Is this it????

[sandra]

I'm enjoying sitting back watching you Elk. You have been bit by the exact same bug that I have. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one with the disease.

Edited to add: here's the part I hate. Just when you think you have THE PERFECT BIKE....along comes a better oner! Drives me insane.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Sandra,
The key is this: Happiness is loving what you have. (that goes for both material and other things in life)
Remember- there will ALWAYS be millions of bikes better than yours. And there will always be millions of bikes worse than yours. One could buy a bike a week and still not be happy. It's all in your "frame of mind" (pun intended).

Just find a bike that fits you right and is right for the task you want it to do....and then put your heart and soul into making that bike truly wonderful and LOVE that particular bike for its own special uniqueness.
This system still might require several bikes, depending on the different riding needs you have (speed, errand/fun, long distance, mountain, etc.).

Now, if you are perfectly happy with buying bike after bike and continually looking for something better or a new thrill (NOT saying this is you, Sandra), then there is no "problem". But if one is distressed by repeatedly seeking to buy another bike, then one might look inwards to find the solution.

[sandra]

Yep, it's that old saying "happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want."

Thanks Lisa for the reminder.

[mimitabby]

Lisa there are NOT MILLIONS of bikes better than mine. Maybe hundreds, but NOT millions.

[sandra]

sigh. she's not talking about YOURS Mimi, she's talking about MINE.

[elk]

for me it is an evolution of discovery. I love my hybrid....but it didn't take too long for me to realize what the limitations of the bike are. (slow and heavy and not so lean on hills.) I also have really strong body memories of what a steel road bike was like to ride...a craving as it were....

I think there was no way to know until I jumped in and started having cycling experiences...And sometimes it takes a while for things to sift out....

[sandra]

You are right where I was last July when I decided that my faithful old Giant Cypress DX was too heavy and slow. I needed a road bike. I made that purchase, loved it and sold my hybrid. A few months later I missed the hybrid. Then I purchases the mixte. Welcome to mixte fever!

Is it possible to have ONE bike that does everything you want? For me, I don't think so, or at least I don't know what it would be.