How many bikes do you own?

I have 3...

2 x Globe Roll 2's ...and a tat Viking!

I orig got a Globe...then decided to get a beater (the Viking) for the commute. Made it look alright (IMO) with leather saddle and leather wrapped bulhorns - I put a front rack on so it looked a bit like a butchers bike and it fit a bag on it alright too!

But pretty much EVERY component failed on the Viking (as you would expect) but this at least gave me the opportunity to ‘fix my own bike up’ something I hadn’t done since I was in my teens! Ultimately I replaced everything down to the frame and wheels...and when a rim let go on my way to work last week I decided enough was enough and got another Globe 2 (mega discounted) as I knew I liked the bike already! This is now going to be my project and is currently at a metal finishers having the chipped/scratched frame sorted - this was the reason I got it cheap!

Was that too boring? Sorry if so...

Easy to fix. Did you write that in an external editor? It happens sometimes. If you c&p it into a plain text editor before pasting it into a forum reply box, the formatting usually gets stripped out.

Jingle Jangle, DMC zone and dicki - you have problems

Great post Jingle Jangle. Three points:

1. You need to find an analyst who understands the need to retain them all.

2. I can point my wife to your posting and say 'See, I have an incredibly small number of bikes, hardly worth mentioning'.

3. I like your Trevor Jarvis Flying Gate in the line up. I'm looking for one with a 62/64cm frame, preferably coming with a justifiable reason to own one as I have no real need to have one, I'd just like to have one - this, apparently, isn't good enough.

Easy to fix. Did you write that in an external editor? It happens sometimes. If you c&p it into a plain text editor before pasting it into a forum reply box, the formatting usually gets stripped out.

I did indeed...clearly a nooob error! I'm taking another risk here in trying to 'quote' your reply in this post - hope it works...not too keen on looking a fool!

... and thanks for the fix Oliver!

JC

Great post Jingle Jangle. Three points:

1. You need to find an analyst who understands the need to retain them all.

2. I can point my wife to your posting and say 'See, I have an incredibly small number of bikes, hardly worth mentioning'.

3. I like your Trevor Jarvis Flying Gate in the line up. I'm looking for one with a 62/64cm frame, preferably coming with a justifiable reason to own one as I have no real need to have one, I'd just like to have one - this, apparently, isn't good enough.

1. The current plan is to remove, to make space, and re-stock.

2. Mrs JJ is a very understanding woman - but what she spends on shoes and handbags puts by bike addiction to shame.

3. My Flying Gate is surprisingly practical - in fact it is my main ride for the daily commute.

Cheers

Roberts road bike
cannondale prophet mtb
Giant trance mtb
Inbred alfine mtb
Planet x pro carbon track
dolan pre cursa track (in the loft)
Ribble tt bike
Ribble sportive
Planet x pro carbon road
lemond etape

Mrs Slowbloke
roberts road
roberts s&s road
dolan track bike
planet x stealth tt bike
ibis mojo hd mtb
pearson touche
scott tampico commuter
kone one20 mtb
ribble neo corsa road

starting to outhouse bikes at work as the one in one out rule doesn't seem to work

boastpost

One bike does plenty! XD

Track, road, commute and hillclimb.

1. The current plan is to remove, to make space, and re-stock.

2. Mrs JJ is a very understanding woman - but what she spends on shoes and handbags puts by bike addiction to shame.

3. My Flying Gate is surprisingly practical - in fact it is my main ride for the daily commute.

Cheers

I can see removing and making space. Re-stocking is going to be tough given the quality of the list you already have.

Mrs JJ believes in a level playing field. I once got caught in the crossfire of an argument between a friend and his wife over his desire to increase his collection to two bikes; she felt this excessive as he only had one rear end, therefore one bike. I pointed out she had dozens of shoes but only had two feet. As my friend then made an unusual gurgling noise and went a funny colour, I'm not sure my observation helped.

The Flying Gate sounds better and better!

Sunday custom bmx
Random archie wilkinson 24" cycle speedway bike
Peugeot etoile everyday road bike
Peugeot 100 year anniversary road bike
Heavy as fuck Saxon winter bike
Volume cutter V4 beater, curb hopper, strong rig
Volume cutter v5 FGFS
Unidentifiable track bike

So the total stands at 8 - more than i thought! Not including stacks of random frames/wheels/crap in the rafters of my garage..

Gentleman's bike - the only one my wife does not want me to sell
Cheap conversion - Reynolds 531 frame
Vintage road bike - Olmo, Columbus SL, Campa Record
Chinarello - carbon, Sram Force
29er - converted from 26"
full-sus MTB - "cheap" project for the summer, still in pieces
DH bike - 2006 Commencal Supreme DH

• the one vintage racer I need to pick up some time this summer. So just 8, not bad? Wife has 2, kid 2. Yikes.
  

Currently
Cannondale system six ....posh bike
Cannondale f500 caad 4 headshok......mtb
Specialized langster .....but with added bling
Specialized tricross singlecross ...for singlespeed cx madness
And three frames
Cannondale tourer
Redline monocog 29er
Kona chute
Sold my daughters planet x superlight team ' cos she decided she didn't like wearing cycling kit if there was any danger of being seen .

Yes Gaston. please do!!

prepare the servers

Condor for the long stuff
Graham Weigh fixed for the fun stuff
Stan Pike TT in peices, my everlasting retro build..

So many more in my head.

2011 Pinarello FP1
2010 Fuji Track Comp
10p Boss Stealth MTB. Which needs shooting. Or burning in fire. Or both. Preferably both.

3
B.S.A. Metro 3 speed , my daily beater to work

Flying Gate, that I converted back to fixie to ease my guilt

Colnago Dream, my posh bike an moment of whimness

2

Ribble Audax 105

Dedacciai Pista

http://i.imgur.com/zGqvtQj.jpg

Ah, recently moved to NZ so sold almost everything.

Currently:
1990ish Haro Impulse Comp mountain bike, needs restoration
1980s F.W. Evans touring frame and pair of Shimano Santé 36h hubs stored in my parents' attic
Rapha bibs and early 90s Cannondale jersey with funny native american cartoon animals on it

And sadly, that's it.

• Mid 80's Raleigh Banana, resprayed white
  -1957 Rudge Roadster type thing w/a modern 5 speed hub in the back
  -No-name old school bodged together single-speed, w/a faux bambi-skin saddle.
  
  

Got a mind to make something suitable for the 'current projects' subforum soon though :-p

This thread needs photos!

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Ftfy!

^^ As I have said before I have no idea how many bikes I own I believe bikes are like cats they own you not the other way around but for starters on the photo fron here are some of mine

Have you been raiding the anti thread?