Is there something wrong with me? n+2

[thekarens]

I guess that fell flat. I know TrekDianna has two houses. I meant furnish with bikes. Populate, maybe?

I think I'm just slow on the upswing :-)

[Owlie]

I fail to see the problem with acquiring bikes. If you can afford it and you've got the space to house them properly (and you're not falling over them on the way to the bathroom or something!)...

[lph]

Aren't bikes a bit like coats*? You can do just fine with just a single cheap one, but if you have the money and the space it's really nice to have several for different uses...

* or jackets, or sweaters, for those of you in warmer climates

[rebeccaC]

listen to whatever positives you imagine your therapist saying ....and be thankful you aren't addicted to wanting silly expensive camera lenses. As long as I don't go into debt for it I happily indulge myself

[IBrakeforPastry]

Aren't bikes a bit like coats*? You can do just fine with just a single cheap one, but if you have the money and the space it's really nice to have several for different uses...

* or jackets, or sweaters, for those of you in warmer climates

listen to whatever positives you imagine your therapist saying ....and be thankful you aren't addicted to wanting silly expensive camera lenses. As long as I don't go into debt for it I happily indulge myself

Have we met? I have lots of jackets and coats - and not to be fashionable. They're all just different, for every type of weather we have. Cool, cool and dry, cool and wet. Cold, cold and dry, cold and wet and windy.... I've often said I have more jackets than regular clothes.

And as for camera equipment. Bicycling and photography were my two big hobbies. I grew up in a camera household. I've always had cameras and lenses. I don't do much photography anymore, but the equipment is still here (need anything?)

Thanks for all the replies!

[nuliajuk]

I had the same road bike for 21 years, and the same touring/commuting bike for 23. Then, between 2009 and 2012 I bought, in order, a new IGH commuting bike, a new touring bike (because the IGH bike wasn't great for long highway rides , and a new road bike. Now I'm thinking of swapping the IGH bike for a Surly Moonlander or something like it. After that I'll probably be good for another 20 years or so, by which time I'll be in my mid-70s.
Once every 22 years whether I need it or not... that's my new motto for bike acquisition.

[TrekDianna]

Yes, but I only have one house to "furnish"

I'm just lucky to have two houses with garages on opposite sides of the state

[withm]

You are lucky - my other house is 800 miles away. But there are lots of bikes there too.

Of course if you are in Texas or Alaska, well all bets are off.

[Owlie]

Oh, and after not buying a bike for a while after I bought my road bike, I bought a cyclocross bike and a commuter (used) within six months of each other.

[TrekDianna]

You are lucky - my other house is 800 miles away. But there are lots of bikes there too.

Of course if you are in Texas or Alaska, well all bets are off.

Beautiful Oregon

[TrekDianna]

I had the same road bike for 21 years, and the same touring/commuting bike for 23. Then, between 2009 and 2012 I bought, in order, a new IGH commuting bike, a new touring bike (because the IGH bike wasn't great for long highway rides , and a new road bike. Now I'm thinking of swapping the IGH bike for a Surly Moonlander or something like it. After that I'll probably be good for another 20 years or so, by which time I'll be in my mid-70s.
Once every 22 years whether I need it or not... that's my new motto for bike acquisition.

Moonlander is such a cool name.

[eofelis]

Heh. I have 7 bikes. On one hand I'd like to have less bikes to be more minimalist but I really like all the bikes I have. I'll just let attrition take care of it.

On the other hand I'm not totally ruling out getting another bike if I happened to come across something I really like but it would be hard to top the Salsa Vaya Ti that is my most recent acquisition.

I did just sell my LHT frame (that the Vaya replaced) to a TE gal here.


My bf has 7 bikes too. He is a bike mechanic and has his own personal bike shop and all the tools in the basement. We are enablers for each other as far as bikes go. Could be worse.

[velo]

You are completely normal. No matter what anyone says. I agree that there are worse things to spend your money on.

[IBrakeforPastry]

So yesterday I took the Dolce out for a short ride. I took it home form the shop the same day so I could ride it a few times, then go back for a fitting. It rode well, fit well, but the derailleur was a little "slippy". I don't know if it's because it needs adjusting, or the Sora is really that much of a downgrade.

I also couldn't figure out why the Dolce was so much more comfortable than the Synapse when the measurements were so similar. I lined them up side by side and saw it: The seat on the Synapse was tilted up slightly, like I prefer it on my straight bar bike. With the drop bars, it caused my back to round, making the reach uncomfortable. I adjusted it, took it around the block, and now it feels really good, too

[indysteel]

I also couldn't figure out why the Dolce was so much more comfortable than the Synapse when the measurements were so similar. I lined them up side by side and saw it: The seat on the Synapse was tilted up slightly, like I prefer it on my straight bar bike. With the drop bars, it caused my back to round, making the reach uncomfortable. I adjusted it, took it around the block, and now it feels really good, too

Congrats on the new bikes, but what your wrote above is why anybody with an uncomfortable bike should see a trained bike fitter before deciding that the bike isn't right for them. Sometimes the most minor of adjustments can make a huge difference.