Who’s owned the most bikes? Can anyone beat Mamadirt??

Ye Gods. I counted 36 in the SS thread! and she mentioned 15 more!!! And that’s just SS bikes!!!!

That’s over 50 SS’s! And I’m sure she’s owned many more.

Crazy. I don’t expect anyone to beat her total, but how many have you owned?

Me? 16, so far, as an adult, in the last 20 years. Only about 3 or 4 throughout my childhood.

In my defence, I haven’t had many geared bikes 😉 and I only have two bikes at the mo (and the lil red ‘bred which is crankless so doesn’t count)

OK, just totted them all up the the grand total is 70 since 1991 when I started MTBing . I just love trying new set-ups and minimal spare cash means that to try something new the old stuff has to go the way of the big ‘E’, hence the fast turnover.

mama (short-term test-pilot) dirt

70 since 1991!!! I have had a mere 4 mtb’s and 2 road bikes since ’92

I only have two bikes at the mo (and the lil red ‘bred which is crankless so doesn’t count)

So, that’s 3 bikes, then really?

70!!!!

But don’t you just want to meet Mamadirt? I do, and give her a big hug, too! I bet she’s lovely.

Mad as a lorry, mind, but lovely!

Just twenty since 1975,That was a Dawes Team the first ‘proper’ bike I had and the first I raced on. Can’t remember how many kids bike I had before that.

15 bikes since 1995, and I thought I was bad. That’s with a few years in those 13 where I barely rode for whatever reason, so in reality I’m averaging more than one new bike per year!

Mamadirt takes the prize for sure though, she has to. Have you seen a shrink about this obsession? 😉

i have been averaging 5 a year since cominng on here
3 on the way as i type.

3 on the way as i type.

Go Ton!!

Have you seen a shrink about this obsession?

There’s no cure 😉

Az, you’ll be disappointed 😉 I’m pretty quiet as I’m sure folks on here who’ve met me will confirm.

I used to complain when my x wife came home with another pair of shoes, looks like i had it easy. :-s

Depends whether you count "Trigger’s Brooms" – I reckon that adds at least 3 to my total. If a new frame with bits transferred counts as a new bike, then 15 since my first proper bike – though I still own 9 of those (2 in bits, but could be built up) 😀

Oops – missed the edit window. Make that 16 and 10 – I forgot the fixed.

5 since year 2000. And I found one. ( and bought one off mamadirt 😉

Oooh, which one was that then? The Heckler? . . . Dazed??

Is Dazed confused?

Is that Mama’s old Heckler? I’ve had a go on that!

192 since I started. Possibly 2 or 3 more, who can tell…

23 for me since 1995

correct .Heckler it is.

‘minimal spare cash means that to try something new the old stuff has to go’

Assuming you lose only £100 when you sell something that you’ve used, you’ve lost £7000 over the years, that could buy you 2 really nice bikes!

Fair play to you, that’s proper mental!

I’ve had about 15 since the 1999.

But I have got 2 really nice bikes 😉 and had a hell of a lotta fun on the way 😀

I never make any money on my sales – I’m generally happy to get half what I paid for a frame new and yes, I guess it’s difficult to justify what I’ve ‘lost’ over the years but I don’t see it that way. I’m happy to pay for the privilage of trying something new for a while then sell it on to help fund the next project – beats handbags and shoes any day 😆

I think it is like birthdys, stop counting after it reaches a certain number, frame number X ordered this week. Still it is good to have interests 😀

8 bikes since 1992.
Sold one (Old Marin Palisades)
Built a bob jackson racer, but swapped it for a Orange Clockwork (still in service).
Bought a custom 853 framed MTB made by a guy callet clarke I think, but sold it to fund my bestest bargain ever…a vitamin T with full XT for £600!
Had one stolen (my beloved Vitamin T).
Then bought a Merlin Rocklobster, still in regular use.
Then added a Stumpjumper FSR in 2005 (still in use).
More recently added a road bike to the list.

I think thats pretty restrained…8 bikes, four of which I still use.

I think 21 since 1987 including bmx, road and grifters!

here goes
started out with a 3 wheeler,
then a raleigh with rod brakes and a detachable cross bar
then (and still my best christmas pressie ever)a red raleigh choppermkII
then a 6 speedhalfords road bike (too tall by then for a BMX)
then an 18 speed apollo which as way too big for me, last 3 months until i got
a raleigh peak (couldn’t afford a summit which had RS1s on it 🙁 )
a no name polished jump frame fromwheelbase
then a giant atx 990 frame for my wedding pressie to myself, but it was awful,so changed it for a
marin east peak
then got a 97 orange P7

then a jackflash

a handjob

which i busted

and got a replacement handjob off silverfish

then got an enduro

a kona unit

a lemond zurich 853

a P.A.

a giant ocr

an orange 5

a roadrat

uncle john

dibb’s cotic soul stayed with me briefly
the wanga

fuel ex

trek 1.5 (now with stem length and height sorted)

i think that’s all 25 i think, just left with P.A.,Wanga,Fuel and 1.5 + lemond frame (for sale, make a good fixie!) and the P7 frame and forks

Hi fives RD. Good effort 😉 Glaring omission though . . . you’re never too tall for a BMX (yeah, I know that’s easy for me to say). I seem to remember you babysitting a nice little green Haro and posting it on here a good few years ago.

Seems like I am a bit of a beginner compared to a lot of you

11 bikes since I started biking about 6 1/2 yrs ago. I currently have three.

FFS, I asked how many bikes you’ve had, not to post bloody pics of all of them. You’ve already done that on the other thread.

So the answer seems to be no-one has beaten Mama!

yup this one mama

but it was never mine so couldn’t post it

RudeBoy – Member
FFS, I asked how many bikes you’ve had, not to post bloody pics of all of them. You’ve already done that on the other thread.

since when has anyone needed an excuse to repost? anyway these ones are mostly in their geared state 😉

That’s the one . . . bike pics are always good 😀

Sheesh, I have the memory of an anorak – nevermind the internet archive, just ask mama 😳

Trike
Raleigh Boxxer
Raleigh Black Burner BMX
Peugeot Premiere ten-speed racer
GT Outpost (1992)
Kona Hahanna (1995 – still in the garage awaiting resurrection)
On-One Inbred (2003ish – still in regular use)
Solitude drop bar 29er (2006 – still in regular use)

So, eight bikes ever (since 1980ish when I got the trike aged 3)

Started back into it in 1995.

8 bikes since then. I tend to change them when they wear out.

Started out slowly, only 2 bikes from 1989 (starting mtb riding) to 1995. Since then I’ve had:

5 bmxs
5 jump bikes
6 hardtail xc bikes
7 dh bikes
4 road bikes

Making a total of 29. Now down to 1 of each type, which I think is OK (until I see something shiny and cheap…)

I guess 8 since 97 if you count transferring bits from frame to frame.

97 GT Timberline – Got nicked

99(I think) Cannondale Super V loved that bike – Got nicked

2001 Kona Roast – Recently rebuilt good fun

c2003 Custom built Revel 4X frame – Sold full bike as never used it

99 GT Zaskar (from ebay) got me back into riding great bike but too large a frame – Brother now has it.

2006 DMR Switchback frame built up with bits from zaskar – Dad now has the frame

2005 Spech Enduro M (from ebay) great frame got me riding harder and faster again but was too small. – Sold on ebay

2006 Spech Enduro L (from ebay) just starting to get used to the larger size and am fine tuning the ride trying to find the weight spring for the back but so far so good.

I’m not after any prizes, as I’ve been beaten to a pulp already, but for those interested

http://gallery41647.fotopic.net/

Cant be a$ed to list the ones not pictured ;o)

4 since ~1990. And I still (nearly) have all of them!

Nice Sanchez 2unfit 8)

Been riding since 89, only had 9 bikes, still own a few of the old timers too 😳

from when i can remember.
tomahawk
chopper
grifter
carlton corsair
raleigh ti clbman
dawes galaxy
muddy fox explorer
muddy fox courier
dawes super galaxy
diamond back topanga
diomond back axis
fisher tassajara
fisher hookooheekoo
spesh hardrock
cannondale tourer
kona hoss deluxe
orange sub zero
merida matts se
surly k monkey
on one sand 29r
fisher x cal 29r
fisher pro cal 29r
heckler
rockhopper
kona hoss
fisher full sus, name escapes me
haro mary

and 1 in the post.

1990 – Old repainted Raleigh
1992 – Townsend something or other (nicked after two weeks)
1995-1996 Al Carter
1996-1999 Orange c16
1999-2007 Orange Sub5
2007-now Niner EMD