How many / which bikes are too many?

So, forgetting the old addage B=N+1, and assuming you are riding the same trail(s) every week and enter the odd event….

120mm FS
100mm HT
Road bike
SS
29er
140mm Cotic-a-like
160mm FS

…. its seems thats the “core” bike stable to cover everything – now, how would you decide which ones to take / would be in your shed?

You’d narrow the list down to what exactly?

140mm HT
120mm FS
Fixed Winter/Commuter
29er
?fatbike

2,

1 road bike, 1 29er FS.

🙂

WTF is a ‘Cotic-a-like’?!

140mm cotic a like
160mm full sus

that should do it.

which bikes are too many?

njee20 – Member
WTF is a ‘Cotic-a-like’?!

An “All Mountain” hardtail, ie, Stanton Slackline, Evil Soveriegn, etc as opposed to a 100m XC HT.

Maybe I should have used a BFE as the example, but anyway you get the idea….

1x 150mm fs
1x 140mm ht
1x 120mm ht
1x 100mm dirt jump
1x road bike

I’d just refer to the official list.

Don’t tell me you don’t have a copy.

See i told the mrs it was

LT hardtail
Ti ss race bike
Carbon geared race bike
Roadbike
Crossbike
Commuterbike
TT bike
Fat bike

chakaping – er?

Mmmmmm 12 bikes last count which includes
A 1985 GT pro performer BMX. Anyone remember Eddie Fiola ( the flying banana)?

I reckon trail_rat has it just about nailed, although I’d add into the mix a random pointless but nostalgic retro bike, in my case a 1988 Fat Chance.

…oh, and a spare race bike (you know, just in case)….for me, that’s a 2nd lightweight SS 29er 😀 Umm, this is getting a bit silly really

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Depends how much room there is in your shed/garage

Currently, including all the families bikes there are 10 bikes in the garage

There’s room for plenty more

There’s no room for cars

I’ve gone down to two…

Hardtail (chameleon)
Road bike

Dh bike
Am bike
Jump bike
Roadi (1980s so free)
Free bmx my mate flung out

So 3 main bikes n 2 hanging sheds for pissing about on.

Oh and a kids 16″ bike with 745mm bars on for pump tracks n showing up the local jump kids. 😉

I reckon I could get down to one bike – something like a Singular Peregrine:

Geared/SS/CX/Road/Monstercross/Touring/Commuter

I could, you know. Any time. I just don’t want to give up my addiction right now…. 😉

1x Orange Patriot LT (1999) with ’99 Boxxers
1x Orange Five (2012)
1x Marin Mount Vision (1989) which I will be splitting to sell shortly.

a, 120mm ti hardtail
b, 160mm Full suss
c, Cheap race bike for commute + pub
d, Hybrid for the GF
e, 130mm full suss

I dont have e anymore as I broke it apart to make a and b. strangely e would have been the bike of choice recently – time to get saving

This year

120mm travel FS 29er
Road bike
Pub Bike
Commuter hack x2
Tandem

Last year

AM FS
29er HT
Road bike
Tandem
Pub Bike

1 x 130mm hardtail (Coyote Dual)
1 x rigid SS (Kona Hahanna)

Need to sell some stuff then I’ll be looking for a Dawg.

Our garage consist of 3, my Soul n road bike and the Mrs bike. This is going to increase as she wants a road bike and I want a fs!

It takes me about 10 minutes to unpack the shed to get to the furthest bike (a borrowed Cannondale MTB Tandem that you missed off your list).
In fact I used to have to get past the cargo bike until I dismantled it at the weekend – another bike you missed off.

My list in order of need would be

140mm FS
Dependable Hardtail
CX bike
Pump-track bike
Fat bike
160mm+ FS
MTB Tandem
Adventure bike (Fargo or similar)
Cargo bike (would be much higher up the list if the children hadn’t grown up).

I don’t really see 29ers as another category – If I wanted 29ers, they’d all be 29ers. Mixing wheel sizes is just going to mess with my head/timing/manualling.

5
1 29″ HT
1 26 FS 140mm
1 roadbike
1 26″ HT (trailer bike/Croozer)
1 wifebike 26″ HT

I ought to point out that, while one bike would serve my needs, there are currently in my garage:

2 x road + 1 x road frame
1 x cross
1 x HT
2 x rigid
1 x shopper
1 x child’s trike
1 x child’s balance bike
1 x bike trailer for child

This is between 2 adults and a toddler. I definitely don’t need to go building myself a new bike in January, do I…?

My other-half is moving in so I was prepping to make room for 6 more bikes in my garage. Then I discovered the stash in his loft and shed which totals 14. 14 I tell you! I wouldnt mind but only 3 of them are in a ride-able state.
And there I was thinking my 5 was bordering on excessive.

120mm FS (Santa cruz blur xc/Tallboy)
150-160 FS (Orange alpine/ibis mojo HD)
rigid 29er (genesis fortitude)
road bike/commuter (Specialized Allez)

There’s always room for one more though.

Sok, that’s splendid 🙂

For me it’s got to:

1 nice/”big” bike for Peak, trail centres et c.
Rigid SS for razzing about locally.
Cheapo road bike, just getting into it.
Ratty old commuter/pub bike.

Perversely the crappy old commuter is the bike I ride by-far the most often.

APF

Road race bike.
Road training bike.
Road ss/fixie/commuter.
Cyclocross bike.
TT bike (no hurry)

140mm 29er hard tail
Rigid ss 29er
Semi fat 2speed bivvy/touring 29er (to finish)
4x/jump ht
Downhill bike (2013)
Bmx.
160mm 650b Am (possibly).

1 x hardtail – your choice of fork l;ength
1x SS – we get winters here you know
1x FS your choice of travel
1x Road bike
1 X hack bike

Anything else would just be another bike very much like the bike i have
I have no interest in 29 er, BMX, dirt ,fat or cross but if you do then fair enough to have one of these as well

Its when you have two very similar bikes that I find it odd

say a 100 mm hardtail and a 140 mm hardtail or a 4 ” travel FS and a Orange 5 – its just more of the same but ever so slightly different

Each to their own though

Just 4 bikes for me at the moment, i feel inadequate and underbiked after reading through the list above.

Cove Hummer 140mm Hardtail
Salsa Juan Solo 80mm Singlespeed Hardtail
Charge Plug Fixed
Lightweight Alloy Singlespeed Roadie/hack bike

Obviously i need a FS but i’m waiting till Cy @ Cotic brings out his smaller travel Rocket next year and i’ll be having one right away.

I’ve been hovering at seven for a while. Currently have:

Short travel full-sus (Anthem)
SS 120mm hardtail
Good road bike
Old road bike (lives on the turbo)
Cross/winter road bike (Kaffenback)
Retro look steel road bike
Rubbish commuter

I’ve got rid of a track bike (big crash/too far to travel put me off track riding) and a 100mm geared hardtail.

I could get by with the Anthem (for all MTB needs), the good road bike, a winter road bike and the commuter.

I have 6.

All HT/Rigid.

No overlap at all 😳

For me:

120mm HT
160mm FS

I’ve currently got my stable down to 4:

Summer Road Bike
Winter Road Bike (mudguards + clearance)
Full Suss MTB
Folding bike (Brompton)

Actually I currently have 2 MTBs (Trance and 2006 era Five) but one will go. Just need to work out which one.

How many bike are too many?

It’s a simple formula. If the correct number of bikes is –

b=n+1

then too many bikes is –

b=n+2
😀

in my flat…
170mm FS
140mm steel HT
100mm alu HT
26” trials bikes

in my grans attic…
1 80s road bike with super record kit

the dream team/wish list…
Liteville 601
Liteville 301
Current trials bike
Ritchey Swiss Cross
Ibis Tranny

100m XC bike
Rigid SS
140mm HT
!40 mm FS
Steel road that does commutes and long ride.

plus one thats got to go.