Bikes are an illness

[macski]

Hi, my name is Helen and I've been addicted to buying bikes for around 4 years.

My first foray back into the world of cycling was a Fuji hybrid - I used that for a women's re-introduction to cycling course but decided it needed to be upgraded when we did a week-end 150 km ride.

My partner had in the meantime talked me into buying a second hand Specialized Dolce aluminium road bike but I didn't feel confident on the drop bars.

I then bought a lighter flat bar road bike but also had the Dolce properly fitted and hey presto, my confidence improved almost immediately.

Before long I wanted a carbon road bike but alas made a mistake. I bought a Specialized Amira which was slightly too big and therefore caused lower back pain. I've been to an expert fitter and nothing can be done. So that was my excuse to buy an endurance carbon road bike - a Cannondale Synapse that I am seriously in love with.

In a couple of weeks I am buying a mountain bike - not for serious single track but for riding on fire trails in the mountains where we have a ski lodge. Going to go with a Trek 29er - either the Mamba or Cali S.

Surely then I will be complete. There can't possibly be any other bike to lust over

[TrekDianna]

Surely then I will be complete. There can't possibly be any other bike to lust over

Oh, I just can't stop laughing over this comment

Welcome Helen

[SFLiz]

Surely then I will be complete. There can't possibly be any other bike to lust over

surely, not....I thought that two bikes ago, but now am lusting over a mini velo road bike that I can't for the life of me get over here in the U.S. It's going to require a trip to Japan or Singapore to acquire. Oy.

[GLC1968]

For the past 4.5 years, we've had plenty of space for bikes, but not much time to ride them.
Now we will have more time to ride, but less space to keep them.

My illness is kept in check by our recent lifestyle choices!

(You should have seen us when we had plenty of time and space...we rocketed from 1 to 12 bikes in a matter of three years when we lived in NC!)