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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Oslo, Norway
    Posts
    4,066
    To me the right number of bikes is the number you actually use regularly, whatever that is. I now have three, my go-to commuter for everyday riding and winter riding, a road bike for fun rides and summer riding, and a mtb with a front shock for trail rides, which I don't do very often but would like to get better at.

    I could actually use a separate winter bike, because my commuter gets so much wear on it and breaks down in winter sometimes. But I can't really keep more than three bikes in good working condition. I had a fourth, an old one that was meant to be used as a back-up, but I ended up never using it and re-used the parts elsewhere instead. I would also love a full suspension bike at some point, but that would probably be instead of my now trail bike.
    Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin

    1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
    2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
    2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Concord, MA
    Posts
    13,394
    I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting another bike. I wouldn't go broke for it, but I went through a stage when I had 3 bikes and we had about 9 hanging around our house. Now DH and I just have 2. I would like to get a hybrid/cross for gravel riding and a cool looking mixte. But, I won't get the mixte type commuter until I move off the hill, as none of those types of bikes have enough gears for a 12% grade.
    2015 Trek Silque SSL
    Specialized Oura

    2011 Guru Praemio
    Specialized Oura
    2017 Specialized Ariel Sport

 

 

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