)
cotic hemlock (first ride this weekend :o)

if possible like to keep my bikes as i am sad and have no friends

Carrera Kraken
Kona Kahuna
Specialized Epic (still got it)
On-One geared Inbred
Dave Hinde M3
Cotic Soul (still got it)
On-One geared Inbred
On-One slot-dropout Inbred (still got it)
Van Nicholas Zion (still got it)

Had 2 road bikes and a cross bike as well, that's in about 8 years.

Raleigh Burner (I love you Raleigh burner if you're still out there!!)
Peugeot Lynx
Ridgeback (blue and white version of robyzf1's)
Raleigh M-trax 1500 (still got)
Trek 8000
Cannondale Super v 700 fr (that bike was ugly but briliant!)
Specialized Big Hit
Cannondale F700
Trek Liquid
Specialized Demo 8
Dialled bikes PA
Retro Daimondback Apex
Foes FXR 2:1
Orange Clockwork
DMR Trailstar
Genesis Vapour
Yeti 575 and a Massi Carbon M road bike

saracen sehara.
nishiki alien
haro thing.
giant cadex
giant atx990
trek8500
trek9.8
fuji xc carbon
fuji prevence.
gary fisher retro ti thing.
fuji sl hardtail
yeti asr sl

1986 - Specialized Rockhopper
1988 - Roberts White Spyder frame
1998 - Marin East Peak
2006 - Thorn Catalyst

GT Chucker, (swapped)
Cove Stiffee, (stolen)
Orange Crush, (sold)
Giant Reign, (sold)
Heckler, (stolen)
Blur, (sold)
Trailstar, (swapped)
Scott Reflex, (sold)
Cove Stiffee, (Still got)
Gt Chucker, (swapped)
Meta 6 VIP, (still got - looking to change for DH bike)
Dialled PA. (swapped)

That's in 5 years.

peugeot adventurer 1989/90
muddy fox
marin muirwood
GT
spesh rockhopper
maxlight xcpro
Ti456
rocklobster 853
Giant xtc

Since te first one 1984ish
scimitar (pre saracen brand)
dawes something
saracen something trax
saracen tange steel
marin alpine trail upgraded rear end
marin alpine trail ( i won this in a mbr comp)
rock lobster 853
turner xce
cove handjob
456 blue steel
baby blue prince albert
456 red steel
turner flux

still after a ti 456, maybe a niner 29er

barracuda thing,emmelle thing,scott yz1,kona pahoehoe,haro extreeme,03 5spot still here,cannondale rush,magura test bike the 4bar one,beone nirvana, gt avalanche,another 5spot built from odd frame parts off ebay still here,cotic soul still here, trek road bike still here,scott scale,specialized hardrock, scott expert racing,kona kikapu, there may be more that i've forgot 😯

Not including the years of bmxing...and in order

531 Roadie - still in shed
Raleigh Lizard
Raleigh Highlander
GT Timberline
Merlin Malt something or other
GT Zaskar
GT Xizang
Marin Mt Vision
K2 Animal
Rotwild RDH03
Kona Kula
Kona Cinder Cone
Kona Kilauea
Giant DH Team issue
GT DHi
Orange Sub 5
Orange Sub 5 warranty replacement
Orange Patriot
Orange Patriot again after broke first one
DMR Trailstar white
DMR Trailstar red
DMR Trailstar black
DMR Sidekick
Azonic DS1
Muddy Fpx Rock N Roll DH
Planet X Jack Flash
Rocky Mtn ETSX 70
Cove Handjob (still got)
Cove Hustler
Cove Foreplay (just sold)
Cove Sanchez
Cove G Spot
Voodoo Canzo
Specialized Demo 8
Specialized Rockhopper Pro (2009, current commuter bike)
Cotic Roadrat

I really wish i hadnt thought about this.....

oh.... 456 SS ordered yesterday....