We've gone plum MAD...

**Roadtrip** · 03-13-2011, 01:58 PM

DH and I have a problem. It's a nasty collection starting in our home. We started by inviting one... then two into our home... now they outnumber us.

I have one bike in the trainer here in the living room and one... two.. three bikes in the dining room... so it's a good thing we don't normally have formal dinners at the dinner table!

I also have one more bike down in the basement that may be going to a new home soon... but in the last few months our home has defiantly seen an influx in two wheeled modes of transportation.

Mine - Specialized Ruby Elite Roadie
Mine - Trek FX 7.3 Hybrid
DH - Trek 2.1 Roadie
DH - Trek FX 7.5 Hybrid
Mine - Trek Pure Sport Cruiser

I guess there could be greater issues to deal with

Shannon

**Veronica** · 03-13-2011, 02:04 PM

Really, that's not so bad.

I have 3 road bikes.

Thom has two road bikes.

We both have mountain bikes and a tandem.

And I KNOW there are people on this forum with even more.

There are far worse things to be addicted to.

Veronica

**indysteel** · 03-13-2011, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Roadtrip

DH and I have a problem. It's a nasty collection starting in our home. We started by inviting one... then two into our home... now they outnumber us.

I have one bike in the trainer here in the living room and one... two.. three bikes in the dining room... so it's a good thing we don't normally have formal dinners at the dinner table!

I also have one more bike down in the basement that may be going to a new home soon... but in the last few months our home has defiantly seen an influx in two wheeled modes of transportation.

Mine - Specialized Ruby Elite Roadie
Mine - Trek FX 7.3 Hybrid
DH - Trek 2.1 Roadie
DH - Trek FX 7.5 Hybrid
Mine - Trek Pure Sport Cruiser

I guess there could be greater issues to deal with

Shannon

I think we're up to 11 bikes in our home, so I understand where you're coming from.

Me: Raleigh mixte circa 1983 (my first "road" bike when I was 13); Trek 7.5 FX; Bianchi roadie, Moots roadie, Jamis Aurora touring bike, and Specialized Myka Sport MTB.

DH: vintage Raleigh fixie, Jamis roadie, Jamis Aurora, Specialized Hardrock MTB, Mongoose rigid MTB.
He's in the market for a 29er, and I'm hoping to sell the Moots at some point, so it'll hopefully be a wash.

**crazycanuck** · 03-13-2011, 02:22 PM

We'll be at 8 as of Wed..

Me: Road Bike, Mtn Bike, grocery bike, Track bike
Dude: Road, Mtn Bike, folding bike,

We share my old mtn bike that's been converted to a single speed. My dear loves it so much that he prefers it over his road bike

. If i want to use it, i have to spend ages getting it back to my set up.

We're running out of room for our bikes

**Catrin** · 03-13-2011, 02:22 PM

hmmm, so if/when I start thinking about getting a mountain bike - I can come back and look at this thread to justify getting a third bike

**Becky** · 03-13-2011, 02:36 PM

I think we're at 13 right now....if you count everything including the beater bikes....

We need help

**Big Black Bike** · 03-13-2011, 03:34 PM

We have 12 at our house + 2 at parents' house for when we visit

**LilBolt** · 03-13-2011, 04:51 PM

You've only just begun. ;-)

**zoom-zoom** · 03-13-2011, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Becky

I think we're at 13 right now....if you count everything including the beater bikes....

We need help

We're up to 14 between my hubby, our 10 year old son, and I...but if we only count "functional" or used-on-a-regular-basis bikes it's more like 5-6, including a road tandem. DS and I are both dying for CX bikes, though, so our count could go up to 7-8 were money no object.

**emily_in_nc** · 03-13-2011, 05:39 PM

As of today (sold my MTB), we are now *down* to five bikes...from a high of 8 a couple of years ago. Considering we live in a small apartment with no garage, five is enough!

**Becky** · 03-13-2011, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by zoom-zoom

We're up to 14 between my hubby, our 10 year old son, and I...but if we only count "functional" or used-on-a-regular-basis bikes it's more like 5-6, including a road tandem. DS and I are both dying for CX bikes, though, so our count could go up to 7-8 were money no object.

That's the scary part....10 of them do get routinely used, depending on the ride. The beater singlespeeds were just built up....time will tell how much they get used for grocery runs and the like. The last one is DH's first "real" mountain bike that I don't think he'll ever part with

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