True Love/How Many Bikes?

[solobiker]

Hello, my name is solobiker and I have an addiction. I own "too many" bikes. I guess the first step is to acknowledge my addiction vs denie it. I currently own 5 bikes.

1987 Schwin Prelude
1990 Giant Butte
1994 Gary Fisher Paragon
1999 Cannondale R1000
2007 Bianchi Cross Concept

My sister has my 2 oldest bikes now, but I will probably take them back because she does not use them.

The funny thing is when I bought my first bike my Dad questioned me on why I wanted a bike because he figured I had just gotten my drivers liscense and would not be riding a bike any more. Well, over 20 years later and I am still riding

[HillSlugger]

"Only" 3 for me (but I'd love to have more!)

Race bike: 2005 Specialized Allez Comp
General road bike: 2006 Specialized Sequoia Elite
Commuter bike: 2007 Jamis Coda Comp

Obviously, I need a 2008 to keep the series intact!

[queenridingbee]

I'm proud to say that I now have 2...

1 - hybrid, Trek 7000
2 - road bike, Fuji Newest 3.0

DH has 2
1 - An old (dunno the year) Cannondale road bike
2 - A Mongoose mountain bike

Q

[Zen]

Five.
It doesn't matter what kind.
I have five.

[Velobambina]

Reading this thread, I don't feel so guilty about how many bikes I own.

[7rider]

Reading this thread, I don't feel so guilty about how many bikes I own.

At least they're not cars!

[dex]

Four bikes. All mine.

1973(2?) Schwinn Breeze 3-speed
198? Novara Strada (commuting)
2006 Giant Bowery singlespeed
2007 LeMond Reno road bike

At least they're not cars!

Um, I have three of those, too. One is loaned out to an ex, to help with a ridiculous commute. One is in storage awaiting body work. And one is for fun and occasional errands. None have more than two seats. And two are convertibles of the same make and model. (I was a Miata addict before I became a bike addict.)

[singletrackmind]

His:
1 road bike
1 road bike converted for cyclocross
1 hardtail mtb
1 dual suspension mtb
1 hybrid tandem

Hers:
1 road bike
1 rigid mtb
2 hardtail mtb
1 mtb tandem

Theirs:
1 road bike
3 various size kid bikes

They're all older bikes and that's just fine.
seems like I'm forgetting something...

We met at a mountain bike race. Rode bikes together getting to know each other. After we got to know each other well enough our honeymoon was mountain biking in CO and UT.

[kfergos]

Excellent! More ammo in my ongoing quest to convince my husband that I do need to get another bike*, since we "only" have three:

Me:
2007 Lemond Poprad (summer commuting/road bike)
2000 Specialized Hardrock (winter beater bike)

Him:
2008 Gary Fisher Nirvana

* I've been drooling over the Jamis Aurora Elite online for a while now; I'm imagining it as a new commuter. Has anybody ridden/owned one of these? I'm looking for reviews, as well as suggestions for other comparable bikes I should try out.

[KatyLady]

Mine:
- 2008 Curtlo (custom steel road)
- 2006 Motebecane Sprint (aluminum road)
- 2006 Trek 7300 (hybrid)

His:
- 2007 Lynskey (custom ti road)
- 2006 Mercier (aluminum road)
- 2006 Trek 7300 (hybrid)
- 2000 Trek (mountain)
- 1976 Peugeot (steel road)

We're both starting to get the itch for cyclo-cross bikes - not for racing but for good all purpose bikes.

As for storage, our 4-car garage has turned into a 3-car & 8-bike garage.