hmmm.....
Raleigh Striker
Ridgeback XT
Specialized Hardrock
Vitus bonded Alu racer (no idea of the actual name)
Chas Roberts White Spider
Specialized Stumpjumper Comp
13 year gap and then...
Rock Lobster Team Tig SL
2010 Trek Fuel EX9
2012 Trek Fuel EX9
Giant Escaper (23")
Giant Escaper (19")
Orange aluminium O
Trek 930 or was it a 970 (can't remember, only had it 3 months...)
Cannondale M2000
Pro-Flex XP8
Kona Explosif (stolen... Sob!)
Klein attitude
Santa Cruz Heckler
Cove handjob
Titus Motolite
Cotic Soul
Chumba vf2
Cotic Soda (possibly for sale if anyone fancies... Reason? See last entry... )
Cotic Solaris (in orange, soon to be taken away... Sob!)
Cotic Solaris (in green, well I will come July)
And possibly a Cotic Rocket sometime soon too... 😳
80s Raleigh burner
Retro 531 road bike
2 Bickerton folding bikes
91 Marin pine mountain
no name 531 road bike
95 Kona Kilauea
Peugeot road bike
Townsend 531 road bike
Lemond GLX road bike
Diamondback reactor bmx
98 Marin DH FRS
99 Scott G-zero
Kona muni mula
00 GT edge road bike
01 GT edge road bike (after breaking the previous one)
Inbred slidy dropout model
Dolan road bike
Pace RC303
456
03 Spesh Enduro
853 Inbred
03 Rocky Mountain Element
Airborne road bike
Spesh Langster
Klein Mantra
Dolan CX
Bianchi road bike
Giant NRS
Singular Swift
that's more than I thought!
mind you I've ridden a lot more than that list over the years too.
2003 Spesh Hardrock Pro
2004 Marin Attack Trail
2005 Giant Anthem
2009 Lapierre Spicy
2008 BlurLT
2009 Dialled PA
2010 Spesh Stumpjumper
2010 Spesh Epic
2010 Lynskey LT Ridgeline
2012 Ibis Mojo HD 140
2012 Yeti ASR5c
I suddenly feel sick.
Good to see a few Burners turning up in the lists.
As a kid I had a Tomahawk, Chopper, Ultra Burner & Sun GT 10 racer. Long overlaps on most of these, so that I always had more than one bike.
MTBs only
93 Marin Bear Valley
98 Specialized Ground Control FSR Comp
99 Scott G-Zero FX Team
11 Lapierre Zesty 2011
As well as riding the Zesty, the Marin is still going strong, the FSR is hanging up on the garage wall and the Scott is about to have the swing arm alloy welded back together (fingers crossed)around the pivot.
Raleigh M Trax - bought to take to university as it was less likely to be nicked than my road bike back then
Kona Cinder Cone - which I sold to my nephew who had it nicked; don't know who was more upset, him or me
Kona Explosif (still own)
Kona Dawg (sold to mate who still has it)
Giant Reign (still own frame)
Cotic Soul (still own)
Dialled Alpine (still own)
Carrera .......... (something)
Specialized Hardrock Sport
Rock Lobster Team Tig SL
Merlin Malt 2
Commencal Absolut
On One 853 Inbred
On One Summer Season
Santa Cruz Heckler
Dialled Bikes Price Albert Classic.....coming soon
schwinn hardtail.
Specialised fsr
Cannondale gemini
Azonic Recoil
Azonic sabre
Kona stinky supreme
Kona stuff
Nicolai Helius Fr
Nicolai Ion st
Nicolai helius Fr
Nicolai AC(now)
Ooh I had a Fuel, a 8000 or something, a Bruiser, a VT and a Giant AC
Pre MTB:
Vindec high Riser? (Chopper Copy)
Raliegh Racer/Tourer (despite wanting a white and bright orange bmx from halfords)
MTB:
198? Diamondback Ascent EX (stolen)
1990/91 ?? Claude Butler Spectre??
1995 Marin Nail trail (cracked)
1996 (?) Marin India Fire Trail (stolen)
2001 Scott Comp Racing
2004 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp (cracked)
2007 Scott Scale 40
2009 Specialized Epic (frame)
2010 Charge Duster
...?
92 Kona Hahanna
95 Bontrager Privateer
96 Bontrager Race
Lemond Tourmalet
Trek Top Fuel 7
2008 Lemond Croix de fer
2010 Trek Top Fuel 7
Various BMX haro/burner/cheapies
Raleigh mustang 1985
Marin bear valley 1988
Funk pro-comp 1990
Yeti Fro
Mongoose (something)
Klein Adroit
GT Zaskar
GT Rts 1. 1993
San-Andreas
DMR trailstar
Specialised FSR comp
Specialised enduro
Specialised P3
Mountain cycle rumble
Specialised SX trail
Raleigh Chippy
Universal BMX
Raleigh Chrome Burner
Apollo road 'bike'
Dawes Ascent
Cannondale M800 Beast of the East
Trek 6500
On One Scandal
Some random BMX
Raleigh grifter
Raleigh bomber
Raleigh Maurader
Raleigh Mustang
'95 Kona Kilauea
'98 GT Lightning
'98 Kona Caldera
'95 S Works FSR
'01 Stumpjumper FSR XC Comp
'05 Kona Explosif
'95 Mountain Goat Whiskey Town Racer
'07 Cove Hummer
'93 Klein Attitude Sea And Sky
'96 Bontrager Race Lite
'93 Marin Eldridge Grade
'96 Kona Hot Stars and Bars (owned same frame twice)
'93 and '96 Marin Pine Mountains
'94 Cannondale M800 Beast of the East
'94 Clark Kent Chromag
'05 Kona Dawg Supreme
'95 Marin Bear Valley
'07 Santa Cruz Heckler
'06 Turner 5 Spot HL
'08 Ellsworth Epiphany
'09 Santa Cruz Superlight
'03 Litespeed Lookout Mountain
'96 Kona King Kahuna
'03 Rocky Mountain Blizzard
'98 Specialized M2 Comp
'06 Kona Unit
'96 Diamondback Axis R
'09 Cove Stiffee
Kent Eriksen
A few of these have long departed now but I am a true believer in N plus 1
😈 😈 😈
awaiting arrival of newest frame shortly 😆
I'm definitely not worthy, but, since 1975:
'75 (new) Dawes Chevron (got nicked at Uni)
'83 (new) AN Other Peugeot road bike (insurance replacement for the Dawes (sold to ex-girlfriend's ex-boyfriend)
'92 (new) Marin Palisades Trail (sold to neighbour)
'99 (SH) Marin Mount Vision (Ebayed)
'03 (SH) Titus Switchblade (still got)
'03 ish (SH) Saracen Kili Race (the mag one, still got the frame and not bust yet)
'09 (SH) PX Kaffenback (still got)
'11 (new) BeOne Raw carbon hardtail (still got)
Pretty restrained really, although acquisitions seem to be increasing exponentially.
Since I started this MTB stuff a few years ago:
BeOne Stella
On One Inbred
Specialized Pitch Pro (still have)
On One Inbred (earlier model with chainstay bridge and my favourite On-One)
On One Inbred 853
Gary Fisher HiFi (26inch)
On One 456
Sanderson Life (still have the frame)
NS Bikes Surge (my current hardtail with 2 rides under its belt)
Also have a singlespeed Inbred for child carrying duty.
My extensive list
Marin Palisades Trail (new about 1992) - still being ridden by my cousin
Orange P7 (new about 1996/1997) - still being ridden by me
Cotic Soul - (new, get it Thursday).....
Trike with pedals fastened to the metal front wheel (with bits of lego in to make it rattle)
1973 Learnt to ride on my little sister's 16" bike
1973 Bought a 20" from mr Longworth who built them from random bits - we couldn't raise the saddle so it went
1974 Chopper copy
1975 Puch alpine 5speed racer first new bike - gave to a friend
1983 Falcon Cotswold 10speed tourer bought with college travel grant - gave to my mum's partner
1991 Ridgeback rigid mountain bike twist shift I think. Rode like a pig and got stolen from my garage
1992 Orbit harrier audax machine 531 tubing, bought from the factory with the insurance money -still got
1996 Marin palisades trail bought from Aiden Lehup - on it's second frame, being used by my 12year old
2009 Marin Indian Fire Trail - still got, being eyed by the 12 year old
2011 Anthem x1 - main ride now
Edit - I bet that each bike on the list cost more than all the previous ones put together - wonder if there's some kind of rule there!
The billion dollar question is whether mama will exceed ton's tally? 😆
Marin Mount Vision
Specialised Stump Jumper
Cube Fritzz (nicked recently)
Yeti 575
Yeti DJ
On one 456 with 160 forks. Singlespeed
On one inbred singlespeed
Nukeproof Mega Pro (later this week hopefully)
Yeti SB66 Carbon (if it ever turns up)
Okay this is both mine and my sons bikes but I ride them all when he's at University
Like others have said, I'm still a crap rider even though we have some sweet bikes.
MTB's only.
Stump jumper Team
Orange Prestige
Kona Explosif
GT Zaskar
Cove Stiffee
Marin Mt Vision
Airborne Lucky Strike
Orange Sub 5
Turner 5 Spot
Dialled Bokes Love Hate
on One Inbred
On One Scandal 29
Yeti ARC
Fisher Ferrous
Lynskey Ridgeline 29
Santa Cruz Superlight
Singular Hummingbird
cotic Simple
Cotic Soul
Order is wrong but fairly complete!
Raleigh Golden Arrow (think it was a Raleigh)
Raleigh Tomahawk
Raleigh Grifter
Falcon San Remo
Specialized Rockhopper
Kona Cindercone
Nishiki Alien
Thornhill road bike
Proflex 856
Canondale Raven
Marin Mount Vision Pro
Orange Sub 5
Santa Cruz Blur
Santa Cruz Nomad
Ridley Cyclocrosser
Santa Cruz Heckler
Cove Hummer
Santa Cruz Blur LT
Santa Cruz Nomad C
Santa Cruz Tallboy C
Looking to sell both Nomad C and Tallboy to fund new Tallboy LTC
The lot:
Raleigh Lion trike.
Raleigh Tomahawk.
Raleigh Grifter.
Raleigh Magnum road bike.
British Eagle rigid 531 Mountain Bike. 1991.
British Eagle gas pipe road bike.
Marin Palisades Trail. 1993.
Unknown make Italian Columbus framed road bike.
Orange Clockwork, Suntour Microdrive. 1995 ish.
Specialized Rockhopper Comp. 2001.
Mongoose Expert BMX.
Rock Lobster 853. 2006.
Trek 1400 road bike.
Obviously not trying hard enough, compared to some of you 😀
MTB only?
Apollo Atomic
Carrera Kraken
93 GT Zaskar
97 Rockhopper
97 GT LTS-1
Airborne Mosquito
Inbred SS
Cannondale F800
Cannondale F1000
Cannondale Prophet
Inbred SS 853
Cotic Soul
(& a bunch of retro rides in between)
Kiddies 16 inch bike
Bmx with gears (my mates dad welded mounts onto our frames)
GT freestyler
Apollo 18 speed!!
93' Orange clockwork (wish I still had it)
Diamond back ascent
13 year gap
Saracen kili (1996 retro bike)
Sinister Ridge
NS surge
Dialled alpine
Specialized enduro
DMR rhythm
Chumba xcl
Evil sovereign
GT fueler 20"
Cannondale rush
Giant reign x (about to build up)
I still have my diamond back ascent from 95' as a hack/pub bike 🙂
This shouldn't take long:
In order of purchase
Raleigh AT20
Scott Aspect
One One Inbred
SC Superlight
Orange 5
😀
Marin Eldridge Grade
Bianchi Tycoon, never worked properly
Pace RC300 replacement for the above
GT somethingorother singlespeed
Kona Cinder Cone hack bike, broke it
Kona Caldera replacement hack bike
LaPierre Spicy
in chronological order:-
1988 dawes ascent
1991 marin eldridge grade
1994 specialized stumpjumper m2 (purple) with direct drive fork and first gen xtr
2002 cannondale F800 matt black with lefty fork (god i loved that bike.sold in a moment of stupidity 2 years later 🙁
2007 specialized stumpjumper fsr comp (the last year when they put the shock through frame/didn't really gel with it tbh)
2008 swapped the frame for an s works carbon ht
2009 swapped bike for a specialized fsr comp (the first 140mm travel one in matt black) i really wanted an anthem x2,but they weren't going to arrive in uk until following jan.
2010 the bike shop still took the anthem x2 bike that i had ordered.i kept seeing it in the shop gloating at me.well there was only one thing i could do. so after a p/x i was the proud owner of the blue anthem x2 (lovely bike 😀
2011 i swapped the anthem x2 for my current bike now charge duster mid (bright green) as i was worried about servicing costs for the anthem x2
unfortunately i am currently an ex mountainbiker (well for the past 6 or so months due to depression/laziness e.t.c 🙁 but i will be back. OH YES I WILL BE BACK! 😉 if i could ever afford it i would also love to buy another anthem x bike (but keep my duster also)
Round one- 80s and 90s
Raleigh Marauder (Index, with a gen-yoo-ine 6-speed SIS rear)
Carrera Krakatoa Flex
Round two- 200s and 2010s
Carrera Kraken- still got it but in bits
On One Scandal- too small
Cotic Soul- fantastic, but wanted something a bit more hardcore
GT Idrive 5- really nice, but heavy and steep
Cotic Hemlock- perfect, going nowhere
Ragley Mmmbop x3- first one too small, second welded up wrong, all 3 too stiff
Specialized SX Trail- didn't like it at all, broke for parts and sold
Cotic BFe- interesting but not really to my taste
On One C456- good compromise, still got it. Not perfect.
Ellsworth Dare- never liked this at all.
Last Herb DH- quite new, good so far.
Still got the Krakatoa, the C456, the Hemlock, the Herb and will probably rebuild the Kraken.
Specialized HardRock Sport - First mountain bike.
Trek 6500 - Replaced the Spesh when thieving gits stole it from the shed.
Trek 4500 - A mate needed to sell it and I wanted something with disk brakes.
Cube Reaction 29 GTC SL - Sold both Treks to get it.
Kona Unit 29 SS - A mate very kindly gave me the frame & forks - build in progress.
Spesh Rockhopper (the nice Ritchey steel one)
Club Roost XC4
Whyte PRST-4
On One Inbred
On One 456 (one blue, one green)
Kona Kula
Marin Rift Zone
Lapierre Zesty
The Kula was my favourite. I still have it too, it's an orange 1998 and is now a rigid SS
Is anyone actually reading this thread?
Starting from the late 1980s:
Marin Palisades Trail
Cannondale Killer V
Rocky Mountain Blizzard
Specialized Enduro mk1
Specialized Enduro mk2
Nicolai Helius FR
All sold except the Blizzard, which is a bike for life. Only one I regret selling is the mk1 Enduro, which was such a sorted machine.
- Raleigh Lizard, not a proper MTB but bright green and awesome none the less
- Diamond Back Sorrento
- GT Zaskar - first proper MTB
- SC Heckler
- Giant Trance X0
- Specialized Stumpy FSR S-Works Carbon
- Scott Voltage FR10
- Orange P7 (my SS) - Still got
- SC Blur LTc - my baby...
Variety of kids crap, then:
Chopper
Grifter
Burner
Pananonia (?) 1st MTB, which I built!! This was dad's tourer that I fitted a BMX stem, flat bars, took off the mudguards
Trek Singletrack 930
KHS Montana Comp
DDG (Piece of shit) 1st full sus'
Rocky Mountain Thin Air - still best hardtail I've ever ridden
K2 Razorback
Sub 5
Marin Wolf Ridge
Tomac special 98 (or something)
Cove Hummer
Cove Handjob
Patriot LT
Norco A-line
Van Nicholas Zion
Inbred
Cotic Soul
Scott Ransom 30
224 (why oh why did I sell this bike?)
Dialled Kobe ti
Dialled PA
Cotic Bfe
Cotic soda
Titus SuperMoto
Dialled Alpine
Patriot 66
5
Yeti asr7
Marin Quake 7.3
Marin attack trail
Nicolai Helius FR
Nicolai helius cc
Nicolai helius ST (will never sell this baby)
orange blood
A couple of Raleigh Roadsters with rod brakes.
Carlton 10 speed.
(Several motorbikes)
Raleigh Maverick MTB
Specialized Rockhopper Sport
Trek 8500
Kona Explosif
Kona Hei Hei
Global TH1
Global TH1.5 (still got)
Only been addicted for 11 years so...
Specialized Enduro Comp
Marin East Peak
Gary Fisher Tassajero (still have it back in the UK, will never sell)
Trek 6000
Specialized FSR Comp
Yeti ASR-5
Santa Cruz Blur TRc (Current)
I'm sure this has been done before? But I cba to search.
Black bike with fat white wheels (no idea what brand)
Raleigh Grifter 3sp
Raleigh Winner 5sp
Peugeot somethingorother 10sp
Madison/Ridgeback Rapide 14sp
Scott Vail 24sp
Cotic Soul
Droessiger QX (cyclocross)
OK there's only 2 that count as MTB there. Still got the last 4 bikes, but only ever ride the last 2.
It's a very short list 😕
1991 Raleigh Yukon
1994 Marin Indian Fire Trail (still got it)
2005 Trek Fuel 80 (still got it)
2010 Giant Anthem X3 (still got it)
Raleigh Grifter (blue and silver)
BIG GAP
On-One - inbred
Kona - CinderCone (Singlespeed)
Kona - FireMountain (Singlespeed)
Dialled Bikes - KobeTi
On-one - Scandal 29er
Cotic - Road Rat
Dialled Bikes - Morning Glory
Santa Cruz - Blur 4x
DK - General Lee BMX Cruiser
Out of that lot only the Scandal and the Road Rat have been new, almost everything else has come to through the STW classifieds 😀
Raleigh montana
Raleigh discovery
Kona cindercone
Orange elite ltd anodised gold
Got a bmx for a bit and a car,
2nd hand Marin bear valley se
Orange p7
kona explosif 853
Specialized M4 s works hardtail
Dekerf sl
litespeed lookout mountain
Lynskey Pro 29 sl
Also owned
Pinnarello suprise, trek oclv 5200, scott cr1, specialised tricross, lynskey procross and 2 kinesis crosslights.
[b]* C'mon mamadirt *[/b] we're all dying to read your list, despite some johnny-come-latelies trying to usurp. 😀
On the other hand, you may well have been up all night producing your [s]book[/s] list. 😉
In some sort of chronology, 'proper' bikes....
AlCarter DX something
Park Pre something
Saracen Tufftrax
DiamondBack Topanga
Spesh Epic
Giant VT
Commencal Supernormal
Giant NRS Carbon
Litespeed Niota
Orange 5
OnOne 456
Giant Trance
Scott Spark
Yeti 575
There are more but cant remember them at the moment.
Current bikes:
Cube Fritzz
Trek Fuel Ex9
Orange Crush
Boardman Team Carbon Darkside
85 - townsend colorado
88 - Al Carta Black Panther
92 - Orange C16
96 - Orange P7
02 - Inbred
04 - Turner 5 spot (hl)
11 - Turner 5 Spot (dw)
I'll start from my first 'proper' bike....
1997 Specialized Rockhooper (steel) - stolen
1997 Kona Koa to replace the above (loved, but sold for an FS)
1998 Cannondale Super V 500
1997 Marin Mount Vision (bargain second buy with Big Uns, full XTR etc)
2001 Fly BMX (stolen)
1999 Specialized FSR (bult up to get back into riding)
2001 Kona Stinky (had for ages in various builds)
2003 Specialized Big Hit (loved this bike, Push tuned RC shock made it)
???? Planet X Jack Flash (for BMX tracks etc)
2000 Santa Cruz Chameleon to replace the above
2005 Specialized Demo 9
2001 Kona Stinky in play bike mode to replace the Demo
200? Norco Sasquatch (hated it, only kept for a few weeks)
2004 Orange Sub Zero (loved, but cracked the frame)
2007 Santa Cruz Chameleon (loved, and had ages)
2001 Kona Stinky, rebuilt as a burlier play bike
2008 Solid Flair to replace the above, great but didn't pedal well
2005 Orange Patriot 66 (hated....with a passion)
2005 Specialized SX Trail (current bike following a break from cycling).
Planning to build up a more trail orientated bike soon - SX is great fun, but not really an all day bike.
1988 Raleigh BMX
1998 Dawes Saratoga
1999 Kona Cindercone
2001 Trek Fuel 80
1997 Kona Caldera
2008 Genesis Altitude
2009 Beone Nirvana 1.0
2009 OnOne Inbred 29er
2011 Boardman Full Suss Comp
Forgot, I had a Bonty Racelight too somewhere along the way which I never finished building.
Also - mountain biking pedigree - WTF are people filling up vital forum space with the names of road bikes for? 😉
1997 - Emmelle ??
1999 - Kona Firemountain
2001 - DMR Sidekick
2003 - Pashley 26Mhz
2004 - Orange Sub Zero
2006 - Pashley 24Mhz
2008 - Santacruz Nomad (Still own)
2009 - Charge Blender
2010 - Charge Duster SS
2011 - Sanderson Breath
2012 - Curtis XC100 853 (Still own)
LOL at superficial, I was about to ask the same.
It seems everyone furiously types in their list and otherwise ignores! (LIKE i DID...)
From this '63ish
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With these along the way:
'65ish Small fat tyre kids bike.
'68 First 'proper' bike rod pull sit up and beg.
'70 First brand new 'racing' bike.
Imitation chopper style bike.
S/H half decent racer.
Various 27" wheeled bikes, until:
MTBs
'86 Ridgeback something.
'87 Ridgeback 603 XT
'87 Alves custom frame and fork
'88 Ridgeback 604 XT
'88 Overburys Pioneer
'90 Ridgeback 704 XT
'92 Kona Explosif
'94 Kona AA
'95 Kona Cinder Cone
'96 Proflex 856
'98 Mk1 Heckler
'02 Mk2 Heckler
'05 Schwinn moab
'08 On One Inbred 853
'09 Lapierre Zesty 314
'11 Heckler mk4
Be One Karma commuter
EDIT: And I still have 11 of the MTB list 😳
A small list comparitively
Ralleigh Amazon
Trek 5200
Specialized Rockhopper
Dave Hinde XC Frame
Yeti Kokpelli
Cove Stiffee
On One C456
1982 Malboro Zapper BMX
1989 Raleigh Banana road bike - managed to wrap it and me around a van
1991 Dawes Ascent - gave away
1992 Dyna Tech Mission - snapped
1994 Dyna Tech Orge - snapped
1995 Dyna Tech Torus (still got)
2011 Lapierre Zesty (main bike)
2010 Cotic Soul (play bike)
My list is pretty pathetic compared to some of the lists above!!
1988 Specialized Rockhopper
1990 Trek 8900 Bonded Alu (broke/stolen)
1992 Rocky Mountain Blizzard (broke x 2)
1994 Rocky Mountain Blizzard (broke)
1995 Trek 9900 OCLV Pro Issue (broke x 2)
1995/6 Kona Explosiv (Broke - welded - still got as singlespeed/fixie)
1997 Intense Uzzi SL (Broke, broke, broke, etc)
2001 Trek 8900 Alu (sold)
2003 Nicolai Nucleon (sold last year)
2010 Nicolai Helius AM (still got, love)
2010 Whyte 19 Steel (broke)
2011 Ragley Mmmbop (waiting sale)
2012 Ragely Troof (still got, love)
universal something or other with 12 gears !
townsend stonecreek
claud butler something
edinburgh bikes contour 300
emmelle cheeta - best bike i ever had - heavy as hell but it did EVERYTHING - from xc to full on dh courses (my mates at the time were on stinkys and coyote dh2) - i bought it for 15 quid to do my paperround on - it needed a fair bit of work but it was all adjustments no actual broken bits ....
Iron horse flag staff
marin b17
specialized hardrock
coyotedh3
mr big st10
DMR trailstar
Kona mcrae
Dawes Oxide
98 Santa cruz heckler
gary fisher rig
merida flx3000
thorn raven enduro
ragley td-1
sandman gobi
Hora's bound to have had more bikes than Mamadirt as some of his he has only have for 5 or 6 days
Raleigh M-Trax
DMR Trailstar
Cannondale Super V 2000
Club Roost DH8
Cannondale Jekyll 2000
Cannondale F2000 CAAD3
Cannondale Prophet 800
Cannondale F800 CAAD4
Trek Fuel EX8
Cannondale M200
Cannondale F1000 CAAD5
Cannondale Rush 800
On-One 456
Cannondale Prophet 2000
Bit of a theme 
Raleigh Chopper
Kuwahara BMX
Raleigh Bomber
Raleigh Super Bomber
Kalamunda mtb (1989)
Apollo mtb
Specialized Hardrock disc 2003
GT Aggressor XCR
On One 456
Canyon Nerve XC
Dialled Prince Albert
surely the number of bikes is irrelevant? the question being asked should read "what did you do with them whilst you had them?"
Raleigh Burner
Emmelle Nevada 15 speed
Graham Weigh 531 road bike
Marin Bear Valley
Cannondale Caad3 custom build
Battaglin Columbus-tubed road bike
Dirtworks Monster DH bike
Planet-X dirt-jump bike
On One Inbred geared
Colnago Ramarro road bike (still own)
Cannondale Caad5 custom build (still own)
Turner Flux custom build
Yeti ASR5 Alloy custom build (still own)
Its interesting a lot of people seem to pick a brand and try three of four bikes before moving on to another brand an doing the same
2002 Giant Boulder (nicked)
2003 Giant Boulder (given away)
2003 Gary Fisher Marlin (sold)
2004 Specialized Stumjumper (now a commuter)
2006 Specialized S-works FSR (sold)
2007 Pace RC305 (sold)
2007 Santa Cruz Blur LT (current bike)
2009 Santa Cruz Superlight (current bike)
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.
Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!
Well my mtb list is over 26 years, so not that many really 🙂
nick3216 - Member
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!
or maybe it could be that people just like bikes alot......... ❓
Counting only mountain bikes:
Shogun Prairie Breaker 1
Kona Cinder Cone
GT Psyclone
Trek 8500
DMR Trailster
Sunn Bmix
DMR Sidekick
Revell 24"
Specialized Enduro 2004
Specialized Enduro S-Works 2005
Specialized Enduro 2006
Commencal Absolut 4x
Currently have:
Specialized SX Trail
Specialized Stumpjumper EVO carbon
Transition Double
Slightly excessive, but they all get ridden.
MTB only:
Unbranded thing as kid, was luminous yellow
GT Tequesta - got stolen from school
Trek 6500 - now my singlespeed
GT LTS
Spesh Stumpjumper FSR
Dialled Bikes Morning Glory
Ellsworth Truth
Cove Handjob
Commencal Meta 55 Carbon - current bike
Not many, I tend to stick with something til it dies. So with the Commencal, won't be long to wait then! haha
Lee Cougan Hurricane
Orange EVO2
Singular Swift
Dekerf Singlespeed
Dekerf Phenomenon
Dekerf Implant
Last three still in use - spot the point in that history at which midlife crisi hit!.
mid 80's - BMX of some type (got nicked)
mid to late 80's - 2nd hand raleigh racer (destroyed it)
late 80's - early 90's - Raleigh Styler Mag (got nicked)
1990ish - Towsend ATB of some sort (got nicked)
-Long break without a bike, weirdly whilst living in Halifax!! How i regret that now.
late 90's Raleigh Dyna Tech MTB (off the GF's Bro)
2004 - GT Avalanche 1.0 (still riden regularly, work and with kids)
2010 - Orange Five - bought 2nd hand frame (2005) and built it up. use it for everything techier than canal tow paths to DH.
MTB's
Spesh Stumpjumper (1990 I think - cromo with Deore XT)
Giant CFM2
Giant Monex PS-S1
Merida Matts cromo
Giant ATX 890
Giant ATX 990
Giant XTC (NRS) Team
Giant MCM hardtail
Giant XTC1
DMR switchback
Commencal Meta 4 VIP
Norco Bigfoot
Commencal Ramones
Merida 96
Yes I did work at a Giant dealer for a long time!
Mountain bikes:
2008 Airnimal Rhino
2010 Kona Unit 29er SS
Eclectic if nothing else.
Kona Lava Dome
Orange P7
Marin Attack Trail (x2, first one snapped)
Cove Handjob
Santa Cruz Heckler
My "proper" bikes - ie those I've owned over the last eleven years are as follows:
F Moser road bike
2003 Specialized Rockhopper
2004 Specialized Enduro (still owned)
2008 Marin Rock Springs (given to missus)
2009 Marin Wolf Ridge (still owned)
2011 Orange Pure 7 (still owned)
Quite modest judging by some of you on here!
I think this is complete:-
MTB's
Raleigh something which got nicked
Raleigh Amazon
1995 Kona Lava Dome
1997 Dean Alu hardtail
1998 Klein Adroit (really rather lush, so fast!) - sponsored
1999 Klein Attitude Comp - sponsored
2000 Gary Fisher Paragon (replaced twice due to cracking - last frame was a Supercaliber)
2001 Scott Strike 20 (still got the frame - semi sponsored)
2002 On One Inbred (current - commuter)
2003 Giant NRS 2
2005/6 On One 456 (current)
2009 Cotic Hemlock
1992? Cannondale M500 (I think)
200X On One Inbred slot d/out (current)
2010 On One Scandal (current)
So, over time, I peaked with valuable stuff around college/uni time, then since then have become a cheap skate. And moved to Yorkshire, maybe that explains it.
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!
I'm amazed you worry - I couldn't give a monkey's pizzle how many bikes anyone else has/had.
The wife is resigned to the fact I get bored easily. I justify it by considering that I'm well into my 40's & been riding bikes since I was about 3 years old, I've never smoked, I drink very little, I drive a 17 year old car (and only cover about 2k miles per year), I've never been out of work since my 1st step on the career ladder, and finally, I can't resist a bargain.
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Marin County, Cali
1970 Schwinn Varsity
1970 Peugeot UO-8
1971 Peugeot PX-10
1971 Colnago
1974-1978 A succession of converted cruisers, each one replaced after I broke the frame.
1978 "Breezer" #2
1980-1983 Three or four Ritcheys, still own the 1983 Annpurna.
1984 American Breezer (stolen in 1994)
1994 Ritchey P-21 (Replaced the American Breezer)
2005 Stumpjumper Expert
2008 Gary Fisher HiFi 29er
2010 Gary Fisher Rumblefish II
OK, maybe worry was too strong a word
Ah, go on then . . . just for you tom, ton and CG 😉
Dawes Zed (first 'mtb' bought in 1991 . . . blimey what'd I started 😯 )
Diamondback Camarillo
Polished alloy Merlin Cycles frame
Kona Cinder Cone
Trek Y11
Kona Muni Mula
Cheap white boys road bike
Raleigh Grifter
Curtis Pro BMX
Diamondback Viper X BMX
DK General Lee BMX
Federal Nation BMX (raw)
Y2K Kona Roast x 2 (warranty)
DMR Sidekick
2002 Kona Scab
Another DMR Sidekick
GT Zaskar Race
DK Fury BMX
GT Mach One race BMX
Kona Mama BMX
Mutiny Raven BMX
Hutch Expert BMX
Dirt Bros Shortbus BMX
White One Flamin’ Speed
DMR Rhythm
Schwinn Stingray cruiser
Kona Kilauea
Orange O2
Dirt Bros Patriot BMX
Cove Handjob
Kona Roast 2004
Kona Scab 2001
Planet X Hammerhead
24Seven Dark Angel
Balfa Minuteman
Kona Scab 2003
Santa Cruz Chameleon
Kona Scrap
Orange C16R
Kona Stinky 2004
Kona Chute 2002
Kona Stinky 2-4
Mutiny Punisher BMX
Orange Sub Zero
Santa Cruz Heckler
Haro Backtrail BMX
Dirt Bros Trail-or-Park BMX
Flow Moe
Fit baby blue BMX
Another Kona Scrap
Kona Stinky Primo 2004
S&M Sabbath BMX
British Eagle EXS
Orange Clockwork
Fit black BMX
S&M Dirt Bike
S&M Dirt Bike NG
Orange Airo
Kona Cowan
Kona Cowan DS
Another Kona Cowan DS
Diamondback BMX
Kink Launch BMX
Eastern Shovelhead BMX
Federal Fraction BMX
On-One Inbred sliding dropout
On-One Inbred track ends
Spooky Bandwagon
Another Federal Nation BMX
Cove Stiffee
Kona Coiler
Foes Predator
Raleigh Chopper
Intense Tazer VP (owned twice 🙄 )
Another DK BMX
Santa Cruz Bullit
Intense Tazer VP FRO
Subrosa Pandora DTT BMX
Fit Logic BMX
Intense Slopestyle
Cheapo Apollo f/s
Intense Moto Pro Cruiser
Intense Tazer FS
Intense Tazer HT
Mountain Cycle Battery
Another Intense Tazer VP
Commencal Absolut SX 2010
Cotic BFe
Subrosa Salvador BMX
Kona Dudu
Another Santa Cruz Heckler
Intense Tazer VP – revisited
Intense Uzzi VP
GT Aggressor
GT Timberline
Alpinestars T24
Another Intense Moto Pro Cruiser
On-One 456
Another Cove Handjob
Dialled Bikes Holeshot
More Commencal Absolut SXs x 2 (2010 and 2011 - warranty)
Kona Five-O 2008
FBM Guillotine BMX
Another Intense Tazer FS
Kona Stinky TL
2011 Orange Blood
1992 Specialized Hardrock
2009 Kona Shonky
110! to save you counting
ton - Membernick3216 - Member
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!
or maybe it could be that people just like bikes alot.........
Indeed! Not even going to begin to try to justify myself, suffice to say I don't regret a single purchase . . . it's all learning, eh? Oh, and contrary to popular belief, I do only have three bikes.
Bikes do indeed rock!! 8)
I do worry that the length of some lists is people looking to compensate for their own abilities by blaming the bike and trying a new one.Also, how much must it cost to lose a hundred quid or so on so many bikes!
Nope, I have changed bikes as my riding has improved and evolved. It also took a while to figure out the geometry I like.
Raleigh Boxer
Raleigh Burner
Raleigh Burner
Raleigh Amazon 1991
Raleigh M-Trax 1993 can't remember the model
Specialized Stumpjumper M2 1998
mum's old 1988 or so Raleigh Maverick, got nicked
Giant Trance 3 2007
Ridgeback Thunderbird
Yeti DJ 2005?
Yeti ASR5 2012
only have the Yetis now, a mate has the M Trax and it is still running sweet.
I'm more of a make do with what I've got and just ride bikes kind of guy.
@ mamdirt - 8OCrikey!
quality not quantity..
orange clockwork 1989
orange p7 1991
jumped on motorbikes until
spesh enduro 2002
then one last horrah
orange pro 5. on and a mirra BMX