True Love/How Many Bikes?

[SheFly]

You know he loves you when your DH builds you a single speed road bike (39x16) from spare parts in the basement because it's raining outside.

Between this and another thread I read this morning, I thought it would be interesting to see how many bikes everyone has in their stable. With this addition, I currently have --- 10!

Kestrel Evoke Carbon Road Bike (for racing)
Mongoose Titanium Road Bike (for the trainer and foul weather)
KHS Singlespeed Road Bike (just because)

Specialized Tricross Cyclocross Bike (for racing - single front chainring)
Specialized Tricross Cyclocross Bike (pit bike - training for 'cross)
Flyte Cyclocross Bike (with permanent fenders for winter riding)

Specialized Epic Marathon MTB
Mountain Smith Singlespeed MTB

Cannondale Ironman TT Bike
Cannondale Tandem

Yes, we have an addiction at my house. FWIW, DH has this number of bikes plus a chopper (and yes, he does have a tandem as well - we have a total of 2).

SheFly (who has a cycling problem)

[Aggie_Ama]

Right now we have a total of six:
2 road: Cannondale Synapse Carbon for me (comfort is key) and a Cannondale R5000 Aluminum for him to race.
2 commuters: KHS entry level aluminum roadie for me, Kona Jake for him
2 hardtails: Scott Contessa for me, Diamondback for him

DH is about to get a FS Mountainbike and convert his hardtail to a single speed. His hardtail needs a lot of work to be trail worthy again, so we aren't going to put that cash up. Instead we will buy a rigid fork and convert it to be a neighborhood bike. After he gets the FS and teaches me more mountain skills I may be getting one and putting a rigid fork on my mountain bike to make it an errand/neighborhood bike. We are also casually shopping for beach cruisers as we like to go to the coast 2-5 times a year. Yup, we are with you!

[7rider]

Between this and another thread I read this morning, I thought it would be interesting to see how many bikes everyone has in their stable.

Ooooh, boy.
Lots here.
We've got 9.5 at our house.

Me:
'07 Seven ID8 custom road
'05 Felt SR-81 flatbar road commuter
'03 Klein Palomino dual suspension mtb
'99 Seven Axiom ti (stock road)
'82 Schwinn cruiser (just because!)

He:
'07 Seven ID8 custom road
'04 Novara Big Buzz flatbar road
'03 Klein Palomino Race DS mtb
Year-unknown unicycle (for playing and entertaining the neighborhood kids). I call that one a half a bike.

Would love to add a cyclocross bike and/or a SS to the list, but not in the cards for the near term.....

[mimitabby]

Me: Custom Davidson
Raleigh Hybrid ~ 2003
1980's Raleigh mixte
half a tandem
(i obviously need more bikes!)

He:
Custom Davidson
Raleigh road bike ~ 2004
Raleigh Skylite ~ 1975
BikeFriday road bike
Cannondale hybrid ~ 1990
other half of the tandem

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Me:
Rivendell Rambouillet road bike
Luna custom road bike

He:
Rivendell Rambouillet road bike
Rivendell custom road bike (bought used, too good to pass up)
Trek 730 steel hybrid (10 yrs old)

All 5 of our bikes are steel, by the way.

[F8th637]

Between the 2 of us we only have 3 bikes and 2 of them aremine. If I could justify having more to him I totally would have more. I even asked him if he wanted a road/tour bike for our upcoming tour in September and he said he'd stick with his hybrid. What's wrong with him?!?!

Maybe the real question is: how many of us really and truly own ONE bike?

[NJBikeGal]

I need to show this set of posts to the DH who is always on my case for having "too many bikes." I mean, c'mon...I only have three!

Specialized S-Works Tarmac (racing bike)
Felt F70 (old racing bike - I can't seem to part with her even though she's 2 sizes too big!)

Fuji Tahoe MTB (haven't ridden on the trails in a few years and the fork is broken, but he's still around)

I also have a TT bike in my house at the moment...but, it's not mine...it's a loaner!

hmmm...I guess I can easily get a few more without feeling bad, eh?!

[shootingstar]

I have 3 bikes - 2 hybrids & 1 beater mountain bike

He has 3 bikes- 1 Miyata road touring bike, 1 hybrid and 1 folding bike. He also has a B.O.B. trailer.

So that's 6 bikes in total.

[indigoiis]

I have a Specialized Dolce road bike, a Giant touring / road bike, a GT "mountain" all purpose beater, a Jamis steel commuter with fenders.

He has a 198-? Colnago road bike and a custom built mb, and a mb frame waiting for another build.

Daughter has a Raleigh mountain bike and a cheapo $25 number that is going in the yard sale in a couple of weeks.

Til then, that's eight.

[dachshund]

Just one for me. One Bianchi, which is probably nervous about all the visits to the Seven dealer. Guitars, now that's a different story!

How do you store all those bikes? Are you using hooks in the ceiling or walls??

[7rider]

Just one for me. One Bianchi, which is probably nervous about all the visits to the Seven dealer. Guitars, now that's a different story!

How do you store all those bikes? Are you using hooks in the ceiling or walls??

Guitars?? Oh...geez...the DH has a BUNCH of those!
A Ramierez (classical)
A Breedlove (acoustic)
A Toma (acoustic)
A couple of "beginner" guitars classical that I don't recall the makes.
And a Japanese copy of a Stratocaster that he has no idea how to play, and thank GOODNESS he doesn't own an amp for it!!!
And my BIL just started handmaking archtops, so I suspect as some point soon, we'll have one of his, too!

The bikes are stored in various spots in the house. My commuter is in the garage for ready access. The road bikes are in the laundry room for "semi-ready" access. And the mtb's are in the utility room, which is much more difficult to access.

[divingbiker]

I've got five (which means I'm addicted, according to BleeckerStGirl's formula.)

2007 Rivendell Glorius (commuter)
2005 Specialized Sequoia Comp (road)
2006 Kona Cinder Cone (mtb)
1986? Bridgestone mixte (just for fun)
1991 Bridgestone 300 mtb converted to Xtracycle (hauling machine)

[wannaduacentury]

I have four bikes, one is my daughters.
Giant ocr2 road bike, Trek 3700 mountain bike, my old 3 speed, and a cruiser. I just gave away my fifth bike(first mtn bike) to a friend who needs something to get around in town on. It has begun another life Jenn

[Norse]

I "only" have three, and I get ribbed about that. I should show all the ribbers this thread!

Me: '04 Trek 5200 carbon road bike (or "Black Beauty" as I call her, love, love, love this bike), '02 Trek 7500 FX hybrid (my "beater" and trail bike), and '07 Marin Lucas Valley (upright road bike). DP has one, a Gary Fisher hybrid.

To answer the "where do you store them?" question: Black Beauty has a permanent home inside the house in the basement; she rests on the trainer in between outside rides, the 7500 and the Marin are in a storage room built off of the garage, hanging from ceiling hooks during the off-season, on the floor now with front tires hanging from nails; the Gary Fisher hangs in the storage room in winter but is in the garage now for the cycling season. I think I might be in trouble though if I brought home another bike home on the "where the heck are you going to put that one?" question.

[TxDoc]

Two, Bianchi and Lapierre. Well, thinking of having anothe Bianchi join the family soon though...
My fiance is way ahead of me: he's got two Cervelo, a Quintana Roo and a Ritchey breakaway. AND he is planning to buy two more this Summer!!!