Forgetting which bike you’re riding

Anyone else do this from time to time? I usually get a stark reminder then don’t do it again for a while. It doesn’t help that all my bikes (not that many) have a similar riding position.

Few months after getting my first 29er, got the front wheel of my 26er stuck in a dry grassy ditch, sideways OTB.

First winter on XC/rigid 29er, washed out the front on a track I often use to get to the local woods on my trail bike.

Found a bit of surprise singletrack on rigid 29er, mind engaged the wrong mode, ended up going off a two foot concrete step drop onto flat tarmac landing.

Rode down a staircase on the way to work on the old geo 26er, not really thinking I’d only done it before on my modern bike. Survived.

Riding through various narrow gaps or barriers on bikes with different handlebar widths and heights.

Some days, I forget that I’m on my trusty commuting hybrid – then the rim brakes remind me ?

My Ti hardtail doesn’t have a dropper seatpost and I’ve occassionally gone to activate it

I was contemplating making a sign for my cx bike’s handlebars saying “NOT A MOUNTAIN BIKE!”

Because sometimes I forget and nearly half myself.

I have also many a times reached for a bigger gear on my singlespeed.

Or when I had a fixie and would forget I couldn’t freewheel when approaching a junction. Never actually launched myself off the bike, but have came pretty close. A bit embarrassing too, when in the middle of Edinburgh.

A couple of weeks ago I reached down and started to fumbling around trying to release the lockout on my rear shock, until I remembered that my hardtail doesn’t have one.

I am always surprised how rare it is for me to attempt to change gear on my single speed though. I don’t often ride it but when I do I seem to instantly adapt without any problem.