What Bike(s) do you own?

[Ritamarie]

I have to laugh... this is going to be like the "show us your pets thread"! Ask us about our pets or our bikes and we're in!

'08 Cannondale Synapse Fem 1
'09 Surly Cross Check

I do the most miles on the Cannondale. Love, love, love that bike. My Surly is my run to the post office bike, my winter studded tire bike, my rail-trail/dirt road bike, my touring bike, etc. On the rare occasion that I want to do single track I borrow my son's Trek MTB.

Goals for 2010....
My first goal was to ride outside through the winter which I managed to do, despite the snow! My goal was 1000 miles from January 1-March 31 and I am on track for that. Last Tuesday I did my first metric century of the year and was so happy that I did a metric by the first week of March and it was easy!

During the season, I'll ride 500-800 miles a month, depending on what else is going on in my life. Last year I did 18 metric centuries and 2 centuries. This year I would like to do at least 10 centuries and 20 metric centuries. I want to ride in some new places, maybe do a few high mileage multi-day events, and do a one-day organized ride with my husband and kids.

[Bike Chick]

2005 Trek 5.9 Pilot (for sale soon)

Soon to have in my stable: Luna Eclipse road bike (can't wait) and a Specialized Tricross Comp for my commuter/trail riding.

I ride around 100 miles a week during the spring, summer and fall. I ride mostly charity and social club rides on the weekends. We don't have a bike vacation planned this year like we have in year's past. My goal is always 2,000 miles for the year but I've never reached it, I just come close.

[kermit]

I just upped my stable to three bikes!

2009 Specialized Roubaix pro-everything upgraded from an 05 except the crankset
2009 Trek 4300-new with slicks for around town
2009 Windsor Clockwork-(steel single speed)

I must say that I need to ride more than I am. I am hoping to get ready for a few sprint tri's and the occasional century ride. I love the fact that when I ride I can eat pretty much whatever. I ride about three times a week and my big rides (only 40-50 miles) are on the weekend, usually Saturday.

[Veronica]

2003 Rivendell Rambouillet - bike in the trainer
2006 Rivendell Legolas - gets most of the road miles
2004 Specialized Stumpjumper - not ridden as much as I'd like
2009 Custom Bohemian Tandem - also not ridden nearly enough
2009 Cervelo S3 - just got it, it will be my race bike

Goals - I have two Half Ironmen this year, one in May, one at the end of July.

The first race has a lot of climbing in the bike and I want to just finish. For the one in July, I want to crush my time from last year.

Veronica

[yellow]

I agree, ridebikeme, super fun. I also know of a few people here whose list would take up the better part of a page!

My stable includes:
1976 Bob Jackson mixte ("Bob')
2003 Trek mtn bike of some sort ("the old mtn bike")
2005 Titus Racer X ("Ouzel")
2007 Gunnar Roadie ("LAZB")
2009 Salsa Casseroll ("Sparky")

These days I don't ride anything at all because I am recovering from surgery. But my cycling goal this year is to be on my bike by the end of July (OK, maybe mid-August), at least commuting to work. It will most likely be Sparky since that's my commuter. (and Sparky has a wider range of gears than LAZB, a little friendlier for a weak rider )!

[WindingRoad]

This is too much fun to read!

I have my Cannondale F5 hardtail for mountain biking (which I never do), I run it around town on slicks most of the time

+ Giant Transcend commuter (the workhorse - school, groceries and errands); I really kinda love this bike, we go everywhere together

+ Bianchi Emola, steel frame road bike (snappy and loads of fun)

+ Lemond Versailles, carbon road bike (just plain fast)

I'd honestly have to say I ride the commuter the most, about 3-4 days per week. I ride my road bikes more on the weekend when the BF can go with me and we usually ride anywhere from 25 - 70 miles depending on the weather. I have 'attempted' to go mountain biking with the BF on my F5 once and almost went into cardiac arrest it scared me so bad.

[Crankin]

I have:
2007/8 Kuota Kebel with Ultegra, and the R700 brifters. Not sure of the year because the original Kuota the shop sold me in 2006 was too big. In September 2008 they exchanged the frame for the Kebel and I added the short reach brifters.
2008 Jamis Coda Femme
2005 Norco full suspension mtb

I ride the Kuota the most, rides of anywhere between 15 and 60 miles usually. The Coda is my around town, errand bike, but I have done a 50 mile ride on it, on the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Last year, I rode the Coda about 225 miles and the Kuota about 2,300.
I didn't do any mountain biking last year. I kinda suck at it, but want to keep the bike, for riding some the less technical trails around here. I'd like to ride it at least 5-10 times this year.

I gave up setting mileage goals 2 years ago, and I took myself off of Bike Journal. I rode 3,000 miles in 2006 and since then, I've had a myriad of weird medical things and sports injuries. I seem to get in around 24-2600 miles a year without trying too much. This year, my only goals are:
Finish my tour of Andalusia, Spain without any injuries and without having to take the SAG on the day of the big climb. Enjoy myself, too, instead of trying to rush from one place to the other.

Ride without pain and get my average back to where it was in 2006. Not sure if I can do this, but I will try.

Do more long rides. Last year, I rode a lot, but mostly shorter rides. Do more 50-60 mile rides.

Do the Seacoast century again in September.

[Owlie]

I have one bike: 2009 Giant Avail 3. My per-week mileage is ridiculously low, because I didn't have the time to ride when I had my bike up here, and I took my bike home in December. When I am home and can ride, I get up to ~25 miles per ride on the bike trail, 10 if I'm doing neighborhood riding ('cuz it gets boring).
For 2010, I want to:
1) Increase my distance and frequency of rides. If I can't ride, get in shape for riding.
2) New wheels.
3) Metric century. On my own, if not some event.
4)Get better at climbing.

[andtckrtoo]

2008 Cannondale Caad 9
2009 Surly CrossCheck - my commute bike

My husband is looking to start riding and will not ride my tricked up Surly with the pink accents and handle bars. So, I'll be riding the Surly a lot more this year. I just got the stem switched out so it should be more comfortable for distance riding. I love it other than that. My Cannondale cost more, but I like my Surly.

[TriMom217]

right now I am down to 2 bikes, but in the past my stable has included

1999 Specialized Allez
1999 Marin Bear Valley
2004 Cannondale Mulitsport
2006 QR Caliente

Now I have a 2008 Specialized Ruby and an older Specialized Rock Hopper, maybe 2002 or so. I no longer do triathlons so there's no need for a tri bike but I would like to do some cyclocross and get a cross bike.

My goal for 2010 is to ride, period. I'd like to be in some sort or shape for skiing and snowboarding when next winter rolls around. This season was just sad.

[Trek420]

Motobecane Mixte recovered from the curb on garbage day transformed to an amazing freewheel

'97 GT Outpost Trail the faithful TfF yellow commute-errand bike

Mondonico Futura Legero, built for me by the man Antonio himself.

Knott's '90's Giant lugged steel beauty, found in a thrift store and now amazingly transformed.

All of them Robinson Wheelwork's built. I've singlehandedly lowered the average cost of his bikes by having him do extreme makeovers on a dumpster, thrift store, just plain old and my namesake the Trek 420. Sorry, Chris.

Goal is commute more often and do another half marathon this year.

[Jiffer]

2009 Cannondale Super Six High Modules w/ SRAM Red group set.

My main goal is always the same ... ride faster!!! Specifically climbs.

I did my first two road races recently and am proud to say I was NOT last! However, the climbs are where I lose the pack. I have one more this weekend and then will reassess if I am up for racing next year. If I'm going to lose the pack every time there's a climb, I'm not sure racing is for me.

I did four centuries so far this year, the most difficult being Heartbreak Hundred with 8500 feet of climbing, in which I crushed last year's time by coming in an hour and 13 minutes faster. (7:08 total time, including 16 minutes SAG time ... a little different from the 5:34 "ride time" of Amtrak Century last September with only 3200 feet of climbing).

I'm doing at least two other centuries later this year, but plan to focus more on shorter distances at faster speeds.

[redrhodie]

1985 Eddy Merckx steel road bike
2002 Eddy Merckx Fuga alu/carbon road bike

I ride the steel bike in winter or wet weather, and the Fuga in nicer conditions (it stays warm and dry on the trainer all winter--the baby). Most rides are between 20 and 40 miles. I ride more in summer than winter because I don't ride in the dark or on ice. From November to March, I ride around 50-75 per week (not including trainer miles), and in DST, around 100. I really feel it when I ride more than 100 miles a week. I start feeling worn out and tired. I estimate that I rode 4200 last year, which is the top end of what I think is healthy for me to do.

I never know what I'm going to do when I head out on the bike. I decide as I'm going by conditions and how I'm feeling. I keep it very routine. Every week, some rides will be fast, some easy, and one will be hilly. Other than that, I tend to be my own worst enemy when I set goals, so I don't set them.

I am lucky to have found a sport that I love, that is never hard to convince myself to do. When it's windy and cold, and part of me would rather stay inside, I remind myself I've never regretted going for a ride, and off I go.

[Ritamarie]

when it's windy and cold, and part of me would rather stay inside, i remind myself i've never regretted going for a ride, and off i go.

+1!!

[7rider]

I have to laugh... this is going to be like the "show us your pets thread"! Ask us about our pets or our bikes and we're in!

Yeah, but I think we've done this one before.
That's okay...lots of new folks....always interesting to see what folks are riding.

Me...
'07 custom Seven ID8
'05 Felt SR-81
'03 Klein Palomino
'99 stock Seven Axiom
'82 Schwinn cruiser (okay, I rarely ride that one)

Miles per week and rides per week are hugely variable. I hope to get 4K miles (~2600 km?) in for the year.
I do have on "goal" ride this year - a 5-6 day self-supported trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway from North Carolina into VA with about 5 others.