how many bikes?

If i could be arsed i'd like to find out the average number of bikes owned by stw's , i'm thinking around 5 at this rate!!!

currently have

solitude – 130mm geared HT for the alps/trail cetres
kona A – FS SS for fun
kona kula 29 – rohloffed 29er race bike (raced very slowly) and ridden on big rides
giant road bike (rarely used, but will be used in about 5 weeks time for a month of hrd training pre-alps)
hack bike – SS with guards and rack
old dutch bike, locked up 60 miles from home with a wheel which some scroat jumped on. will sort it out at some point…

need a CX…

08 Orange P7 ss
Kona Manomano
on-one inbred (Slidy drop)
Haro BMX.
Kona Cindercone 98 vintage (work duties)

thats it but im looking at 2/3 more monies dependent!!

not enough.

handjob
chameleon
humhumunukunukuapau'a
litespeed vela road bike
kinesis crosslight cx

missing a fixie or two.

456
Il Pompino (fixed)
Cheap Merlin (SS)
Old Jeff Bruce road bike

I'm currently weighing up getting a FS vs shiny new bits for the 456.

3

Pace RC100

Turner DW 5 Spot

Turner Highline

MTBs
Inbred
Specialized S Works Enduro
Specialized Enduro Pro
Specialized Big Hit

Road
Focus Cayo
Bianchi Alu/Carbon Team Liquigas
Colnago C40 (yummy)

Four for me

Rocky Mountain ETS-X 70
Giant Anthem X1
Cotic Soul
Boardman Road Team Carbon

Thinking about replacing the Rocky Mountain next year but no idea what with.

four here…

Cove hustler – xc
Giant Glory – dh
Trek X0 Cyclo-X – getting some miles in
DK General Lee 24" cruser – hack / bmx track

looking at getting a hardtale soon.

Five:

Curtis Thumpercross
DMR Trailstar 2 (Ltd Ed)
08/09 456
Merlin Malt 1
Brand X xc work bike (pimped discreetly)

Only 3 at the moment.

2006 GT Avalanche Pro
Early slot dropout Inbred rigid SS
2009 Trek Fuel EX8

Plus 2 old complete bikes in piles of bits.

Need:
Roadie type bike
Foldy type bike
Trek District – just for the hell of it

3; SC Juliana, Voodoo Erzulie, Ribble road bike. Would like a proper ladies shopper with basket and step through frame next 😀

Only two, but room for more…

Intense 951 – DH Duties
Intense Tracer VP – Trail

Thinking of a hard tail for winter

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/jul/10/serial-bicycle-buyers

Just sold my Genesis IO and my road bike so now just have

Cove G spot
Litespeed Niota Ti
Salsa Dos Niner
Edinburgh cycles Courier nexus

Mrs Andy L has my old

Whyte 46

and has just ordered a

Boardman Pro FS.

oops double post

three:

cotic simple

il pompino

planet x sl carbon

( plus two for mrs b and the shed is full so my budget for an orange 5 has to extend to a bigger shed as well 🙁 )

Four
Cotic Roadrat
Cotic Hemlock
Cove Handjob
and my first proper bike that started it all a Trek 7000

my main bike is Meta 5 (the white frame only option)
winter ride 2007 marin indian fire trail hard tail
commuter was an rigid SS inbred – will swap (recently cracked) frame for an old marin point reyes (?) knocking around in garage
2005 giant dropped handle bar thingy that I was given – never been out of garage
1980's peugeot px10 (I think – still researching)
too many bikes for a weekend / once in the week warrier

3 here.

old commuter/pub bike.
Road bike
Hardtail MTB (chameleon – does everything!)

I wouldn't mind if i had to ditch the road bike, but i definitely *need* to keep the other two.

7…

Cube ltd pro
Turner 5 spot
Turner flux
yeti ARC
De Rosa Team
Genesis IO
Cervelo R3 (ordered)

07 Scott CR1 Team
07 Scott Spark 10
09 Scott Genius 10
08 Scott Ransom 10
08 Scott Gambler DH10

All custom builds (aside from the oem spec dark side) and all pimp!

Spark is my favourite.. 3 seasons old and still the best bike i've ever ridden!

Oldskool marin as a commuter.
Old raleigh titanium as a "good" mtb
Cannondale tandem
Unicycle
Road bike – very old and not working

Mrs TJ manages with just an on one and a very old hardrock

A few.

Evil Svoereign- main bike
Giant Anthem X 0- Race bike
On One Growler- DH bike, about to be replaced with an Enduro
De Rosa Neo Primato- road bike
Oilrig- town bike.

I'm thinking of cutting down as due to persistant injury they are not seeing much use. That said i am currently building them a new home in the garden:

I have listed them chronologically in order of purchase.

Litespeed Tellico
Kilauea 93 SS/Rigid
Flux
Galaxy
Cinelli rare early 90's road thing
Kinesis RC2 'training' bike
R3SL for the racing, if i ever get fit enough again (which i doubt)
Mather SS
Super Corsa, for trips to the cafe!