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I only got to about 10 or 11 bikes at my peak. To be fair the fact I can't remember how many it was speaks to the confusion and frustration of owning so many.
At some point you must have told me the same story as @amey recalls, because it rings a bell. After what I guess is about 7 or 8 years I'm almost there! 5 bikes, one more waiting on paint, and they almost all work.
I'd like to see the 6pt garage tour :)
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I've never 'got' this vibe. You do you of course. However I'm curious what's the appeal?
imo it's inherently reactionary, modern bikes have compact geometry partly because it's adjustable and fits a lot of people on a small number of frames; partly because sport drives somewhat of the upper end of the market and people want "fast" "low" bikes.
in the end you get this bike frame which kind of fits everyone, never really fits anyone, and to someone like myself who likes a short reach and high bars, has absolutely no interest in being sporty and rides a 56, the bars are never high enough, hence mammoth spacer stacks. which while have charm, can often look unsightly when you factor in the visual weight of modern componentry adorned on them
outside of custom, and as such lower the cost, the one way to get a more desirable headtube length is to run a shorter stem and a buy a bigger bike, by extension giving you less seatpost, more stand over. to get it even cheaper you usually just end up with retro bikes, which are square and or less compact.
it's of course now became quite trendy and bikes are made and sized with this in mind by a few cool brands, not for fit reasons, although they'll tell you short stem long top tube and wide bars will "help you shred better like an mtb", but more so because a small selection of well broadcast cult figures did this and it's trickled down to the pond scum like myself to copy and emulate for purely aesthetic reasons.
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it's of course now became quite trendy and bikes are made and sized with this in mind by a few cool brands, not for fit reasons, although they'll tell you short stem long top tube and wide bars will "help you shred better like an mtb", but more so because a small selection of well broadcast cult figures did this and it's trickled down to the pond scum like myself to copy and emulate for purely aesthetic reasons.
Haha
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My phone has decided that it doesn't want to focus on bikes anymore.. But I get your feelings about seat posts, so I chose a 59 with 70mm stem instead of a 56 with 100/110..
Don't think I could get away with a 60/61
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Throw in a dynamo hub without lights attached for good measure..