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Me! Just got my hardtail which is my bimble to the shops bike, my commute bike, my "take the little un out" bike and my weekend steed. I'd love a road bike, a full susser marathon trail and a downhill bike but no, just the one and it does me.

Can I stay?


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 2:43 am
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I have literally just vomited at the thought of owning just one bike

Vile post, go wash your mouth with soapy water


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 4:13 am
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Of course you can stay, but you will end up with more bikes if you do.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 4:14 am
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Yup, one here. I had several, couldn't justify it. Hell, I barely justify one.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 4:18 am
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I only rode one today.... I have a few to choose from.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 4:25 am
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Don't worry,I've only got one and so have a lot of others.A surprisingly high number on here have none.
(IMNVHO)


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 5:31 am
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Yep, just the one bike here.
A 456-evo, I have enough other hobbies that I can't justify having more bikes...I don't get to ride this one as much as I'd like as it is.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 5:37 am
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I've got one, I bought it to see how much I like biking.
And I like it a lot.
So later this year I'll be buying another bike. ( best bnit is, my good wife TOLD me that I should buy another one)


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:06 am
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had 3, a geared moots, ss swift and kona cyclocross but hardly rode em. we're skint, so i sold them all and have just built up a singular gryphon as a do it all bike.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:08 am
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I saw this and thought I had a few more than one. Just counted up and scared myself. No wonder its crowded in the shed! Time for a clear out! 10 bikes and 8 frames. Varying from carbon road and full suss through fixed and single speed to vintage steel for L'Erorica. Could get down to three but one is self abuse.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:38 am
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I've only got one bike but to be honest really need another for road training.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:40 am
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Only have one. Sold a frame and 2 others to help fund the current one.
Wish I could have as large and diverse a quiver* as some noted above but the reality is that I have a mortgage and family to feed so they come first ahead of my hobby. Bit grown up and all that but some things are just about more important than riding bikes.
(* ironic use of stw bullshit)


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:52 am
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I've only got one 🙁 but I am building another but it won't be rideable for quite a while...


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:52 am
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I could easily manage with one, but prefer two.

S-Works Enduro does it all on the MTB'ing side, but it's good to have my old Lava Dome for pub/shop etc. duties.

There would be no point selling either


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:58 am
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Just 1. Spearfish 29er. Fit it with small semi-slicks for road, anything up to a 2.5 Ardent for trail centres.... it's ideal !


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 7:59 am
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I've got 1 and a half currently.. Which is reducing to one to fund an upgrade or two for the one.

My carbon 456 is my everything bike which it does pretty well. There's times when it would be nice to have a full suspension bike too but those times are in the minority.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 8:00 am
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I have, in my opinion, the bare essential number; 2.
1 Road bike- Rocky Mountain Oxygen 80
1 Hardtail- Kona Explosif 650b

I'm moving and sorting a new job so that wont be changing for some time.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 8:06 am
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although technically i own more than one bike as im living abroad for sometime i only decided to take one with me, my anthem x. apart from the downhill tracks its covering all the bases for me, although going up a monster of a cat 3 road climb the other day with a 28lb full susser was hard work in places!!!


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 8:16 am
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For a moment there I thought you just asked if I had ONE bike 😯 . Well I have one mountain bike, a Genesis io id.

But I have three road bikes (commuter fixed, road and winter/race) and a pair of tandems. That's just a reflection of my riding really. Mainly road, and an MTB that will cover most of the places I ride.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 8:58 am
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No. But I only ever ride one at a time. Is that the same?


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:03 am
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I technically have two, but one in practice. I have a HT here, and a BSO at the other end of the country for mincing round London.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:08 am
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Yep, my do-it-all 5

The thought of maintaining more than one bike makes me want to vom!

Scrap that, maintaining just one bike makes me want to vom


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:12 am
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Relatively poverty stricken with just 4.

Road bike for commuting - Specialized Secteur Elite.
Road-rigged MTB emergency spare - Specialized Stumpy 2001.
Brompton.
Orange 5.

Perhaps I need a unicycle...


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:32 am
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[i]I saw this and thought I had a few more than one. Just counted up and scared myself[/i]

Now, losing count of how many you have - that is a problem!


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:39 am
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Just the orange five here. Can't afford anymore.

Picked two awful dear sports to enjoy, mtb and mountaineering!


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:39 am
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Can I stay?

NO LEAVE NOW, LEAVE, LEAVE! 😉


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:42 am
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One bike or one mountain bike?


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:43 am
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Just the 2. A 456 Evo and a Merlin road bike.
I think I'd like a full sus, but I also suspect I may be falling for the marketing hype. It's moot anyway. No space and could not look my family in the eye if I dropped a couple of grand on a bike.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:50 am
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I can't believe I've been conversing with people who only have one bike.

This is like when you've spent 6 months chatting up a stunning girl on facebook only to find out she's a 53 year old male Unix administrator with a skin problem.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:51 am
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Oh god, it gets wose. Some people appear to only have one of each type of bike! How do you live with yourselves?


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 9:53 am
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[b]PLEASE DON'T HATE ME[/b]

I only have one mountain bike.....

....and it's [b]secondhand[/b]

😥


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:06 am
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.and it's secondhand

Hang your head in shame!


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:09 am
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we need to set up a trust fund for these poor poor people. one bike!


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:11 am
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I have one 🙂 Soon to be none I think.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:16 am
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I would really like just one but I currently have two..

A shonky bitsa tip bike with gears, rack and trailer hitch for picking up the kids from school, days down the beach, doing the shopping and locking up in town if I get too pissed in the pub..

And a rather svelte and modern (second hand) rigid steel mountain bike, which I would definitely not leave locked up in town..


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:17 am
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Yep. Just the 29er hardtail - no need for the expence of 2bikes.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:18 am
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PLEASE DON'T HATE ME

I only have one mountain bike.....

....and it's secondhand

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Posted : 13/05/2013 10:21 am
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My wimminz logic dictates that as I'm mechanically inept, more than one bike is necessary for reasons of sanity.

Also, price of second-hand stuff is so low than I couldn't bear to give anything away. 😐

So, in answer to your question, I don't have one bike so should have kept my mouth shut!


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:25 am
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I only have one road bike, one commuter bike and one mountain bike, does that count? 🙂 Even that is a struggle. The next bike is always just a small loss of willpower away....


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:31 am
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Just a 29er hardtail here, which to be fair is a good compromise for on/off road with a change of tyres. Combination of lack of space, another expensive hobby of Scuba Diving which takes up a lot of time and recent house purchase which all leads to lack of funds. Would like a CX bike, but can't see that happening for a good while yet.. 🙁


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 10:33 am
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Mr Whoppit: ironically, small people are the reason I only have one.

sponging little ****ers


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 3:13 pm
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Yes - just one MTB, my trusty old Trek HT (ok and one road bike for road/TT and tris). Seriously itching to buy a new one. Tested a few over past 12 months and found some that made riding easier, faster and marginally more fun. But in each case the marginal fun was nowhere near sufficient to cover the cost of the bikes and better skills have closed the gap somewhat. So I have stuck with old faithful with different tires depending on the need (Ralps or Nobbies). I really struggle to justify current prices and choke on MTB reviews that describe £ks bikes as astonishing value and/or ripe for upgrades.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 3:39 pm
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Me. I only ever have one bike.

5 Spot.


 
Posted : 13/05/2013 4:48 pm
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ONLY ONE BIKE?!

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Posted : 13/05/2013 5:11 pm
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Just got one...

One Kinesis hardtail
One Marin Attack Trail
One Spesh Epic
One Giant Reign

Looking to offload the Giant tho, any takers.
Got an advert in classifieds


 
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