I mean spares are one thing, but a recent dig through my spare parts has revealed an unhealthy kleptomanic tendency toward disc rotors, lights and finishing kit in general…

I’ll start…

21 spare disc rotors…why?

Wheels, rotors, 9sp cassettes (pre loved), air shocks and seat posts.

Edit- Up until a month ago heckler frames but gave one away.

QR skewers – got at least 10 pairs, MTB now has thru axles on both wheels, one road bike has the turbo trainer skewer in the back, and they don’t exactly wear out!

Several of them are expensive ti ones too – Roval, Bontrager, Tune, Mt Zoom, KCNC.

Inner tubes.
Worn cassettes and chains.
Wheels.
Cranks.

Tyres. Some have got stuff growing on them.
But I need all of them 🙂

APF

I had a BB round up recently.

There were 14 of them from brand new to knackered.

cantilever and v-brakes seem to multiply in my spares box, at least 5 sets of each. I also somehow seem to have about 10 spare/50% worn chainrings

Nomad frames and Thomson stems!

Ah yes, I still have at least 8 pairs of 26″ MTB tyres, and no 26″ wheels, in bikes or otherwise. 😕

Wheels and brake adapters, quite a few shocks too 😉

Bits of chain
Every time I fit a new one I keep the links I don’t use.
At some point Il probably have enough to make a new chain!

SPD shoes (I ride flats)

Spare lengths of gear cable outer. Can’t bring myself to throw away anything longer than a couple of inches!

at least 10 sets of grips, worn spd pedals, handlebars, long stems or 25.4 stems, 9 speed cassettes and chains, 9 speed front mechs, rotors, headset spacers, etc etc etc

loads of stuff not worth advertising as postage is nuts these days, but too good to bin

Tubes, cassettes and shifters.

rusty nuts, single crank arms, am another outer cable hoarder, bottom brackets that need chucking but I keep them don’t know why. Tyres too.

Part worn tyres

cable outer of varying lenght and quality and brand new 9spd cassettes bought in the CRC flood sale and now I’m hoping to be clutch mech or SS

Have one bike left on 9 and the spare cassette stack is holding me back from swopping…
😕

Tyres
Stems
Bars
Grips
Broken frames

Tyres, wheels and chains here!

I’m sure I’ll need that worn 1.8 Trailraker and knackered 9 speed chain one day 😕

I have a LOT of brake adaptors. 🙂

Old chains and bits of new chains
Tyres (part worn) in various sizes
Inner tubes (new, used, used and patched) in various sizes

Tyres, brake rotors and short bits of unused KMC Z610HX chain.

Slightly too narrow handlebars
Saddles

Chainring bolts, headsets and bits of chain seem to fill up my spares box.

26″ mtb tyres.

Stems

Light brackets for lights I no longer have

I have a tub of old chains and countless used and unused inner tubes.

I rarely chuck anything away.

26″ inner tubes, (all tubeless now, bought 10 just before I made the jump)
Saddles.

It would be easier for me to say everything. Must get round to selling some of it. I even save the boxes and bubble wrap from new stuff with the good intentions of selling on some stuff but don’t find the time. We even have spares for if the spares fail.

everything!

too many wheels (I stopped counting when there were 5 spare pairs)
too many forks
too many cranks (seriously, 3 spare pairs of Turbines, and 2 middleburns is too many for anyone, need to sell some…)
too many bb’s (all the wrong size)
too many bars (all too narrow)
too many seatclamps that only fit bikes i sold years ago
too many stems
too many shifters
too many Lawwill Schwinns
too many tyres
too many random boxes of miscellany

not enough mechs
not enough brakes
not enough pedals
not enough chainring bolts – ever!
not enough chainrings

Time to have a sort out!

strike that, I just have too many unfinished bikes. Neeed to Zen-up, how is it possible???

Lights! I make my own so have various different lights, in different stages of completion, kicking around. All good tho as I’ve just taken off my ‘big’ light as the nights are getting shorter and put on a little light for the ride home from the pub..

21 spare disc rotors…why?

You should really stop now.

Tyres are my weakness. I know they’re all practically the same, but switching them prior to a ride makes me feel as if I know what I’m about.

lights…
daily commuting shows soon the difference between manufacturer promise and real performance..

and frames… 🙂
mostly from my old bikes…

Erm….if any of those disc rotors are 180 and 160 6 bolts and they could be had for postage or a donation……..I’ve just managed to contaminate both of mine on my pub/child trailer bike and as its only worth about £50 am looking for a cheap set!

I have no spare anything as everything gets used!

Tyres.

Tyres – got set of fast rollers, replaced them on the bike they came with after ½ dozen rides 6 years ago, never been used since. But, one day, one day…

curved washers for bike brakes.
rotor bolts.
disk brake caliper shims.
handlebars.
rear wheels.
tyres.

Brakes and wheels. Not so much that I’ve got millions of them, just that even one or two spares is too many. And I’ve got enough spare wheels and brakes to replace every wheel and brake on every bike I own with a spare 😳

Tyres and bars