What will the neighbors think?!

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So we're finally in the market to buy a new (to us) home. We have our eyes seriously on a cute cape cod with a 3 stall garage. Most houses in our preferred size range (1500-2000 sq. ft) have 2 stall garages. Generally only oversized, overpriced McMansions in sprawling subdivisions have 3 stalls, so this place is extra appealing (and on over a wooded acre).

DH and I were talking about how we'd move our bikes (I think about 13, at current count...though a couple of those are really not even used. I think we should get rid of the dept. store mtn tandem purchased at a resale shop, personally. We never ever use it and it must weigh 50#s, at least). We were laughing about the reaction people would have if they saw 3 people unloading a dozen or more bikes from a moving truck!

[Becky]

At least twice now, upon seeing the contents of our garage, we've had someone (a contractor, the postal carrier, etc.) ask if we're storing bikes for friends. We don't have the heart to tell them that there's 4 more in the basement and that they're all ours!

[Irulan]

we built an addition to hold bikes and rafts....

[shootingstar]

Wow, 13 bikes..

We disperse our bikes across 2 cities: 8 bikes.

[roo4]

We get comments and we only have a mere 6 bikes. Clearly we need to step up a bit.

[IBrakeforPastry]

I have 4 bikes right now. I love when someone is shopping for a bike and asks me what kind I have. When I start naming them all, they get this funny look. Well, my road bike is a .... and the hybrid is a .... and.....

Personally, I'd be glad there weren't 13 motorcycles moving in next door! Good luck with the home buying

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Wow, 13 bikes..

We disperse our bikes across 2 cities: 8 bikes.

Our count includes 3 unused/outgrown bikes, including DH's childhood BMX. He refuses to part with that. We need to sell DS's cute little Redline Conquest 24, too, since he's now big enough for adult bikes.

So it's really more like 10 bikes for 3 people. Does that really seem less insane, though?

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I have 4 bikes right now. I love when someone is shopping for a bike and asks me what kind I have. When I start naming them all, they get this funny look. Well, my road bike is a .... and the hybrid is a .... and.....

Personally, I'd be glad there weren't 13 motorcycles moving in next door! Good luck with the home buying

I also have 4. I had a chat with someone like this, recently. They saw my 2012 mileage and said "ahhh...you must be a roadie." I said, yes...and a CXer/mtn biker/fat biker.

[Owlie]

Our count includes 3 unused/outgrown bikes, including DH's childhood BMX. He refuses to part with that. We need to sell DS's cute little Redline Conquest 24, too, since he's now big enough for adult bikes.

So it's really more like 10 bikes for 3 people. Does that really seem less insane, though?

Hey, it's down from 4.33 bikes per person to 3.33 bikes per person!

And here I was worried about moving two or three bikes...

[Crankin]

When we moved 7 years ago, we had 9-10 bikes for the 2 of us. Two went to my son a few years later, and one was my younger son's bike that he eventually took. I took 4 of them on the bike rack at a time (we moved 9 miles). I also took all of our clothes and breakable items I did not want going in the truck.
We only have 4 bikes now.

[tealtreak]

have no fear- we have (at last count......) 17 bikes including a vintage high-wheeler..... also several kayaks hanging inside the garage on pulleys (: Our neighbors do think we are crazy.....but it also might have to do with the equally loony collection of guitars, pianos and saxophones...I guess most "normal" people would have bought a bigger, fancier house!

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I guess most "normal" people would have bought a bigger, fancier house!

I pity those people. I would rather have less house, but more yard and more toys! Who needs a big house when all the fun stuff we do is outside?!

[Owlie]

The only problem is striking a balance between toys and the amount of space needed to store said toys.

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The only problem is striking a balance between toys and the amount of space needed to store said toys.

Truth. Though just about anything will be bigger than our current set-up. We can't wait to have a full basement!!

[eofelis]

14 bikes in our place. 7 each.